Get ready for the 2026 OSG European Championships! With two days of intense competition, more than 125 athletes from all over Europe will battle it out for the title of Europe's Strongest. The heavyweight men will compete for a coveted Giants Live invite in addition to the top 5 from all categories earning an invite to the OSG World Finals in the USA!
Athletes will deadlift a series of 4 bars, increasing in weight, in the fastest time, within a 60 sec time limit.
Score will be the total number of reps completed and the time. Split times are taken at each successful deadlift.
Athletes will start the event at a starting line.
Once time begins, athletes will deadlift each bar, in ascending weight order, to full lockout.
No lift will count unless a down signal is received from the judge.
To receive the down command, knees and hips must be fully locked out with shoulders behind the plan of the bar. Once the down call is received, the bar is allowed to be dropped.
Only conventional stance deadlifts will be allowed. (no sumo, Jefferson, etc..)
Equipment not allowed: Built-up belts (a single hard belt worn over a single soft belt is acceptable), tacky, spray adhesives, tack towels, or any other sticky substance, or lifting hooks.
Athletes will clean and press a series of circus dumbbells, increasing in weight, in the fastest time, within a 60 sec time limit.
Score will be the total number of dumbbells completed and the time. Split times are taken at each successful lift.
Athletes will start the event at a starting line.
Once time begins, athletes will clean and press each dumbbell, in ascending weight order, to full lockout.
Athletes must wait for the judge’s command to receive a good rep.
No lift will count unless a down signal is received from the judge.
To receive the down command, feet must be in line with each other, and the head must be in line with the arms. Elbow, knees, and hips must be locked out and stable.
Dumbbells are not allowed to rest on the athlete's head.
For a good rep to count, the athlete must not lose control and drop the dumbbell behind them. The dumbbell must come in contact with a drop pad before the ground after the lift to remain a good lift.
Equipment not allowed: Built-up elbow sleeves (a single elbow sleeve and cuff is acceptable), tacky, spray adhesives, tack towels, or any other sticky substance.
Athletes will throw a series of sandbags over a crossbar in the fastest time within a 60 sec time limit.
Score will be the total number of bags completed and the time. Split times will be taken on each bag when it hits the ground behind the crossbar.
Height for all men’s crossbars will be 4.5m / 15ft.
Height for all women’s crossbars will be 4m / 13ft.
Athletes will start the event touching one of the uprights.
Once time begins, athletes will toss each sandbag over the crossbar from lightest to heaviest.
Credit for heavier bags will not be given until all lighter bags are successfully tossed over the crossbar.
In the unlikely event a sandbag gets stuck on the top of the crossbar, the athlete will be allowed to move to the next sandbag. If the sandbag remains stuck, the athlete will receive credit for the sandbag. If the sandbag falls down on the ‘athlete side’ of the crossbar after previously being stuck, the athlete will not get credit for that sandbag and must throw the sandbag again. If the sandbag falls off the crossbar on the ‘athlete side’ within 15 seconds after time has stopped, the athlete will not get credit for the fallen sandbag.
Athletes will carry a shield back and forth across a 20m / 65.5ft course for max distance with no time limit.
No time limit.
Total distance completed is your score.
Athletes will start the event touching the shield.
Athletes are allowed to turn at 20m / 65.5ft only when crossing the line or a foot breaks the line.
No drops allowed.
Equipment not allowed: Tacky, spray adhesives, tack towels, or any other sticky substance, or grip shirts.
Athletes will lift a series of 4 implements up 3 stairs in the fastest time within a 60 sec time limit.
Score will be the total number of stairs completed and the time. Split times will be taken on each stair.
The final stair for each implement is required to be fully on the stair and the athlete’s hands are off, before the split or final time is taken. Athletes are not allowed to move on to the next implement until the implement is fully on the final stair.
Athletes will start the event on a line.
Once time begins, athletes will lift each implement from lightest to heaviest.
Equipment not allowed: Tacky, spray adhesives, tack towels, or any other sticky substance, or lifting hooks.
Oct 3–4, 2026
Saturday · Sunday
Great Yorkshire Events Centre
Great Yorkshire Showground
Harrogate HG2 8NZ, UK