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British Weight Lifting (BWL) is excited to announce a team of two athletes for the 2023 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Youth Championships.

British Weight Lifting would like to congratulate the twenty-one masters athletes that represented Great Britain in Florida at the World Masters Championships that took place between 1-10 December 2022.

Between 5 – 16 December 2022, nine athletes represented Great Britain in Bogota, Colombia at the IWF World Championships. All athletes put on an incredible show, with personal best lifts on the platform, three athletes ranking in the top ten and two silver medals.

This December British Weight Lifting would like to reflect on the past year and celebrate the athletes that made it to the international podium in 2022.

Congratulations to all the lifters who competed at the British Age Group Championships between 12-13 November 2022. We had over 180 youth lifters ranging from under ten up to under twenty three and it was great to see so many medals awarded over the two days.

The England Championships were held this weekend at Derby Arena, with over 200 lifters battling it out on the platform.There was a fantastic atmosphere across both platforms, with over 400 spectators cheering on the athletes as seniors and masters lifted for England Championship titles.

Here is an overview of the England Championships results. The full results will be published following the competition.

British Weight Lifting (BWL) is delighted to share the successes of the team of eleven athletes that competed at the European Weightlifting Federation (EWF) European Junior & Under 23 Weightlifting Championships. The athletes were supported by Team Leader Stuart Martin, and Coaches Dave Sawyer, Julie Morrish and Ania Negela.

British Weight Lifting (BWL) is pleased to share the results of twelve British athletes at the World Para Powerlifting (WPPO) European Championships that was held in Tbilisi, Georgia from 24-29 September 2022.

British Weight Lifting (BWL) is excited to announce a team of ten athletes for the 2022 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships. The competition is due to be held in Bogotá, Columbia, from 5-16 December 2022 and will be a qualifying event for the Paris 2024 Olympics.