Friday 30th May, 2014 – British Weight Lifting, the national governing body for weightlifting and powerlifting, has today confirmed the athletes who have been selected to represent England at this summer’s Commonwealth Games.
A total of 16 athletes, nine male and seven female, have been chosen across both disciplines; 14 will compete in weightlifting whilst the remaining two will battle it out in the male and female para-sport powerlifting competitions.
The England men’s team includes current British Senior Champions Jack Oliver (77kg) and Owen Boxall; Boxall will compete against teammate and 2014 British Senior Championships silver medallist Sonny Webster in the 94kg weight category.
Representing England in the women’s competition will be 2014 British Senior Champion and London 2012 competitor Zoe Smith; Smith will be England’s only representative in the women’s 58kg class as both Emily Godley and Sarah Davies go head-to-head in the 63kg category.
15 year old Rebekah Tiler is one of England’s strongest medal contenders and will be challenging in the 69kg class. Tiler goes into this summer’s competition on the back of a celebrated year to date, winning silver at the European Youth Championships in April before being crowned Britain’s youngest ever winner of the British Senior Championships earlier this month.
Mercy Brown will compete in the women’s 75kg class; Brown qualified for Glasgow 2014 back in March at the British Student Championships, breaking eight British records across a variety of age groups.
Natalie Blake is the only female to be selected for the para-sport powerlifting competition, while current world champion and world record holder Ali Jawad will be aiming for a medal in the lightweight men’s category.
The full team selection is as follows:
Men’s weightlifting
Jaswant Shergill (62kg)
Christopher Freebury (69kg)
Shaun Clegg (77kg)
Jack Oliver (77kg)
Bradley Burrowes (85kg)
Owen Boxall (94kg)
Sonny Webster (94kg)
Women’s weightlifting
Joanne Calvino (48kg)
Zoe Smith (58kg)
Emily Godley (63kg)
Sarah Davies (63kg)
Rebekah Tiler (69kg)
Mercy Brown (75kg)
Men’s para-sport powerlifting
Ali Jawad (Lightweight)
Women’s para-sport powerlifting
Natalie Blake (Lightweight)
Ben Watson (105kg)
Commenting on the team selection, Ashley Metcalfe, British Weight Lifting CEO, said: "This has by far been one of our toughest team selections to date; we are entering into this summer’s Commonwealth Games off the back of a year of fantastic record-breaking performances for many of England’s athletes, which has made our job very difficult.
"We have some serious medal contenders for England and we are confident of some winning performances this summer; next up is our team training camp in Loughborough on 6-7 June when the excitement and attention towards Glasgow 2014 really does start, and we are looking forward to an intensive next few weeks of preparation."
Taking place in Glasgow from 23 July – 3 August, the XX Commonwealth Games is set to be the largest multi-sport event ever to take place in Scotland and will bring together athletes from 70 nations, competing in 17 sports at 14 venues across the city.
The weightlifting and para-sport powerlifting competitions are scheduled from 24 July – 02 August.
For more information on the XX Commonwealth Games, visit www.glasgow2014.com.
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