ROMANIA’S FIRST STRENGTH SPORTS FESTIVAL
Rebellion Strength Festival brings three strength disciplines to Timișoara for the first time, on the same stage: strongman, powerlifting and armwrestling. Two days of international-level competition and public spectacle, at the Banat Village Museum.
Admission is free, and the public can enjoy a wide range of free activities.
This is the first edition. We are building it as an annual festival — a precedent for strength sports in Romania and, in time, a benchmark in Eastern Europe.
Organized together with IGNITE Association, with the Timiș County Council as principal partner.
SPECIAL GUESTS
Laurence Shahlaei
A strongman legend and one of the most respected figures in strength sports.
Ermes Gasparini
Four-time world champion and multiple European champion in armwrestling.
Jeremy Hogg
World-class strongman from New Zealand.
STRONGMAN
The strongest men, head to head, on the sport’s classic implements.
Competition across two divisions — Pro and Amateur — with an international roster of athletes.
An official qualifier for the Official Strongman Games (OSG): the winner and the highest-placing Romanian athlete earn an invitation to the OSG World Final 2026 and to the OSG European Championships 2026.
INVITED ATHLETES
POWERLIFTING
Squat. Bench. Deadlift. The first official competition under Romanian Powerlifting League, affiliated with IPL – International Powerlifting League.
Qualifier for the World Championships and for Olympia, Las Vegas — internationally recognized results.
ARMWRESTLING
Two athletes, one table, one second that decides everything. The most direct strength sport, brought before the public with official refereeing.
Competition under WAF – World Armwrestling Federation (through FRSKA), the largest armwrestling federation in the world.
SCHEDULE
LOCATION
BANAT VILLAGE MUSEUM · TIMIȘOARA
📌 Banat Village Museum, Timișoara
📅 18–19 July 2026
🕓 10:00 – 21:00
🎟️ Free admission
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