Belgian Weightlifting Championships 2022

On 29/01/2023

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Performances of the BWS athletes at the Belgian Weightlifting Championships

Results of the national championships! The BWS team went home with 4 medals out of 4:

Thomas added a whopping 11kg to his best total in this category to take an unexpected but well deserved bronze medal
BWS President, coach and athlete Anna Vanbellinghen won the gold medal in the -87kg category while still recovering from knee surgery
Dirk won the bronze medal in the -96kg category and had promising but not quite successful attempts at personal bests
Saleh won the -102kg bronze medal and set a new snatch competition record

As per usual, the club was also represented by some athletes who are not eligible for the ranking because they are not Belgian nationals:

Pablo (ESP) went 6/6 and absolutely smashed all his PRs with 106 + 141. He also achieved the best performance of the team
Martijn (NL) was recovering from an illness and gave his best to lift 99 + 127
Cristina (ESP) beat her snatch and total PRs with 64 and 137
Laura Liukkonen (FIN) lifted as a guest and had the best total in her category
Melissa (ITA) was understandably nervous for her first national championships but managed to achieve 53 + 60

For most of the athletes, it is now time for a well-deserved rest, but some will still participate in the Challenge Jacques Bodart next weekend in Seraing.