Louise Sugden won gold for Great Britain in the women’s up to 86kg category at the World Para Powerlifting Tbilisi 2021 World Cup to strengthen her position in the Tokyo 2020 Rankings.
Ali Jawad struck up Silver for Great Britain to boost his chances of qualifying for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games with a stunning performance in the Men’s up to 59kg competition at the Tbilisi World Cup in Georgia.
Great Britain kickstarted their World Para Powerlifting Tbilisi World Cup campaign in style with Zoe Newson winning Senior Gold lifting a new British Record, while teammate Olivia Broome set a new British Record and Junior World Record later in the afternoon to clinch Junior Gold and Senior Silver.
This month’s British Open Series was the most popular since the competition inception. A surge in demand saw a record-breaking 79 entries, over double the number of people who participated in the previous month. The competition also featured the UK Armed Forces Open Championship where serving members of the British Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force battled it out on the platform.
British Weight Lifting are proud to provide further opportunity for athletes to represent their country and strengthen their Tokyo qualification ambitions. British Weight Lifting will be taking a small squad to the next Para Powerlifting World Cup in Tbilisis, Georgia from Thursday 20 May to Sunday 23 May 2021, as this event is a strategic qualifying competition for the 2020 Paralympic Games.
The inaugural edition of the BUCS Weightlifting and Para Powerlifting Championship took place online between 21 - 28 Apr 2021 and featured 70 student athletes representing 31 educational institutions from across the county.
British Weight Lifting recorded its best European Weightlifting Championship results since the all-time high of 1948 after a superb team performance in Moscow, Russia.
Emily Campbell won three Gold medals in the Women’s 87kg+ class to become the second British Weightlifter to win a European Championship in the space of a week in Moscow, Russia to round off the most successful team performance by Great Britain since 1948.
Great Britain’s Emily Muskett has become the first British European Senior Weightlifting Champion in 26 years after an electrifying showcase of strength saw her secure Overall Gold in the Women’s 71kg class in Moscow, Russia.
A sensational performance from Sarah Davies this afternoon saw her lift six out of six lifts to win three Silver medals for Great Britain in the Women’s 64kg class after battling against World Champion Loredana Toma at the European Championships in Moscow, Russia.
