Fraer Morrow won overall gold for Great Britain and Catrin Jones took home bronze as British Weight Lifting enjoyed a successful week at the European Junior and Under 23 Weightlifting Championships which took place in Rovaniemi, Finland, between 24 September – 03 October 2021.
As we come to the end of a remarkable Olympic and Paralympic games it is important for us to reflect on an amazing summer for British Weight Lifting which saw Team GB win its first Olympic Weightlifting medal in 37 years and ParalympicsGB record its best Paralympic Powerlifting medal tally since Sydney 2000 and which also marked the first time two GB female athletes have medalled at a Paralympic Games.
British Weight Lifting is delighted to announce that four athletes and two coaches have been selected to represent Great Britain at the IWF Youth World Championships due to take place from 03 - 12 October 2021, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
British Weight Lifting is delighted to announce that nine athletes and two coaches have been selected to represent Great Britain at the European Junior and Under 23 Weightlifting Championships taking place in Rovaniemi, Finland, between 24 September – 03 October 2021.
Wildboar Weightlifting is one of British Weight Lifting’s Talent Academies which are clubs actively engaged with British Weight Lifting to ensure that young athletes are provided with safe, supportive and inclusive training environments and that they can get access to high quality coaching, that aligns to British Weight Lifting’s long term athlete development (LTAD) strategy.
Great Britain & England International Emily Muskett has today announced her decision to retire following the 2020 Olympic Games.Emily produced a sensational display in Tokyo to top the Women’s 76kg category B group and secure a superb seventh place finish overall, a remarkable achievement given the limited time to prepare after only learning of qualification weeks before the event was due to get underway.The result caps off a sensational career that has seen Emily win gold at the European Championships, Commonwealth Games, Commonwealth Championships, Arafura Games, Australian Open and clinch clean & jerk bronze at the World Championships in recent years.We would like to wish Emily all the best for the future and thank her for all her years of service to the sport.
Equation Fitness is one of British Weight Lifting’s Talent Academies which are clubs actively engaged with British Weight Lifting to ensure that young athletes are provided with safe, supportive and inclusive training environments and that they can get access to high quality coaching, that aligns to British Weight Lifting’s long term athlete development (LTAD) strategy.
It is disappointing for us to inform friends, family members, and supporters of recent news that the Para Powerlifting competitions taking place in Tokyo at this summer's Paralympic Games will not be broadcast live on television or online.
British Weight Lifting is saddened to learn that three-times Commonwealth Games medallist George Manners has passed away at the age of 83.George was a well-respected and much-loved member of the UK weightlifting community being involved in all aspects of the sport spending over 60 years as an athlete, coach, and technical official.We would like to send our deepest condolences to George’s family and friends during this difficult time
Emily Campbell made history in Tokyo by becoming the first British woman to medal in weightlifting at the Olympic Games by securing silver to win Great Britain’s first medal since 1984 where David Mercer took bronze in Los Angeles.
