Jun 20, 2025 - Jun 28, 2025 | Ed Robson Arena | Colorado Springs, CO, United States
Athletes who qualify for Nationals Week events in the current bodyweight categories during the qualifying period, which began on May 22, 2024 and ends on May 22, 2025, will be eligible to register. The current bodyweight categories and qualifying totals will be honored for athletes attempting to qualify for the 2025 National Championships week events until the end of the qualifying period. Athletes attempting to register for the VWS2 and VWF will need to hit the new 2025 Qualifying Totals at a bodyweight conforming to the new category limits.
An adaptive athlete is someone with a disability as defined by the ADA as a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, a person who has a history or record of such an impairment, or a person who is perceived by others as having such an impairment. Additional information on participating as an adaptive athlete is available here.
Athletes can make changes to their weight class and entry total before Verification of Final Entry.
Tickets are available for purchase online the week of the event or at the door.
Day passes will be available to purchase starting the night prior and will grant access to that sinlge day's live stream. Event passes will grant access to the sessions that occur on that day range. The Value Pass will grant access to all of the Nationals Week live stream sessions.
Updated June 20 4:30 p.m. MT
Updated June 20 4:30 p.m. MT
All media must apply for media credentials for all USAW national events. All media members are also required to have current U.S. Center for Safe Sport training prior to credential approval. Please contact USAW at usaw@usaweightlifting.org with any questions.
Credential approval/denial emails are typically sent 1-2 weeks before the start of competition.
Competition Dates: June 21 - June 29, 2025
Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Venue: Ed Robson Arena
Qualification Period: May 22, 2024 - May 22, 2025
Early Registration
Opens: February 1st, 2025
Closes: 2:00 p.m. MT on Thursday, May 8, 2025
Regular Registration
Closes: 2:00 p.m. MT on Thursday, May 22, 2025
Late Registration
Closes: 2:00 p.m. MT on Thursday, June 5, 2025
Verification of Final Entries (VFE):
Youth, Juniors, U23, U25 is June 9th from 10-10:30 a.m. MT.
Senior Nationals VFE is June 16th from 10-10:30 a.m. MT.
Jackie Black and Jenny Arthur/ Norik Vardanian have offered their gyms as alternative training sites to the National Championships training hall. Please contact the clubs directly if you have an interest in training at one of their locations.
Pinnacle Weightlifting
$15 drop-in fee per athlete
719-439-1300 Jackie Black
4858 Northpark Dr, Colorado Springs, CO 80918
Vardanian Weightlifting
$30 drop-in fee per athlete
vardanianweightlifting@yahoo.com
901 N Union Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO 80909
