With just under 70 participants at last weekends event held at Rebels Weightlifting Club at Capalaba 19-20 July spectators got to see up close Queensland’s next generation of weightlifters.
Personal bests were re-written across the board and numerous new records were set:
Full results can be found here:
Australian Weightlifting Federation > Competition > STATISTICS > COMPETITIONS > RESULTS
BEST LIFTER’s of the event:
| Age- group | Athlete | Club | Age-group | Athlete | Club |
| U12 Male | Hendrix Dyke | Bribie Island | U12 Female | Tatiana Nicholls | Barbell 4017 |
| U15 Male | Atticus Manz | Burleigh Barbell | U15 Female | Grace Mitchell | Sunshine Coast |
| Youth Male | Levi Davidson | Bribie Island | Youth Female | Saige Groves | Cougars |
Athletes received best lifter plaques, and a $100 voucher provided by Virus.
Australian Record breakers were:
| ATHLETE | BWT | AGE | CLUB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashton Brennan | M60 | Under 15 | Southside Weightlifting |
| Atticus Manz | M60 | Under 15 | Burleigh Barbell |
| Connor Hopgood | M94+ | Youth | |
| Gabriella Gonzalez | F63 | Under 15 | Cougars |
| Grace Mitchell | F63 | Under 15 | Sunshine Coast |
| Levi Davidson | M88 | Youth | Bribie Island |
| Sienna Lambert | F53 | Youth | Cougars |
| Thomas Mckay | M60 | Youth | Toowoomba Weightlifting |
Congratulations to our newest Youth State Referee Mahalia Davidson:
A big thank you to Rebels Weightlifting Club for all their hard work running the event. And a huge thank you to all the volunteers who put up their hands to make sure our members had a wonderful competition experience.
The QWA Bear got to be taken home by Laura McLachlan from Rebels Weightlifting Club.