Age Group Championships

The British Age Group Championships is a growing and more popular weightlifting event for the younger lifter in the UK.

British Weight Lifting is pleased to announce that the British Age Groups will run over between 19 - 20 October in John Charles Centre for Sport, Middleton Grove, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS11 5DJ

The British Age Group Championships 2024 will provide a competition opportunity for the younger weightlifters in the UK, in age groups ranging from U12 up to U23. Categorised as a Tier 1 event, the results from the competition will be listed on the BWL rankings and can be used for qualification to future national events and international selection.

Qualification System

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The BAGS 2024 (Virtual) Qualifier will run from 13 July to 18 August 2024.

All virtual competitions require competitors to display honesty and integrity when taking part and we are confident that the weightlifting community can and will demonstrate these values.

THE COMPETITION:

The British Age Groups 2024 (Virtual) Qualifier will run as a virtual competition.
The competition will be open to all BWL members domiciled in the United Kingdom for 12 months.
Classed as a Tier 3 event the results from the competition can be used for rankings and qualification to future national events.
Results from this competition cannot be used for new records.
Entry into the virtual competition does not constitute as an entry into the British Age Groups Competition. This competition is to achieve a qualification total only.

ENTRIES

There are no qualification standards to enter the British Age Groups (Virtual) Qualifier.
There is no cap on entry numbers.
Entries will cost £15.00.

To enter you will need to film yourself making three attempts at the snatch and clean & jerk and upload them to the competition webpage.

Please note that you are permitted to upload videos of three attempts per lift (Snatch and Clean & Jerk) when entering any virtual competition. We strongly encourage lifters to submit videos of all the available attempts to avoid missing out on a total due to a ‘no-lift’ decision for a single attempt video. Further details on the video standards can be found below.

All entries for virtual competitions must be performed during the entry period for the competition. The BAGS 2024 (Virtual) Qualifier is open from 0900 Saturday 13 July until 2100 on Sunday 18 August, and all lift videos must be timestamped within this period to be eligible. Videos with a timestamp outside the entry period will not be accepted for entry.