2026 CNY Regional Weightlifting Open

SONA Weightlifting and Ithaca Weightlifting will be co-hosting the 2026 Central New York Regional Open! The competition will take place on Saturday, June 13, 2026.

Important Details:

o Pallas Fitness, 241 Cherry Street, Ithaca, New York 14850.

o $75 + USAW BARS Fees.

o Registration: Opens March 23, 2026. Closes Saturday, May 30 , 2026.

o 60 athlete cap | 20-kilo rule enforced.

o Apparel Deadline: Monday, May 11, 2026.

o Waitlist: Available and late entries will be accepted if room permits.

o Spectators: Free and welcome to attend the event.

Refund Policy:

o Athletes may receive a 50% refund through Monday, May 11, 2026. Refund requests must be made via email to Frank Ford at [email protected]

o NO REFUNDS after May 11, 2026

o There will be no transfers of registrations permitted.

Prizes & Awards:

Awards will be handed out after all scores have been entered and verified.

o Medals: Awarded to the first, second, and third best totals in each weight class for open men and women.

o Age Groups: Awarded to the overall top three youth, junior, and masters male and female athletes calculated by Q-Points.

o Best Lifter: Awarded to the best male and best female athletes in the open category.

Preliminary Schedule:

Weigh-in, start times, and sessions are subject to change.

o Women’s Session 1: Weigh-In: 6:00 AM, Lift: 8:00 AM.

o Women’s Session 2: Weigh-In: 8:00 AM, Lift: 10:00 AM.

o Men’s Session 3: Weigh-In: 10:00 AM, Lift: 12:00 PM.

o Men’s Session 4: Weigh-In: 12:00 PM, Lift: 2:00 PM.

o A valid government-issued photo ID is needed at weigh-ins.

Rules & Eligibility:

o The competition is conducted under USAW rules (www.teamusa.org/USA-Weightlifting).

o All athletes must be currently registered with USAW. Those who don’t have a current USAW membership must register online prior to the day of the competition. (Minors under 18 may only register with a parent’s or guardian’s signature on USAW application).

o The meet director, Frank Ford, has the right to deny any entry.

Contact:

Contact Frank Ford at [email protected] with all questions.

Legal:

Please enter me in the 2026 Central New York Weightlifting Regional Open to be held on Saturday, June 13, 2026 at Pallas Fitness. I certify that I am an amateur in good standing. In consideration of my entry in the competition, I do hereby waive and release the USA Weightlifting and the New York WSO, Weightlifting State Organization, CrossFit SONA and SONA Weightlifting, Ithaca Weightlifting and Pallas Fitness, its directors, officers, and agents, the meet directors, competition personnel, volunteers, otherwise listed as the organizers, and all other related parties from any and all actions, liability, claim, and demands of every kind and nature that I or my heirs or personal representatives may have for bodily injury, for expenses of medical treatment, hospitalization and other costs, damages or losses suffered or incurred by me in connection with my travel to and from the meet and my participation in the competition and related activities: except that the foregoing waiver and release shall not apply to injuries, damages, and loss resulting from the gross negligence or intentional misconduct of USA Weightlifting or the New York WSO for bodily injuries or medical expenses covered by accidental death, dismemberment and/or loss of sight and medical reimbursement insurance policies maintained by USA Weightlifting.

I agree to be filmed and photographed under conditions approved and authorized by USA Weightlifting, the New York WSO, CrossFit SONA and SONA Weightlifting, Ithaca Weightlifting and Pallas Fitness and its members to include the use of my name, biographical information, public appearances, interviews, photographs, portrait and motion pictures and television recordings of my weightlifting performance and grant to USA Weightlifting, the New York WSO, CrossFit SONA and SONA Weightlifting, Ithaca Weightlifting and Pallas Fitness and its members the right to record and make use of the same, and to authorize others to do so in promoting the competition and the success of the weightlifting team on which I compete, to promote the image of the USA Weightlifting and its New York WSO, its sponsors and advertisers, and the sport of Olympic Weightlifting, and to fund the activities of the Program.

I agree that the Organizers may make judgments with appropriate input from available medical personnel as to my treatment, hospitalization or other medical care in the event of my illness or accidental injury in connection with my participation in the competition should I be disabled or incompetent to make necessary and appropriate decisions concerning such treatment, hospitalization or other care. I authorize the USA Weightlifting, the New York WSO, and its agents (including competition personnel and volunteers) to make decisions for me as though they stood in a relationship to me of parent, guardian, or next of kin should circumstances require the aforementioned to make judgments provided that my next of kin cannot be timely and/or conveniently contacted to participate in the making of such judgments.

I hereby release and agree to hold the Organizers harmless from all expenses, causes of action, liability, claims and demands arising from good faith judgments made by the Organizers concerning my treatment, hospitalization and medical care in the event of my illness, injury or other emergency circumstances in connection with the competition.

I agree that I will be financially responsible for treatment, hospitalization and other medical care received by me in the event of my illness, injury or other emergency circumstances in connection with the competition, except to the extent of my injuries and medical expenses, if any, are covered by accidental death, dismemberment, loss of sight, and medical reimbursement insurance policies: in which event, I will nevertheless continue to be financially responsible for expenses of treatment, hospitalization and other medical care in excess of such policies’ limits.

By purchasing entry, I hereby agree to and accept these terms.

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