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Great Britain Junior Powerlifting Squads

British Barbell has been selected by the National Governing Body for Powerlifting, the British Weight Lifters' Association (BWLA), as a venue for the squad training for the Great Britain Junior Powerlifting Team. The squad sessions are overseen by John Halfacre, the team Manager , and Paul Rees, the Team Coach. This will enable the club to help BWLA with the development of Junior lifting, including our own two lifters who have been invited to attend, Ben Banks and Andy Ly. The Committee also hopes this will be a source of inspiration for other members of the club, and draw the attention of other youths in the local community.

This opening squad will be the first of many in the build up to the international competition primarily the European Junior Powerlifting Championships in June, and the World Junior Championships in September.

Also we are pleased to report, that despite this first squad being quite a large group, the club served them well and will hopefully lead to a continued relationship.

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