Weight Category: 69KG
On Saturday 26th March 2011, WinkBall reporters Pamella, Craig, Josh, Graeme, and Craig S were at Leed's Headingly Campus Carnegie Sports Village. Team GB camp and competition were taking place for the future Great Britain Weightlifters and Powerlifters. British Weight Lifting was formed in 1910 (originally called The British Weightlifters Association BWLA), is the recognised governing body for Weightlifting and Disability Powerlifting in the United Kingdom. Its purpose is to bring together all (amateur) Weightlifters into a united self-governing body. London being awarded the 2012 Olympic Games presents British Weight Lifting a once in lifetime opportunity to return to being a performance force, whereby British athletes are competitive at World level. However this requires all parties to work with each other to share the vision and ensure there is a lasting legacy from London 2012. We asked the young Weightlifters, Powerlifters, coaches and staff about: Team GB in 2012, what they love about the sport, their training programme and much much more. See below the mens simulated competition, and spot Alex Collier as he sets a new record!