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17 Mar, 2026
Recruitment Drive
RECRUITMENT AND VOLUNTEERS MANAGER Role Title: Recruitment and Volunteers Manager Organisation: British Powerlifting Role Type: Volunteer Reports to: CEO, British Powerlifting About the Role British Powerlifting is seeking a motivated
17 Mar, 2026
Top up Tuesday March Week 3
March Week 3 2026 COACHING, EDUCATION, AND LICENSING UPDATE The development of coaching standards is a core aspect of British Powerlifting’s drive for improve governance objectives, and it is
17 Mar, 2026
Coaching License and BUCS 2026
The Coaching License and BUCS 2026 There is no requirement for coaches to be registered within the competition section on Sport:80 or to be allocated to a specific athlete. Coaches
3 Mar, 2026
Top up Tuesday March Week 1
March 2026 Week 1 Welcome to your weekly top up of newsbites from me, Charlie Marillier, British Powerlifting’s CEO. Contents: Small nations round up Classic Bench team changes and guidance
2 Mar, 2026
Classic Bench Selection 2026
CLASSIC BENCH SELECTION PROCEDURE AND EXPRESSION OF INTEREST As this great sport grows, so have many of the teams that we send out internationally. None more so than the Classic
24 Feb, 2026
European Champions 2026
Huge congratulations to our classic masters powerlifting team, recently returned from the snowy vastness of Oulu, Finland. Every team was either first or a very close second. We welcome 18
23 Feb, 2026
British Bench 2026
Dear Athletes, Coaches, and Community Members, Anticipation is growing as athletes, coaches, and supporters prepare for the upcoming British Bench. Organisers are committed to delivering a fantastic event and have
1 Mar, 2017
Recent Drug Test Results
British Equipped – 10 tests all negative. Scotland – total seven tests, six negative, one analysis still in progress. YNE – two tests both negative. British Masters Classic – nine
15 Sep, 2016
2016 World Junior Championships Report
2016 World Junior Championships Report
6 Sep, 2016
Anti Doping Rule Violation (ADVR)
Anti Doping Rule Violation On 23 January 2022, an IDTM Doping Control Officer (DCO) collected an in-competition urine Sample from Mark Townend during the British Equipped Bench Press Championships in Horncastle. The
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