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British Weight Lifting are pleased to announce the squad selected to represent Great Britain at this year’s European Junior and Under 23s Championships in Bucharest, Romania between 19- 27 October.

Sisters from Henley-in-Arden have been crowned national champions and record breakers for weightlifting.

Team GB have just completed a successful seven-day training camp in Germany. The trip was organised as part of preparations for the upcoming World Championships and European Juniors.

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. Taking place at Wythenshawe Forum, the National Lottery funded Manchester 2020 Road to Tokyo Para Powerlifting World Cup and Tokyo Paralympic Qualifier will be held between 20-23 February 2020.

We are delighted to receive an invite from the European Weightlifting Federation to attend this years EWF Training Camp & Scientific Seminar. The event takes place between 24-29 August 2019 at the Ventspils Olympic Centre in Latvia. BWL have chosen four promising Youth lifters and two Youth team coaches to collaborate, learn and make the most opportunity to train with lifters and coaches from some of Europe’s top nations.

Following the success of the England Weight Lifting 2019 Championships held earlier in the year, British Weight Lifting are pleased to announce that an England Weight Lifting Grand Prix Event will take place on 2-3 November 2019 at the Stantonbury Theatre, Milton Keynes.

Following a successful week competing at the World Para Powerlifting Championships in Nur-Sultan, the British Weightlifting team has returned home.

British Weight Lifting are delighted to announce the squad selected to represent Great Britain at this year’s World Weightlifting Championships in Pattaya, Thailand taking place between September 16 to September 25, 2019.

The Commonwealth Championships are currently taking place in Samoa and it’s been a fantastic competition for British athletes who have set 12 new British records.

Team GB U23 International Jenny Tong spoke of “mixed emotions” after clinching a British International Open podium at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry.