Emily Campbell has today been named by the British Olympic Association (BOA) as Team GB’s sole weightlifter for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Campbell will compete in the 81+kg category, marking her second Olympic appearance following her historic performance at the Tokyo 2020 Games. Campbell made history in Tokyo, where she won a silver medal
British Weight Lifting has confirmed a return to competition with spectators – its first flagship event following the pandemic – at the British Weight Lifting Championships 2022 from 29-30 January at Derby Arena, bringing the event to the region for the first time. Next year’s Championships will see athletes from the Home Nations compete in
The British Olympic Association (BOA) has confirmed the selection of three Olympic weightlifters who will represent Team GB at the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Zoe Smith represented Team GB at London 2012, securing a top 10 finish in her home city two years after becoming the first female English Commonwealth medallist at the age
Weightlifter Sonny Webster has been selected by Team GB for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – just hours after graduating from the University of Bath. Webster, who completed his three-year Sports Performance course this summer, will make his Olympic debut in the men’s 94kg division after being crowned as British Champion in that weight category
Strength & conditioning coach Luke Vella set an unofficial new world weightlifting record in front of a big crowd at the University of Bath Sports Training Village on Wednesday. In the process he has raised thousands of pounds for Bristol Children’s Hospital, who saved the life of his friend and fellow Team Bath coach Bob
Zoe Smith broke two British records as she boosted her chances of competing at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games by securing a top-ten finish at the IWF World Weightlifting Championships in the United States. Commonwealth champion Smith, who does some of her training at the University of Bath Sports Training Village, lifted an overall total
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