Winter Soldiers 2026

Winter Soldiers is back again to finish off your competitive year!

Date: Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th November 2026

Venue: Hall 2, NAEC Stoneleigh, Coventry, CV82LZ

This competition is for Mixed Fours (2M & 2F), Same Sex Fours and Mixed Pairs. All teams will compete over 1 day at the finals. 

Click here to sign up to mixed pairs qualifiers : https://competitioncorner.net/events/18839/details

Direct Entry Mixed Fours Divisions:

Fitness (Sunday 15th)

Throwdown (Saturday 14th)

Compete (Sunday 15th)

Direct Entry Same Sex Fours Divisions:

Throwdown (Saturday 14th)

Compete (Sunday 15th)

Mixed Pairs Divisions:

Scaled

Middle Ground 

Rx 

Elite 

All athletes will compete on just one day at the finals, to win a spot on the final GRAFT podium of the year!

Elite pairs and Compete fours will be competing for a cash prize pool and all other divisions that make it to the podium will receive a prize bag from a prize pot worth £1000s! Prize money values will be determined off sign up numbers.

All pairs divisions will enter the event via qualifiers, the qualifiers will be completed as an individual and then a total score will be taken from the addition of all team members scores added together. This is to allow people to team up with others who may train at other gyms, have different work schedules etc! Qualifier workouts are completed to determine which teams of two make it through to the live finals, the qualifying numbers mentioned above are the number of pairs that will continue from the qualifiers to the finals in November.

Key Finals Timings (14th & 15th November 2026)

Athlete Registration: 07:45 AM

Athlete Briefing 08:10 AM

First Workout: 09:00 AM 

Podiums: 05:00 PM

End: 05:20 PM

Movement Standards

We ask that you enter the division that best describes the level the majority of your team are working at.

Fitness:

Fitness is for scaled and beginner athletes only. Athletes will be new to the sport and will complete lower weighted and lower skilled workouts. Weights and movements that you could expect to see programmed in this division include: 

Single Unders

Clean & Jerk @ 45/35KG

Snatch @ 40/25 KG

Deadlift @ 80/50 KG

1 x Dumbbell @ 22.5/15 KG 

2 x Dumbbell @ 15/10 KG 

 

Throwdown:

The division for the intermediate athlete. Weights and movements that you could expect to see programmed in this division include: 

Double Unders (or higher reps of single unders)

C2B Pull Ups

Toes To Bar

Clean & Jerk @ 60/40 KG

Clean @ 70/50KG

Snatch @ 50/35 KG KG

Deadlift @ 100/70 KG

Overhead Squat @ 50/35KG KG 

2 x Dumbbells @ 22.5/15 KG 

In some instances athletes may be given the option to choose to perform a higher skilled movement in place of another. 

Compete:

This division is for the more experienced Rx level athlete. Weights and movements you could expect to see programmed in this division include: 

Double Unders

All Gymnastic Movements (Minimum of 2 members need to be able to HSW)

CLean & Jerk @ 85/60 KG

Snatch @ 60/40 KG

Deadlift @ 120/85 KG

Overhead Squat @ 60/40 KG

2 x Dumbbells @ 22.5/15 KG

 

Tickets are non refundable, ticket insurance can be bought seperately on checkout through an external company.

Those who opt for the instalment plan will need to make all three payments leading up to the competition, if an athlete needs to be replaced or the team can no longer make the event you will still have to make all instalment payments.

DSLR / Professional cameras are prohibited at the event without a media pass, media will be produced by our in house media team. If you would like to enquire about purchasing a media pass to allow you to bring your camera in please contact info@graftevents.co.uk no later than 3rd October 2026.

One day of competition not enough? Join us on the opposite day to take on our GRAFT Hybrid course with your team mate. GRAFT Hybrid is a set fitness course where you can race against teams nationally and internationally to fight for the top place on our all time leader board! Running in mixed and same sex pairs, in beginner through to pro divisions, with open age, masters and teens categories! 

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Event website

https://www.graftgyms.com

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Organized by: Battle For Middle Ground

Battle For Middle Ground is a functional fitness events brand holding multiple events per year

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