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Ilya Ilyin celebrating after a world record 233 kg clean and jerk at the 2012 Olympics

British International Open: Ilya, Toma, Chumak, Seim, Ulanov and More

The release of the provisional start list for the Birdseye British International Open has revealed that some big names are perhaps going to be making the trip to compete in Coventry. The British International Open will take place from 7th to 9th June, alongside the British Championships. It is a bronze-level Olympic qualification competition (see …

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British Squad for the 2019 European Championships

British Weightlifting will send a team of ten women and six men to the 2019 European Weightlifting Championships in Batumi, Georgia in April. W45 – Hannah Powell Hannah won the 2019 England Championships with a 140 total but her best-ever total of 152 came back in 2016, at the European Championships. https://www.instagram.com/hannahpowell48/ Hannah lifted in …

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USA Lifters To Compete At British International Open

Team USA will bring several athletes over to the UK in June for the British International Open, a bronze-level Olympic qualifier. The competition runs from 7th to 9th June 2019 and is being run in conjunction with the British Championships. As a bronze-level event, competitors will earn Robi points towards Olympic qualification. See our Olympic …

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Sonny Webster Ban Extension – Full UKAD Judgement

The full judgement of UK Anti-Doping that led to Sonny Webster’s four-year ban being extended by three additional years has been published. UKAD ruled that Webster had breached the Prohibited Association rule by coaching three athletes who were registered with British Weightlifting. The coaching is described in the judgement as a mixture of online programming, …

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