British Weight Lifting has today announced that Louise Sugden has taken the difficult decision to withdraw from the Commonwealth Games due to a recently incurred shoulder injury. Her withdrawal is to ensure her recovery is optimal in the short term and no further damage is sustained.
British Weight Lifting (BWL) is excited to announce a team of ten athletes for the European Youth Championships 2022. The competition will take place in Raszyn, Poland between 10 – 18 August.
British Weight Lifting’s (BWL) selection of Sarah Davies to compete at the Commonwealth Games has been ratified by Team England, following her completion of a three-month sanction of ineligibility.
On 6 July 2022 the RAF Championships were held in Cosford. The event was a fantastic day with a good standard of lifting across the board. Over the course of the day four mixed-weight groups took to the platform to display their technique, strength and passion. The competition ran well, first seeing two groups made up of those relatively new to weightlifting followed by two more experienced groups.
On 8 July, Lottie McGuinness and Sean Clare competed at the Parapan American Championships in St Louis, Missouri.
Congratulations to the six athletes who have been confirmed by Weightlifting Scotland to be attending the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
28 May – 5 June saw the finest weightlifters from Europe travel to Albania to battle it out on the platform. British Weight Lifting sent a team of 16 athletes to show the world what they can do and the athletes did not disappoint.
British Weight Lifting is excited to announce a team of three athletes for the 2022 Saint Louis Parapan American Championships.Lottie McGuiness, Sean Clare and Tom Smith will be heading to the US in July to compete.
We are delighted to announce that twenty one athletes have officially qualified for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.Seven women and seven men have been selected for weightlifting, and four women and three men have been selected for para powerlifting to represent England at this year’s Commonwealth Games.
Congratulations to the seven athletes that have been selected to represent Team Wales at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
