IWF World Weightlifting Championships Team Announced

British Weight Lifting are delighted to announce the squad selected to represent Great Britain at this year’s IWF World Championships in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.

The competition will take place between November 1^st- November 10^th and includes a number of athletes who represented England at this year’s Commonwealth Games including silver medallist Zoe Smith and bronze medallist Owen Boxall.

Reigning British Champions Edmon Avetisyan and Emily Campbell have also made the team and Dave Sawyer and Andrew Callard have been appointed as coaches.

The full squad is as follows:

Zoe Smith (64kg)

Sarah Davies (64kg)

Mercy Brown (87kg)

Emily Campbell (+87kg)

Amy Williams (55kg)

Kelly- Jo Robson (49kg)

Jack Oliver (81kg)

Edmon Avetisyan (96kg)

Owen Boxall (102kg)

Coaches:

Andrew Callard

Dave Sawyer