Welcome to Belgian Pole and Aerial Sports (BELPAS), the National Governing Body for Pole and Aerial Sports, dedicated to developing athletes, coaches and clubs across a range of disciplines – Sport, Artistic, Ultra and Para Pole.
BELPAS is a not for profit organisation dedicated to positively promoting pole as an athletic sport. Run by voluntary members of the Belgian Pole and Aerial community and created to foster the development of these sports throughout the nation, BELPAS supports athletes, coaches, judges and enthusiasts to unify our sport.
BELPAS has been approved as a proud member of the International Pole Sports Federation (IPSF) who governs pole internationally, by setting in place a structured competition, coaching and education format that has been accepted by international sport governing bodies. The IPSF has been awarded Observer member status of the Global Association of International Federations (GAISF), and are Signatories of the World Anti-Doping Association (WADA). The goal of the IPSF and BELPAS is for the Olympic committee to recognise Pole as an official sport, and in turn eventually become part of the Olympic Games.
The Belgian Pole and Aerial Sports Championships shall be held annually, as part of a network of over 25 competitions with over 5,000 athletes. The Belgian Pole and Aerial Championships hosts athletes competing for the coveted title of national champion in the following categories and disciplines:
- Senior Women – 18-39 years
- Senior Men 18-39 years
- Male/Female Doubles – 18+
- Female/Female Doubles – 18+
- Male/Male Doubles – 18+
- Masters 40+ Women
- Masters 40+ Men
- Masters 50+ Women
- Masters 50+ Men
- Junior Girls – 15 – 17
- Junior Boys – 15 – 17
- Junior Doubles Mixed
- Novice Girls – 10 – 14
- Novice Boys – 10 – 14
- Novice Doubles Mixed
- Pre- Novice
- Parapole
- Artistic Pole
- Ultra-Pole
Top athletes are selected from each National Championship to represent Belgium at the IPSF World Pole Championships annually, at which more than 40 countries are represented.
IPSF judging rules, regulations and scoring have been carefully created by the IPSF technical committee in conjunction with the pole community, to promote a fair and transparent judging.
You can download a range of documents here, that will provide more information regarding how IPSF competitions are organised and judged.