Zoe Newson takes home bronze medal at Para Powerlifting World Champs
Team GB had a 9-strong team at the recent World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Mexico from the 30th of November to the 8th of December 2017.
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IWF World Championships Review – Sarah Davies leads the way with best result for 15 years
The 2014 Commonwealth lifter Sarah Davies produced the performance of a lifetime snatching 88kg and lifting a personal best of 121kg in the clean and jerk. Sarah placed 6th overall in her category with a total of 209kg, the best British female finish on a World platform since Michaela Breeze placed 5th in 2002. A perfect end to a successful year for the British Champion.
BWL Awarded 2017 Coaching Culture of Year
British Weight Lifting are delighted to be awarded the Coaching Culture of the Year Award for 2017.
2018 Prohibited List – Summary of Changes
The World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) has announced the 2018 Prohibited List, which will come into effect on January 1st 2018.
BWL Statement – Sonny Webster
British Weight Lifting's statement regarding Sonny Webster.
IWF World Championships Team Announced
BWL are delighted to announce the team that will represent Great Britain for the IWF World Championships in Anaheim, Los Angeles later this month.
Round Up Of The Northern Irish Championships 2017
Last weekend saw the return of the Northern Irish Championships in Belfast which saw the best Northern Irish lifters compete for the title along with English athletes lifting to boost their Commonwealth selection possibility.
European Junior & U23 Championships 2017 Round Up
To start off the week of European Championships, day one in Albania saw Fraer Morrow competed in the W53 category. The British Champion snatched 72kg and C&J 90kg to end her competition with a 162kg total. 16-year-old Scoop Callard was next up to compete in the Junior M62 with a C&J of 125kg to secure a total of 213kg.
British Junior & U23 Championships 2017
Day 1 of the British Junior and U23 Championships saw the men’s 56kg, 62kg, 69kg and 77kg groups along with the women’s 48kg, 53kg, 58kg and 63kg groups take to the stage to fight for the title of the British junior champion.
BWL selected as finalists for Coaching Culture of the Year
British Weight Lifting are delighted to have been selected as one of the top two finalists in the Coaching Culture of the Year category at the UK Coaching Awards.