Editing Powerlifting (section)

== Federations ==
Prominent international federations include:
* 100% Raw Powerlifting Federation
* [[International Powerlifting Federation]] (IPF)
* Natural Athlete Strength Association (NASA)
* Revolution Powerlifting Syndicate (RPS)
* [[USA Powerlifting]] (USAPL)
* [[World Drug-Free Powerlifting Federation]] (WDFPF)
* World Powerlifting Alliance (WPA)
* [[World Powerlifting Congress]] (WPC)
* Southern Powerlifting Federation (SPF)
* Global Powerlifting Committee (GPC)
* Canadian Powerlifting Union (CPU)

Of these federations, the oldest and most prominent is the [[International Powerlifting Federation|IPF]], which comprises federations from over 100 countries located on six continents.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Disciplines - International Powerlifting Federation IPF |url=https://www.powerlifting.sport/about-ipf/disciplines |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=www.powerlifting.sport}}</ref>

The IPF is the federation responsible for coordinating participation in the [[World Games]], an international event affiliated with the [[International Olympic Committee]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Whiteley |first=Jo |date=2023-07-03 |title=Raw Powerlifting Will Debut at the 2025 World Games |url=https://barbend.com/raw-powerlifting-debut-2025-world-games/ |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=BarBend |language=en-US}}</ref> The IPF has many international affiliates.<ref>{{cite web|title=Regions|url=https://www.powerlifting.sport/federation/regions|publisher=International Powerlifting Federation|access-date=28 November 2022}}</ref>

Different federations have different rules and different interpretations of these rules, leading to a myriad of variations.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-06-30 |title=Choosing A Powerlifting Federation |url=https://fitnessvolt.com/powerlifting-federations/ |access-date=2024-09-01 |website=Fitness Volt |language=en-US}}</ref> Differences arise on the equipment eligible, clothing, drug testing and aspects of allowable technique.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Krawczyk |first=Bryce |date=2017-07-11 |title=So You Wanna Be a Powerlifter? Know Your Equipment |url=https://barbend.com/powerlifting-equipment-federations/ |access-date=2024-09-01 |website=BarBend |language=en-US}}</ref>

Further, the IPF has suspended entire member nations' federations, including the Russian Federation, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Iran, India and Uzbekistan, for repeated violations of the IPF's anti-doping policies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://powerlifting-ipf.com/fileadmin/data/Media_Newsletter/Press_Release_Russian_and_Ukranian_Suspension.pdf|title=Suspension of the Russian and Ukrainian Federation|website=IPF.com|access-date=2009-07-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715110804/http://powerlifting-ipf.com/fileadmin/data/Media_Newsletter/Press_Release_Russian_and_Ukranian_Suspension.pdf|archive-date=15 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In January 2019, USA Powerlifting (at the time, an affiliate of the IPF) updated their policy to exclude transgender participation, in accordance with [[IOC]] guidelines.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usapowerlifting.com/transgender-participation-policy/|title=Transgender Participation Policy {{!}} USA Powerlifting|access-date=2020-03-30}}</ref>

On March 1, 2022, the IPF announced that [[Russia]] and [[Belarus]] has been temporarily banned from competition due to [[Russian invasion of Ukraine|Russia's invasion of Ukraine]] and the president of Belarus, [[Alexander Lukashenko]], supporting Russia's invasion.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-01 |title=War in Ukraine |url=https://www.powerlifting.sport/about-ipf/news/news-detail/war-in-ukraine |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=www.powerlifting.sport |language=en}}</ref>