Powerlifting sensation Mark Swan, 21, from Seaham in County Durham, was named as the winner of SportsAid’s prestigious One-to-Watch Award at the charity’s Celebrate the Next event, supported by Royal Bank of Canada, held on the 17 November.
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has published its 2023 Prohibited List. The Prohibited List designates the substances and methods that are prohibited in sport.
Mark Swan is already competing at the summit of the para powerlifting world – and insists he is now firmly focused on staying there. Defying an injured elbow, Mark broke an eight-year-old record to be crowned European champion in September.
British Weight Lifting is saddened to learn that England weightlifter and Commonwealth Games gold medallist Carlton Goring has passed away.
The 25 October is Dwarfism Awareness Day. This is a day to spread awareness for dwarfism, along with the barriers that people with dwarfism can face.
Emily won her first English Senior Championship in January 2017 competing in Milton Keynes. She would then go on to retain the title in 2018, 2019 and 2021. The Nottingham based lifter has also enjoyed similar success at British level with a maiden title triumph in 2017 at the Ricoh Arena, in Coventry, followed by two more consecutive wins in the years that followed.
Deborah Alawode is a GB and Commonwealth Games athlete and British record holder. Deborah’s first international competition was the 2019 British International Open, where she totalled 178kg in the women’s 71kg category.
British Weight Lifting have partnered with West Yorkshire Police Youth Early Action Prevention Programme (YEAPP) for 2022.
Jenny Tong is a GB athlete, British record holder, Regional Pathway Coach and Non-Executive Director of British Weight Lifting.
Throughout October, the charity Women in Sport is encouraging mothers and their daughters to spend #TimeTogether trying out new activities to experience the joy that sport and exercise can bring.
