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EUROPEAN POWERLIFTING

FEDERATION

EPF was founded on May 14, 1977, in Turku, Finland, and the first 10 years of its

history, EPF’s primary responsibility as an organization was to direct the various

European championships, while the International Powerlifting Federation took

care of the general “policy” of European powerlifting as well as worldwide.

EPF and EUSA have developed
a recent relationship, sharing an
official partnership since signing
of the official Memorandum of
Understanding on September
22, 2020.

Some of the main objectives
of the Memorandum of
Understanding between EUSA
and EPF include strengthening
general cooperation and
partnership between the
two organisations; working
together in activities and
projects promoting university
sport in Europe; promoting and
contributing to the development
of competitions in Powerlifting
disciplines among students;
searching for wider synergies
and new opportunities
arising from the cooperation;
encouraging gender equality in

university sport while promoting

sustainability, fair play and

integrity within the sport.

The first joint venture deriving

from the new partnership was

the organisation and promotion

of the second European Open

University Classic Powerlifting

Cup, taking place in Merignac,

France, from August 26-28,

2021.

Since then, the European

University Sports Association

(EUSA) has been the patronage

organization for this cup, being

organized every year.

On March 29, 2023, the

European University Association

Secretary General, Matjaz

Pecovnik and Sports Manager,

Miha Zvan held a meeting at the

EUSA headquarters in Ljubljana

with the European Powerlifting

Federation’s (EPF) General

Manager, Emanual Scheiber, and

Treasurer, Xavier De Puytorac,

Treasurer.

EUSA and EPF revised the

details of the partnership made

in 2020 when they signed the

Memorandum of Understanding,

brainstorming on how to

strengthen the cooperation

and partnership between the

two organizations; working

together in activities and

projects promoting university

sport in Europe; promoting and

contributing to the development

of competitions in Powerlifting

disciplines among students, and

searching for wider synergies

and new opportunities arising

from the cooperation.

At this meeting of EUSA and

EPF representatives, the

organizational requirements,

rules and regulations, and

financial conditions for the

inclusion of Powerlifting in

the European Championships

and on on the EUSA sports

program, were discussed. The

two organizations have worked

together to create a proposal

that was presented at the EUSA

executive committee meeting in

Split, in May 2023.

Establishing a wider synergy

in the field of communication

and creating a future closer

collaboration agreement was

also discussed.