To fully grasp what this announcement means, it helps to remember where we're coming from. In recent years, French street lifting has grown around several separate organisations, each running its own competitions: 4LIFT, the ACE Squad and the FNSL.

4LIFT, based in the Annecy area, had established itself as a genuine grassroots organiser. The collective launched the Spring Meet / Annecy Street Event (at Power Studio Annecy), followed by its own signature event, Annecy 4LIFT, season after season, in the Streetliftings calendar.

In the same spirit, and entirely on its own side, the ACE Squad also put on street lifting competitions. The team built its own nationwide circuit, the ACE Cup Series, which made stops in cities across France, Bordeaux, Rennes, Reims, Lyon…, and even hosted qualifiers for the Worlds and then the European Championship. An independent effort, but one that speaks to the same dynamic: enthusiasts keeping the discipline alive by staging competitions themselves.

As for the FNSL, it structured the elite level, notably with the CNSL / French Championship and, more recently, the FNSL Elite (Sevran), which brought together 56 athletes across 10 categories as a qualifying event.

The federation also keeps the discipline alive at every level. It runs regional competitions that act as qualifiers for the Championnats de France Nouvelle Génération (the New Generation French Championships), along with formats designed to open the sport up to as many people as possible: the Premier Pas meets, reserved for those who have never competed in street lifting, and the Only events, where athletes go head to head on a single lift.