This programme is designed for athletes who demonstrate the potential to win future international medals and deliver a top 8 performance at the European Senior Championships in the next 12-18 months.

The European Championships is considered to be the main milestone event for GB Senior Lifters each year.

Purpose:

• The purpose of these camps is to bring together the country’s leading athletes over the course of a 12-month campaign leading up to key milestone events, and to help them:
• Become a team and build familiarity with the BWL coaching team coaching team who take them away to international events.
• Explore the gaps in their performance which could add kilos to the bar and improve their ranking at the British Championships, or European Senior Championships at the end of each year.
• Improve their awareness of what is required to win medals at senior international level and develop a long-term athlete development plan in collaboration with the BWL performance team to ensure that there is clear understanding about the athlete's goals, priorities and schedule conflicts

Who is it for?

National Training Squads are designed for Weightlifters who demonstrate potential to win medals at future Olympic & Commonwealth Games. Athletes must meet the following criteria to be considered:

• Youth Squad, between 13-17 years old on 31 December 2026
• Junior & Under 23 Squad, between 18-23 years old on 31 December 2026
• Senior Squad, be 18 or older on 31 December 2026
• Be a leading athlete in their weight category
• Be one of the 12 leading athletes in their age-group 
• Compete regularly at National level events to demonstrate progress and challenge themselves against other leading athletes in their age-group (e.g., British Senior or Age-group Championships).

Timeline:

The following timeline is a rough guide for what to expect as a member of this training squad. While BWL tries to maintain consistency in its approach to delivering camps and squads, we are faced with the reality that key events in the international competition calendar rarely happen at the same time each year. Therefore, the dates of training camps will change from time to time, subject to changes in the international and domestic competition calendar.

• Week commencing 14 September: GB Women's Training Squad Selected

Women’s Youth & Junior Training Squad Provisional Camp Dates:

• Camp 1 – 7-9 November 2026, University of Nottingham
• Camp 2 – 13-17 February 2027, University of Nottingham
• Camp 3 – 2-5 April 2027, University of Nottingham
   
   
   
   

Women's Senior Training Squad, due to low camp engagement in 25-26 athletes will be offerd a number of room nights to plan their engagement individually.

Please contact performance.admin@bwl.sport if you have any further questions about the BWL Women's Training Squad.

This programme is designed for athletes who demonstrate the potential to win future international medals and deliver a top 8 performance at European Seniors or Age-group Championships in the next 12-18 months.

The European Seniors or Age-Group Championships is considered to be the main milestone event for BWL Men's Training Squad Lifters each year.

Purpose:

The purpose of these camps is to bring together the country’s leading athletes over the course of a 12-month campaign leading up to key milestone events, and to help them:

• Become a team and build familiarity with the BWL coaching team who take them away to international events.
• Explore the gaps in their performance which could add kilos to the bar and improve their ranking at the British Championships, European Youth or Junior & Under 23 Championships at the end of each year.
• Improve their awareness of what is required to win medals at senior international level and develop a long-term athlete development plan in collaboration with the BWL performance team to ensure that there is clear understanding about the athlete's goals, priorities and schedule conflicts

Who is it for?

National Training Squads are designed for Weightlifters who demonstrate early potential to win medals at future Olympic & Commonwealth Games. Athletes must meet the following criteria to be considered:

• be 18 or older on 31 December 2025
• Be a leading athlete in their weight category
• Be one of the leading GB Men in the country
• Compete regularly at National level events to demonstrate progress and challenge themselves against other leading GB Men
• Demonstrate a clear commitment to weightlifting. BWL strongly encourages multi-sport development at younger age groups but, as with most sports, at some point athletes must make decisions to choose one sport over another and effectively apply themselves to their training, support their teammates, and compete regularly.

Timeline:

The following timeline is a rough guide for what to expect as a member of this training squad. While BWL tries to maintain consistency in its approach to delivering camps and squads, we are faced with the reality that key events in the international competition calendar rarely happen at the same time each year. Therefore, the dates of training camps will change from time to time, subject to changes in the international and domestic competition calendar.

• • Week commencing 14 September: GB Women's Training Squad Selected

Men’s Junior & Senior Training Squad Provisional Camp Dates:

• Camp 1 – 25-27 September 2026, University of Nottingham
• Camp 2 – 27-29 November 2026, University of Nottingham
• Camp 3 – 5-7 February 2027, University of Nottingham

Please contact performance.admin@bwl.sport if you have any further questions about the BWL Men's Training Squad.