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12 May, 2026

Top up Tuesday May week 2 2026

Welcome to your weekly top up of newsbites from me, Charlie Marillier, British Powerlifting’s CEO. In today’s Newsletter: Equipped European Championships overview and results British Sub-Juniors/Juniors information and links Equipped

12 May, 2026

Team Staff Application:
2026 GB Junior & Sub-Junior
World Championships

2026 GB Junior & Sub-Junior Coaching Staff Application Are you interested in working with the best junior and sub-junior lifters in British Powerlifting? Are you a coach currently looking to

11 May, 2026

Coaches Need People Too: Mental Health, Isolation and the Coaching Environment

This is Mental Health Awareness Week. The theme is Action. I want to use that as a prompt to talk about something that gets overlooked in our sport. We talk

5 May, 2026

EPF Western European Championships: Coaching Staff

EPF Western European Championships – Coaching Staff British Powerlifting is seeking coaches to join the staff for the EPF Western European Championships (Luxembourg, 17 – 20th Sept 2026). This is

5 May, 2026

World Equipped Sub/Junior Championships: Coaches Expression of Interest Form

World Equipped Sub/Junior Championships: Coaches Expression of Interest Form Passionate about equipped lifting? Want to experience what it’s like to handle and coach at the highest level of the sport?

5 May, 2026

Top up Tuesday May week 1 2026

Welcome to your weekly top up of newsbites from me, Charlie Marillier, British Powerlifting’s CEO. EQUIPPED EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS This weekend saw the start of the European Equipped Powerlifting championships in

28 Apr, 2026

Top up Tuesday April Week 4 2026

Welcome to your weekly top up of newsbites from me, Charlie Marillier, British Powerlifting’s CEO. 2027 NATIONALS CALENDAR Coming live to the website soon, I wanted to share with you

21 Apr, 2026

Top up Tuesday April Week 3 2026

Welcome to your weekly top up of newsbites from me, Charlie Marillier, British Powerlifting’s CEO. MEMBER ENGAGEMENT – LONG TERM STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT British Powerlifting is currently developing its long-term strategy,

15 Apr, 2026

IPF Sanctions Release

Dear Athletes, Coaches, and Community Members, British Powerlifting has been formally notified by the IPF that a British athlete, Joey Awala Shaw, who was included in the IPF’s Registered Testing

15 Apr, 2026

Top up Tuesday April Week 2 2026

April Week 2 2026 Welcome to your weekly top up of newsbites from me, Charlie Marillier, British Powerlifting’s CEO. ANTI DOPING PROHIBITED ASSOCIATION: HOW DOES IT APPLY TO POWERLIFTING Guidance

1 Apr, 2026

Top Up Tuesday April Week 1

Happy Tuesday! Welcome to another Top up Tuesday. April Week 1, 2026 British Classic Open qualifying In case you missed our announcement, we are amending our qualifying process for lifters

30 Mar, 2026

2026 Open Classic Qualifying Totals

Dear Athletes, Coaches, and Community Members, Over the course of 2025, we’ve had many conversations about the qualifying process for our yearly British Open Classic. We heard your concerns regarding

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