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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.

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.

The British Age Group Championships 2024 will recognise the following age group categories as detailed in the BWL TCRR:

Development – U10        Aged 10 or under on 31 December 2024              

Development – U12        Aged 11 or 12 on 31 December 2024

Under 15                           Aged 13-15 on 31 December 2024

Under 17                           Aged 15-17 on 31 December 2024 *

Under 20                           Aged 15-20 on 31 December 2024 *

Under 23                           Aged 15-23 on 31 December 2024 *

* An individual aged 15 or over can select to compete in a higher age group

To be confirmed.

To be confirmed.

Lifters may move bodyweight category up to 7 days before the event takes place as long as they have reached the qualification standard for the heavier category by giving written notice to competitions@britishweightlifting.org  

Lifters U12, U15 and U17 are able to move up one category on the day as long as they have reached the qualification standard for the heavier category.

The top three ranked lifters in lifter in each age groups and bodyweight category will be crowned as ‘British U12 2024 Champion’, British U15 2024 Champion’, `British U17 2024 Champion`, British U20 2024 Champion`, British U23 2024 Champion` respectively.

Placings will be determined according to total (in kg) for each age and body weight group, and medals will be awarded for the top three positions in each age and bodyweight category.

All totals must equal or exceed the qualification total for each body weight category, in the case where a lifter positions in 'first place' with a total under the stated qualification total, they will be regarded as ‘winner’ rather than ‘champion’, and will not receive a medal as per TCRR rule 6.8.2

First place (highest total)              Gold

Second place (next total)              Silver

Third place (next total)                  Bronze

If two lifters achieve the same total, they will be placed in accordance with the BWL TCRR rule 6.8.3.1 where the winning total is determined by who achieved it first in the competition, regardless of bodyweight.

To be confirmed.

To be confirmed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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