Zoe Smith got Great Britain’s European Championship campaign off to a solid start by finishing 6th overall in the 59kg class in Moscow, Russia to increase her Tokyo 2020 Robi points score and boost her qualification chances.
The European Senior Weightlifting Championships will be taking place in Moscow from Saturday 3 April to Sunday 11 April. British Weight Lifting are pleased to be taking a small squad as a qualifying competition for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Louise Sugden and Liam McGarry added to Great Britain’s medal tally on a dramatic final day of competition at the World Para Powerlifting World Cup in Manchester, both setting new British records.
Micky Yule added to Great Britain’s medal tally on day three of competition at the Manchester 2021 World Para Powerlifting World Cup, claiming the silver medal in the Men's up to 80kg category.
Mark Swan won Great Britain’s first senior gold medal of the Manchester 2021 World Para Powerlifting World Cup on the second day of competition. The 19-year-old’s third lift of 173 kg was enough to hold on to top spot, ahead of rival Marek Trykacz from Poland, who lifted 172 kg in his first round but could not go on to register a second successful lift. Swan’s performance also saw him smash his own junior European record three times.
Great Britain’s Manchester 2021 World Para Powerlifting World Cup has got off to a fantastic start, with senior medals for Olivia Broome (silver), Zoe Newson and Charlotte McGuinness (both bronze) on an opening day which also saw Ukraine’s Mariana Schevchuck set a new world record in the up to 55 kg category.
With 500 days to go until the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, England Weight Lifting are delighted to announce their initial Commonwealth Games Training Squad. Thirty individuals have been selected to go through further training with England Weight Lifting with the aim of getting their strongest and most successful weightlifting team to the event.
British Weight Lifting has today revealed the 13 athletes who will compete at the Manchester 2021 World Para Powerlifting World Cup from 25-28 March, their first competition since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.The event - which takes place at Manchester’s Wythenshawe Forum - will see athletes from around the globe go head-to-head for crucial ranking places at one of the final qualification opportunities for this summer’s rescheduled Tokyo Paralympic Games (24 August – 5 September).
Today marks two years since the England Weight Lifting Championship were last held. While there have been other English events in-between with the England Grand Prix and Age Group Championships, we thought we would revisit the January 2019 title event ahead of the upcoming England Virtual Championships next month.
British Weight Lifting, UK Sport and Manchester City Council are delighted to announce that Manchester will host a World Para Powerlifting World Cup in the city in March 2021.Taking place at Wythenshawe Forum, the National Lottery funded Manchester 2021 Para Powerlifting World Cup and Tokyo Paralympic Qualifier will be held between 25-28 March 2021.
