On 20 July, Lakeside Weightlifting hosted Guildford Weightlifting, Hampshire Barbell, Kingdom Barbell, Legion Barbell, and Crazy Strength for an emerging team event.
British Weight Lifting (BWL) has confirmed the athletes who will represent Great Britain at the Cairo 2025 Elite World Championships, set to take place in Cairo, Egypt from 11–18 October 2025.
Dr David Mannion is a cornerstone in UK Master’s weightlifting, and after receiving a terminal cancer diagnosis, has completed an incredible deadlift challenge to raise money for Progress Charity.
British Weight Lifting (BWL) is proud to recognise and congratulate two UK-based athletes who have been named in the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Refugee Team.
British Weight Lifting is proud to congratulate the athletes who represented Great Britain at the European Youth & U15 Championships, delivering commendable performances against the strongest young talent in Europe.
The below statement is from Matthew Curtain, CEO of British Weight Lifting.
British Weight Lifting is thrilled to learn that Weightlifting will be included in the sport programme of the 2027 Commonwealth Youth Games to be held in Malta.
Following the Board Meeting held on 11 July 2025 in Birmingham, British Weight Lifting (BWL) has updated its Gender Identity Policy to ensure full and legal compliance with the Supreme Court ruling of April 2025. This policy was uploaded to our website on 16 July 2025.
This brand-new award celebrates the raw courage, resilience, and passion at the heart of British Weight Lifting. Sponsored by Power Grid Projects, the People’s Choice Award recognises three athletes: one Senior Weightlifter, one Masters Weightlifter, and one Para Powerlifter, whose performances at the British Championships went beyond the numbers on the bar.
British Weight Lifting is pleased to confirm the athletes selected to compete at the European Youth and Under 15 Championships, taking place from 23–30 July 2025 in Madrid, Spain.
