Historically, sport transfer has been a common route into competitive weightlifting, and has produced some of BWL’s top performing athletes, with Emily Campbell and Zoe Smith being just a couple. Athletes tend to transfer to weightlifting from many sports such as judo, gymnastics, athletics, CrossFit and more.
Aged 16-25? Volunteer to organise this national weightlifting competition!Here's some exciting news for young people looking to make their first mark in the world of sports events. British Weight Lifting is giving you the chance to develop your skills and passion by volunteering to organise the 2023 British Age Group Championship!
British Weight Lifting is pleased to release information about the GB Academy Programme funded by UK Sport.
Schools and community organisations in England and Scotland can take advantage of British Weight Lifting’s Raise the Bar programme for a FREE 6-week course.
UK Sport has today confirmed an additional £4m of funding into summer Olympic and Paralympic sport as preparations gear up for the Paris 2024 Games.
As part of the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games legacy, British Weight Lifting are offering schools in Birmingham, Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford the opportunity to run a free 6-week introduction to weightlifting and strength training course funded by Sport England.
British Weight lifting (BWL) is pleased to announce that it will be working with the Weight Lifting Foundation (WLF) to help support athletes and clubs.
British Weight Lifting recognises that soaring living costs are taking their toll on households across the UK and that the cost of living crisis also has the potential to impact our clubs and members.
The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games have finally come to a close. What a week we had at the NEC.Our ‘Have-A-Go’ activities achieved unprecedented visibility for weightlifting, engaged new audiences and inspired so many to get involved in lifting weights and becoming stronger.Thousands of people, young and old, immersed themselves in our activations, as we educated them on the sport, busted myths and gave them knowledge on the benefits of being #StrongForLife.
â— A wide range of sports equipment used in the Games to be gifted to diverse local groupsâ— Sports clubs, charities and community groups in the West Midlands can apply for the equipmentâ— The giveaway will build on momentum from the Games to support legacy of more active communitiesâ— Applications open from 15th August until 19th September
