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Weightlifting

UK Governing Body

- British Weight Lifting

For Reference please see:-

- Southside Weightlifting Club

- Northern Weightlifting


International Governing Body

- International Weightlifting Federation

Weightlifting Overview

Weightlifting was popular in ancient Egypt and Greece because of it’s simplicity in measuring strength and power.


Men participated at the first Modern Olympics in 1896 but women did not compete until the Sydney Games in 2000. Currently there are 8 weight categories for men and 7 for women and both sexes compete in the Clean and Jerk, the Snatch and a combined event.