Commonwealth Powerlifting Championships
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The inaugural IPF
-affiliated Commonwealth Powerlifting
Championships were held in Northumberland
, England on the 9-11 September 2005. All credit to Fred McKenzie, Meet Director and Fund Raiser, and Peter Fiore, Director of Powerlifting Great Britain and their teams.
A little short of 100 lifters from eleven nations competed. The nations at the inaugural Championships were:
Nigeria who nominated a team failed to show. Sri Lanka too, who were offered one all expenses paid trip by the Meet Director to a lifter as a nice gesture following the Tsunami disaster did not take up the offer. No doubt there would have been more if this meet had not clashed with the IPF Junior Worlds.
Team England, both males and females fielding the larger teams understandably took the major trophies. Trophies donated by the IPF were awarded to best male and female lifter on the Wilks formula, again, both going to England. Drug testing took place - 10 per cent of the lifters being tested.
It is proposed that these Championships will be held every two years with New Zealand hosting the next Championships in December 2007. A Commonwealth Powerlifting Federation has been formed and accepted by the IPF. The IPF was formed with only 7 nations and now registers close to 100. One can foresee the Commonwealth Championships becoming a major attraction on the IPF calendar and increasing in numbers dramatically.
The logo was designed by Marc Caisip, along with other, now official, iconography.
The technical team for this event were Stuart Hart, Marc Caisip and Ben Cross.
International Powerlifting Federation
The International Powerlifting Federation is an international governing body for the sport of powerlifting as recognized by the General Association of International Sports Federations as well as the International Olympic Committee via inclusion into the World Games.The IPF was founded in 1971, and...
-affiliated Commonwealth Powerlifting
Powerlifting
Powerlifting is a strength sport. It resembles the sport of Olympic weightlifting, as both disciplines involve lifting weights in three attempts. Powerlifting evolved from a sport known as 'odd lifts' which followed the same three attempt format but used a wide variety of events akin to Strongman...
Championships were held in Northumberland
Northumberland
Northumberland is the northernmost ceremonial county and a unitary district in North East England. For Eurostat purposes Northumberland is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "Northumberland and Tyne and Wear" NUTS 2 region...
, England on the 9-11 September 2005. All credit to Fred McKenzie, Meet Director and Fund Raiser, and Peter Fiore, Director of Powerlifting Great Britain and their teams.
A little short of 100 lifters from eleven nations competed. The nations at the inaugural Championships were:
Nigeria who nominated a team failed to show. Sri Lanka too, who were offered one all expenses paid trip by the Meet Director to a lifter as a nice gesture following the Tsunami disaster did not take up the offer. No doubt there would have been more if this meet had not clashed with the IPF Junior Worlds.
Team England, both males and females fielding the larger teams understandably took the major trophies. Trophies donated by the IPF were awarded to best male and female lifter on the Wilks formula, again, both going to England. Drug testing took place - 10 per cent of the lifters being tested.
It is proposed that these Championships will be held every two years with New Zealand hosting the next Championships in December 2007. A Commonwealth Powerlifting Federation has been formed and accepted by the IPF. The IPF was formed with only 7 nations and now registers close to 100. One can foresee the Commonwealth Championships becoming a major attraction on the IPF calendar and increasing in numbers dramatically.
The logo was designed by Marc Caisip, along with other, now official, iconography.
The technical team for this event were Stuart Hart, Marc Caisip and Ben Cross.