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Records smashed at the 2021 British Championships in Twickenham
Records smashed at the 2021 British Championships in Twickenham
British records were obliterated at St Mary’s University Twickenham which hosted the first British Championships since the resumption of…
Conner Kacperski
Jul 5, 2021
Tokyo 2020: Team GB’s Emily Campbell previews Tokyo
Tokyo 2020: Team GB’s Emily Campbell previews Tokyo
As we countdown the days until European Gold Medallist Emily Campbell takes to the platform at the Olympic Games here is an interview with…
Conner Kacperski
Jul 30, 2021
Tokyo 2020 Interview: Team GB’s Sarah Davies on Preparing for the Olympics
Tokyo 2020 Interview: Team GB’s Sarah Davies on Preparing for the Olympics
We caught up with European and Commonwealth Silver Medallist Sarah Davies before she flew out to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The Team GB…
Conner Kacperski
Jul 25, 2021
ENG & GB Coach Sawyer: “BWL are in the best position that they have been in for a long time”
ENG & GB Coach Sawyer: “BWL are in the best position that they have been in for a long time”
We caught up with England and Great Britain International Weightlifting Coach Dave Sawyer as part of UK Coaching Week.
Conner Kacperski
Jun 10, 2021
BWL Appoint Three Current Athletes to Senior Board Roles
BWL Appoint Three Current Athletes to Senior Board Roles
British Weight Lifting is delighted to announce that Jenny Tong been appointed as a BWL Non-Executive Board Director, Emily Campbell has…
Conner Kacperski
Apr 15, 2021
European Championships Roundup: Best British Team Performance in 73 years
European Championships Roundup: Best British Team Performance in 73 years
British Weight Lifting recorded its best European Weightlifting Championship results since the all-time high of 1948 after a superb team…
Conner Kacperski
Apr 13, 2021
European Championships: Campbell Wins Triple Gold for Best British Team Performance Since 1948
European Championships: Campbell Wins Triple Gold for Best British Team Performance Since 1948
Emily Campbell won three Gold medals in the Women’s 87kg+ class to become the second British Weightlifter to win a European Championship in…
Conner Kacperski
Apr 11, 2021
European Championships: Muskett wins first Great Britain Gold in 26 Years
European Championships: Muskett wins first Great Britain Gold in 26 Years
Great Britain’s Emily Muskett has become the first British European Senior Weightlifting Champion in 26 years after an electrifying…
Conner Kacperski
Apr 7, 2021
European Championships: Davies Wins Silver for Great Britain
European Championships: Davies Wins Silver for Great Britain
A sensational performance from Sarah Davies this afternoon saw her lift six out of six lifts to win three Silver medals for Great Britain…
Conner Kacperski
Apr 6, 2021
European Championships: Smith secures sixth for Great Britain
European Championships: Smith secures sixth for Great Britain
Zoe Smith got Great Britain’s European Championship campaign off to a solid start by finishing 6th overall in the 59kg class in Moscow…
Conner Kacperski
Apr 5, 2021
St David’s Day: Michael Farmer Q&A
St David’s Day: Michael Farmer Q&A
BWL Young Lifter of the Year Michael Farmer is the second Welsh athlete to answer our questions to mark St David’s Day. In 2019 he secured…
Conner Kacperski
Mar 1, 2021
St David’s Day: Hannah Powell Q&A
St David’s Day: Hannah Powell Q&A
Hannah Powell won Silver at the 2019 Commonwealth Championships in Samoa. To celebrate St David’s Day we spoke to the Welsh weightlifter…
Conner Kacperski
Mar 1, 2021
Revisiting the 2019 England Championships
Revisiting the 2019 England Championships
Today marks two years since the England Weight Lifting Championship were last held. While there have been other English events in-between…
Conner Kacperski
Jan 20, 2021
Singapore to host 2021 Commonwealth Championships
Singapore to host 2021 Commonwealth Championships
The Commonwealth Weightlifting Federation have announced that Singapore will host the 2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships.
Conner Kacperski
Jan 18, 2021
UK Sport increases funding for Para Powerlifting and offers new 7 figure support for Olympic…
UK Sport increases funding for Para Powerlifting and offers new 7 figure support for Olympic…
Para Powerlifting funding has been increased to £1,612,722 while Olympic Weightlifting is set to receive new progression funding worth…
Conner Kacperski
Dec 18, 2020
World Championships: Davies wins record breaking silver for Great Britain
World Championships: Davies wins record breaking silver for Great Britain
Davies lifted six out of six lifts to record the best all-time result by a British woman in the competition.
Conner Kacperski
Dec 15, 2021
Best of the British: Murray “happy” with international bronze medal
Best of the British: Murray “happy” with international bronze medal
Team England Athlete Chris Murray was “happy” after securing a third-place finish for Great Britain in the British International Open Men’s…
Conner Kacperski
Aug 9, 2019
Muskett Wins Gold at the Commonwealth Championships
Muskett Wins Gold at the Commonwealth Championships
Emily Muskett successfully defended her Commonwealth Crown by winning Gold at the Commonwealth Championships in Samoa last month
Conner Kacperski
Aug 6, 2019
David Prowse: 1935–2020
David Prowse: 1935–2020
It is with great sadness that British Weight Lifting have recently learned that David Prowse has passed away at the age 85.
Conner Kacperski
Nov 30, 2020
Holocaust Survivor Helfgott receives Pride of Britain Award
Holocaust Survivor Helfgott receives Pride of Britain Award
Holocaust survivor Sir Ben Helfgott has received a Pride of Britain Award in honour of his “quiet determination to ensure that the…
Conner Kacperski
Oct 27, 2020
BWL Black History Month: Louis Martin
BWL Black History Month: Louis Martin
As part of Black History Month, we are revisiting some of the most influential black British weightlifters to have graced our spot. Today…
Conner Kacperski
Oct 14, 2020
UK Coaching Week: Kristian McPhee on Coaching
UK Coaching Week: Kristian McPhee on Coaching
This week is UK Coaching week where we celebrate the instrumental role that coaches have been in keeping us active, connected and motivated…
Conner Kacperski
Sep 14, 2020
Strong performance from GB at Euro Youths & U15's
Strong performance from GB at Euro Youths & U15's
Last week the weightlifting world descended upon the seaside resort of Eilat on the Northern tip of the Red Sea as the popular Israeli…
Conner Kacperski
Dec 18, 2019
European Weightlifting Championships: Smith wins overall bronze for Great Britain
European Weightlifting Championships: Smith wins overall bronze for Great Britain
Zoe Smith is currently on course for Tokyo 2020 after securing Great Britain’s first pieces of silverware at the European Weightlifting…
Conner Kacperski
Apr 10, 2019
The Evolution Of ‘Ivor’: Exploring Owen Boxall’s Commonwealth Career
The Evolution Of ‘Ivor’: Exploring Owen Boxall’s Commonwealth Career
In light of Emily Muskett’s recent Commonwealth Championships triumph in Samoa, we decided to take a look back at the last Europa…
Conner Kacperski
Aug 8, 2019
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