11 – 12.07.2026 | Mississauga, Canada. There is something fitting about hosting the inaugural Canadian FinalRep Streetlifting National Championships inside a festival. Not a sports hall, not a gym: a full outdoor festival, the Jackalope, with thousands of people moving through it across the weekend. Some came specifically for the Streetlifting. Many others stumbled upon it, stopped, and stayed. Between 20 and 150 dedicated spectators filled the competition area at any given moment, while an estimated 2,000 to 3,000 people passed through across the two days and caught at least a glimpse of what was happening on the platform. Canada’s first national championship under the FinalRep banner didn’t announce itself quietly. It set up in the middle of one of the country’s most prominent calisthenics gatherings and made sure everyone knew it was there.
Event Overview
Organized by Ethan D. Lawson, Carlos Salas, and Mike Hannon, with support from a long list ofsponsors, the event brought 25 athletes to Mississauga across two days of competition. Day 1 ranfrom 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM; Day 2 from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM.The competitive objective was clear and meaningful: this was a QUALIFIER, giving Canada’s best athletes the chance to secure a total for the upcoming AMERICS Continentals, placing each performance in a direct international context from the very first lift.
Highlights and Athletes Performance
The defining moment of the entire championship came from Jill Rehman in the Women’s -52kg category, who set an unofficial world record in the pull-up, one of the most technically demanding overhead movements in the sport. It was the kind of lift that reminds everyone in the room why they follow this sport.
The full results across all categories are available on the FinalRep platform.
Organizational Insights
The size of the volunteer crew assembled for this inaugural edition speaks to how seriously the Canadian community took the occasion. The form reads like a proper roll call of people who showed up and gave everything they had: Soliman Hamarnah covered every gap across both days without being asked. Irene R. kept registrations and weigh-ins running with precision and warmth. Justin Nash handled all scoring operations with flawless accuracy. Jonathan Grandchamp, despite losing his voice, stayed on the judging panel for the full event. Mike Hannon kept the entire operation moving from leadership to crowd energy. Ryan McAuley designed the event’s visual identity and then picked up trash when itwas needed. Hamza Hayder competed, volunteered, and judged. Josh and Rasheed Rahimi filled every gap in between.
What these people built together was a two-day outdoor championship that ran smoothly, respected athletes at every level, and left the competition area with a clear sense of what the Canadian Streetlifting scene is capable of producing.
The main challenges noted were inherent to the outdoor setting, with weather and logistics managed on the fly. The format itself, a two-day outdoor competition embedded within a major festival, was a significant change from anything previously done in Canada, and it delivered.
Community Response & Future Outlook
Response from athletes and spectators was strongly positive throughout both days. The festival environment gave the competition natural visibility with an audience far wider than the usual Streetlifting crowd, and the energy it generated was felt across the venue.
Xavier Cormier put it plainly:
„This was the best and biggest competition I have ever been to in Canada.“
With AMERICS Continentals ahead, the athletes who competed in Mississauga carry their totals forward into a continental conversation. Canada has entered the room.
Conclusion
The Inaugural Canadian FinalRep Streetlifting National Championships was everything a first edition should aspire to be: well-organized, community-driven, competitive, and bigger than the sum of its parts. An unofficial world record, a festival crowd that didn’t expect to stop and watch but did, and a team of volunteers who gave the event everything they had.
Canada is on the map. And this is just the beginning.
We’re proud to be part of this journey. Until next time — Let’s keep pushing the limits together!
- Event Host: @ethantraining, @carlito, @mikemike_unbreakable, @finalrepcanada, @calisthenics_canada
- Main Athletes Involved: @humankindwellco
- Main Sponsors Involved: @hiltongardeninn, @jackalopefest @indomitablespiritacademy, @calisthenixpro, @leef_designs, @duonamichtech @calistheincsmtl
— Your FinalRep Team 
