Congratulations to our 10 new Talent Academies
British Weight Lifting (BWL) are very excited to announce that 10 affiliated clubs have passed their Talent Academy accreditation, which will help young athletes to progress and the clubs to thrive.
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ENG & GB Coach Sawyer: “BWL are in the best position that they have been in for a long timeâ€
We caught up with England and Great Britain Coach Dave Sawyer as part of UK Coaching Week. Among many topics, he offered advice for newly qualified coaches, reflected on the successful European Senior Championships, discussed how the performance programme has evolved over the years and also shared his thoughts on the upcoming British Championships.
Tokyo 2020: BWL member Tchatchet selected for IOC Refugee Team
British Weight Lifting would like to congratulate BWL member Cyrille Fagat Tchatchet II on getting selected as part of the IOC Refugee Team for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
GB Squad Announcement: Dubai Para Powerlifting World Cup
British Weight Lifting will be taking a reduced squad of three athletes to the Fazza Dubai 2021 Para Powerlifting World Cup from 19-24 June, which acts as the final qualifying competition for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
Volunteers Week: Q&A with Former Commonwealth Competitor Dyana Altenor
We spoke with Technical Official & Former GB International Athlete Dyana Altenor as part of our Volunteers Week series to explore the fantastic work going on in the weightlifting community as well as the benefits of volunteering.
Volunteers Week: Insight from Former GB International Jennifer Maysmor-Gee
Volunteers Week is an event running throughout this week to showcase the fantastic efforts being made across the sporting community. We caught up with Former GB International Jennifer Maysmor-Gee to get her thoughts on the positive aspects of volunteering.
Volunteers Week: Technical Official Insight with Alex Phillips
This Volunteers Week is a time to say thanks and recognise the contribution of volunteers to communities during coronavirus and thank those who usually volunteer but have not been able to because of the pandemic.We spoke to Weightlifting Scotland Competitions Manager Alex Phillips to get his insight on the benefits of volunteering within the weightlifting community.
British Medal Success at Virtual World Master’s Champs
British Weightlifters performed magnificently at the 2021 World Masters Online Virtual Weightlifting Championship winning a fantastic haul of medals at the competition which was held as a real-time event between 24-29 May 2021.There was a fantastic range of athletes representing Great Britain in the various categories including past Commonwealth Games Athletes, British Champions, Technical Officials and veterans of the sport.
Volunteers’ Week: Technical Official Spotlight with Richard Tawse
This week is Volunteers’ Week and over the coming days we are going to showcase some of the fantastic work being done in the weightlifting community up and down the country. Today we are featuring Richard Tawse the Technical Official Liaison for Weightlifting Scotland who recently won Technical Official of the Year at the BWL Annual Achievement Awards.
Weightlifting has become an Approved Sport in UKAF
British Weight Lifting are delighted to have received Approved Sport status from the Armed Forces on 21 May 2021.