U.S.A. Powerlifting

USA Powerlifting (USAPL) is a national powerlifting organization in the United States The USAPL sanctions local, regional and national meets in the country. The current president of the USAPL is Larry Maile. The USAPL is a drug tested organization and restricts the usage of equipment to single ply suits and shirts in the equipped division. The raw division of the USAPL allows wrist wraps and knee sleeves as well as a weight belt. In 2019, USAPL announced that transgender women would not be allowed to compete as women. In November 2021, USA Powerlifitng was expelled from the International Powerlifting Federation over some of its policies. On January 14, 2021, female transgender weightlifter JayCee Cooper launched a discrimination lawsuit against USA Powerlifting in the District Court of Minnesota. In place of IPF World Championships, USA Powerlifting has started the USA Powerlifting Pro Series Circuit. In March 2023, a Minnesota Court ruled that USA Powerlifting must permit transgender athletes to compete. Age Divisions