Welcome to the
home of weightlifting in the East Midlands. The East
Midlands division consists of the counties of
Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire,
Norfolk, Northamptonshire and Suffolk. The
British Weight Lifters Association (BWLA) is the nationally
recognised governing body of Weightlifting in the UK.
Weightlifting
comprises the two Olympic lifts of Clean and jerk and
Snatch. The competitor with the highest combined total
is the winner.
If you are
interest in competing in Olympic weightlifting in the
East Midlands contact Stuart Braxton
email
2009 Calendar
of Events
January |
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09 11 |
WCL
Weightlifting Squad |
Leeds |
WCL |
17 |
UK Bench
Press Competition |
Cardiff |
D |
24 |
Central
Schools Championships |
Atlas,
Alfreton |
R |
25 |
Northern
Schools Champs. |
Oasis,
Elsmere Port |
R |
25 |
SE Schools,
Champs |
Woking |
R |
30 01 |
WCL
Paralympic Squad |
Stoke
Mandeville |
WCL |
31 |
Scottish
Schools Championships |
Kilmarnock |
R |
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February |
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06 08 |
WCL
Weightlifting Squad |
Leeds |
WCL |
07 |
Northern
Masters Champs |
Mythomlroyd,
Halifax |
M |
08 |
Southern
Masters Champs |
Crystal
Palace |
M |
14 |
50th
Anniversary of Empire Club |
Bristol |
R |
21 |
English
Championships |
Mythomlroyd,
Halifax |
R |
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March |
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07 |
British
Schools Champs |
Oldbury
College, WM |
Y |
14 |
British
Masters Champs |
Lilleshall
NSC |
M |
19 22 |
European
Union U23 Champs |
Ciechanow,
Poland |
I |
31 01 |
IWF
Electoral Congress |
Madrid,
Spain |
I |
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April |
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04 12 |
European
Senior Champs |
Bucharest,
Romania |
I |
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May |
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09 |
British
Youth (U17) Champs |
Crystal
Palace NSC |
Y |
10 |
Northern
U13 / U11 Cup |
Manchester |
Y |
15 17 |
WCL
Paralympic Squad |
Loughborough |
WCL |
21 24 |
Eleiko
Womens Tournament |
Lochen,
Austria |
I |
23 30 |
European
Masters Champs |
St. Petersburg,
Russia |
M |
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June |
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World
Junior Championships |
Constanta,
Romania |
I |
11 14 |
Fulda
Cup |
Lochen,
Austria |
I |
27 |
British U13
/ U11 Competition |
Empire
Sports, Bristol |
Y |
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July |
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05 |
London
Youth Games |
Crystal
Palace |
R |
11 |
British
Senior Champs |
Lilleshall
NSC |
N |
26 - 02 |
European
Junior Championships |
Landskrona,
Sweden |
I |
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August |
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Commonwealth Championships |
Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia |
I |
29 |
Brunel
Cup |
Brunel
University |
R |
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September |
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06 13 |
European
U17 Championships |
Eilat,
Israel |
I |
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October |
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10 18 |
World
Masters Games |
Sydney,
Australia |
M |
11 - 18 |
European
U23 Championships |
Wladyslawowo,
Poland |
|
24 |
Central
U11/U13 Development |
West
Midlands |
Y |
31 |
British U23
and U18 Champs |
Kilmarnock,
Scotland |
N |
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November |
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06 08
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England v
Norway v Sweden |
Landskrona,
Sweden |
I |
17 27 |
World
Senior Championships |
Goyang
City, Korea |
I |
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December |
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|
05 |
Greater
London Open |
Crystal
Palace NSC |
R |
12 |
SE U11/U13
Development |
Woking |
Y |
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2010 |
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August |
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14 26 |
Olympic
Youth Games |
Singapore |
I |
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October |
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03 14 |
Commonwealth Games |
Delhi, IND |
I |
Cathy Wass and Stuart Hamilton run a
powerlifting workshop most Sunday afternoons
from 2pm to 5pm at
Hamiltons Fitness
Centre in Colchester. The charge
is £12.50 for the afternoon. Places are
limited so either drop in and take a chance
or phone first (07957 844512) to book your
place. Both Cathy and Stuart are National
BWLA Powerlifting referees, Cathy is one of
only a few BWLA Powerlifting National
coaches and a former European and World
Masters Champion. Stuart has run Hamiltons
Fitness Centre for eighteen years and has
coached many World, European and British
Champions. |
hosted by:
hamiltons fitness,
colchester. webmaster:
stuart hamilton
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