SA Team Selection Information 2025
WFA African Senior Championships
20-28 April, Mauritius
Preliminary Entries close 20 January 2025
Final Entries close 20 March 2025
Qualifying criteria: SAWF standard: Senior Africa and Commonwealth
Selection Committee meetings: 11 January 2025 (preliminary) / 20 February 2025 (final)
Only the top 20 Male and 20 Female Lifters who have made the standard will be selected for preliminary entries and the top 10 of these will be selected for final entries.
Athlete must be affiliated with the SAWF for 2025 and in good standing with the Federation.
Athlete must be on ADAMS and whereabouts up to date.
Relevant ADEL Courses must also be completed.
Athletes must be able to afford the trip without support from the Federation at this stage .
Results from these Competitions will be taken into consideration
Results from these Competitions will be taken into consideration:
All Level 3 and 4 local competitions and Level 5 and higher International Competitions in the past 18 Months.
IWF Youth and Junior World Championships
30 April – 5 May, Lima, Peru
Preliminary Entries close 30 January 2025
Final Entries close 30 March 2025
Selection criteria: SAWF standard: Youth World Championships
Selection Committee meetings: 11 January (preliminary) / 20 February (final)
Only the top 20 Male and 20 Female Lifters who have made the standard will be selected for preliminary entries and the top 10 of these will be selected for final entries.
Athlete must be affiliated with the SAWF for 2025 and in good standing with the Federation.
Athlete must be on ADAMS and whereabouts up to date.
Relevant ADEL Courses must also be completed.
Athletes must be able to afford the trip without support from the Federation at this stage .
Results from these Competitions will be taken into consideration
All Level 3 and 4 local competitions and Level 5 and higher International Competitions in the past 18 Months.
WFA African Youth and Junior Championships
15-22 August, Ghana
Preliminary Entries close 15 May 2025
Final Entries close 15 July 2025
Selection criteria: SAWF standard: Youth and Junior Africa and Commonwealth Championships
Selection Committee meetings: 17 April (preliminary) / 19 June (final)
Only the top 20 Male and 20 Female Lifters who have made the standard will be selected for preliminary entries and the top 10 of these will be selected for final entries.
Athlete must be affiliated with the SAWF for 2025 and in good standing with the Federation.
Athlete must be on ADAMS and whereabouts up to date.
Relevant ADEL Courses must also be completed.
Athletes must be able to afford the trip without support from the Federation at this stage .
Results from these Competitions will be taken into consideration
All Level 3 and 4 local competitions and Level 5 and higher International Competitions in the past 18 Months.
Commonwealth Youth, Junior and Senior Championships
24-30 August, Ahmadabad City- India
Preliminary Entries close 24 May 2025
Final Entries close 24 July 2025
Selection criteria: SAWF standard: Youth, Junior and Senior Africa and Commonwealth Standard
Selection Committee meetings: 17 April (preliminary) / 19 June (final)
Only the top 20 Male and 20 Female Lifters who have made the standard will be selected for preliminary entries and the top 10 of these will be selected for final entries.
Athlete must be affiliated with the SAWF for 2025 and in good standing with the Federation.
Athlete must be on ADAMS and whereabouts up to date.
Relevant ADEL Courses must also be completed.
Athletes must be able to afford the trip without support from the Federation at this stage .
Results from these Competitions will be taken into consideration
All Level 3 and 4 local competitions and Level 5 and higher International Competitions in the past 18 Months.
IWF World Senior Championships
October 2025, Forde, Norway
Preliminary Entries close July 2025 (TBC)
Final Entries close: September 2025 (TBC)
Selection criteria: SAWF standard: Senior World Championships Standard
Selection Committee meetings: June (TBC) (preliminary) / August (TBC) (final)
Only the top 20 Male and 20 Female Lifters who have made the standard will be selected for preliminary entries and the top 10 of these will be selected for final entries.
Athlete must be affiliated with the SAWF for 2025 and in good standing with the Federation.
Athlete must be on ADAMS and whereabouts up to date.
Relevant ADEL Courses must also be completed.
Athletes must be able to afford the trip without support from the Federation at this stage .
Results from these Competitions will be taken into consideration
All Level 3 and 4 local competitions and Level 5 and higher International Competitions in the past 18 Months.
IMWA World Masters Championships
4-13 September, Las Vegas, USA
Please visit the SA Masters Weightlifting Federation website for more details.
Other Information
Coaches of the athlete will be eligible to take their athlete to the competition, but at their own cost or the cost of the Athlete Safeguarding policies will be enforced.
Please note that the Selection Committee will approve and have the final decision over preliminary and final entries. Teams will be published prior to the preliminary and final entry deadlines. If an athlete feels he/she has been wrongfully overlooked for team selection, an appeal can be sent in to the Secretary General who will then pass it on to the SAWF Executive Board for consideration.