Yule wants to help Britain’s weightlifters realise potential
Tommy Yule has vowed to help Britain’s weightlifters realise their potential after being appointing as the nation’s new performance director.
The 37-year-old enjoyed a more than 20-year c...
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Olympian Smith looks to end junior career with AYOF gold
Zoe Smith, once dubbed British strongest schoolgirl, is looking to wave goodbye to the youth ranks in style this week.
Weightlifter Smith, who won Commonwealth Games bronze aged 16, comp...
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Weightlifting progress key after satisfying Games
Great Britain's weightlifting team will look back on the Olympics with satisfaction but know obvious progress must be continued if they are to really compete with the world's best.
All fi...
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Weightlifter Kirkbride ready for Games
Weightlifter Peter Kirkbride may be a Commonwealth Games silver medallist but he knows the Olympic Games are a different prospect.
The 24-year-old, from Kilmarnock, came second in Delhi t...
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Five Weightlifters Selected to Team GB
With just 46 days to go until the start of the London 2012 Olympics, the British Olympic Association (BOA) has announced today five weightlifters as officially selected to compete for Team GB at...
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Smith passes Olympic qualifying standard
Zoe Smith put in a commanding performance at the European Weightlifting Championships in Turkey on Wednesday evening to pass the Olympic qualifying A standard with ease.
The Greenwich-bor...
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Proud Kirkbride defies injury
British weightlifter Peter Kirkbride insists quitting never crossed his mind as he battled through a torn bicep to become an Olympian.
The 24-year-old from Kilmarnock finished seventh in ...
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Brave Kirkbride sets new PB
Weightlifter Peter Kirkbride overcame a torn bicep to fulfil his Olympic Games aspirations and record a total in the men's 94kg.
The Commonwealth Games silver medallist, from Kilmarnock, ...
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Weightlifter Smith 'needs to kick on'
Retired double Olympian Michaela Breeze wants to see Zoe Smith not just to take her remaining British records but also turn it up a notch and really start to rival the best in the world.
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Oliver shines after rude awakening
Jack Oliver was awoken by the roar of the ExCeL crowd to make a lift he did not know he had in him after sleeping through his alarm ahead of his Olympic weightlifting bow.
The 21-year-old...
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