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Increase in Qualifying Standards – Canadian Senior Championships

posted on September 9, 2015

***Important announcement regarding the qualifying standards for the 2016 Canadian Senior Championships***On August 29th, 2015 the Canadian Weightlifting Federation increased the qualifying standards for the 2016 Canadian Senior Championshi...

Updated Costume Rules

posted on September 9, 2015

Coaches, Technical Officials and AthletesPlease take a minute to review the below link from the IWF.The Slide Show style documents goes over some updated costume rules.Some new rules of note:Knee sleeves are...

2015 Canadian Senior Championships

posted on March 20, 2015

Hello,As a member of the BCWA, you should have all received this important information regarding the upcoming 2015 Canadian Senior Championships in Mississauga Ontario.If you are considering attending, either as an athlete, coach, or...

New CWFHC Memo

posted on March 14, 2015

All international level athletes (Junior and Senior) and coaches, please note the most recent CWFHC memo.There is some very important and time sensitive information regarding the- Junior World Championships- Pan-American Games...

Increased Qualification Standards for BCWA Provincial Championships

posted on March 1, 2015

Membership within the BCWA and participation at BCWA events has been steadily increasing over the past few years, which is excellent news. This is a testament to all the hard work put in by the coaches and volunteers with all of our clubs, and wit...

New Markers (2015-2016)

posted on January 15, 2015

The markers have been updated for 2015. The new markers are slightly different from the current markers, and do not pose a significant change in the qualifications.The classification levels have adjusted by either 1kg or not at all.To v...

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