After an incredible year, all calculations across the three competition rounds are now complete and what a year it was! 🙌
With each round extended to 6 weeks, participation soared:
📈 615 lifters took part in 2025 (359 Female / 256 Male)
⬆️ Up from 491 lifters in 2024
🏆 Winning Club – Perpetual Shield + $200 Prize
🥇 Cougars Weightlifting Club – 893.108 points
A massive congratulations to Cougars for taking out the top spot in 2025!
👏 Huge recognition to all clubs who competed, full standings can be found here QWA 2025 Club Challenge amalgamated results – Queensland Weightlifting
🎉 Individual Age Group Champions
Congratulations to our standout athletes across all divisions:
U15
🏅 Male: William Gill $50
🏅 Female: Destiny Uera (NBWA) $50
Youth
🏅 Male: Charlie Hammond (Berserker) $100
🏅 Female: Yasmin Aziz (Cougars) $100
Junior
🏅 Male: Tait Stuart (Toowoomba) $200
🏅 Female: Nya Hayman (Cougars) $200
Senior
🏅 Male: Taj Marsh (Noosa Barbell) $250
🏅 Female: Nicole Boutsikakis (Noosa Barbell) $250
Masters
🏅 Male: Malcolm Wright (Dungeon) $100
🏅 Female: Dash Newington (Cougars) $100
✨ Thank you to every lifter, coach, club, and supporter who made the 2025 season such a success. The strength of Queensland weightlifting keeps growing — and we can’t wait to see what 2026 brings!
Combined results where athlete lifted in a minimum of 2 Club Challenge Rounds:
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