Congratulations to our selected team for the inaugural QLD vs NSW Weightlifting event to be held in Sydney this coming October (12-13th).
Working in partnership with the New South Wales Weightlifting Association (NSWWA), the purpose of this event is to provide an alternate pathway to represent Queensland, as our athletes continue to progress toward achieving the new national qualifying standards, and also recognising the efforts of our athletes in their training and competition in 2024.
For the purposes of this event the following team parameters and associated bodyweight “categories” have been formulated to encourage a spread across bodyweight categories.
| Category Name | Bodyweight Limits |
| Men’s Light | 55kg-81kg |
| Men’s Heavy | 89kg-109+kg |
| Women’s Light | 45kg-64kg |
| Women’s Heavy | 71kg – 87+kg |
| Athlete Name | Division | Athlete Name | Division |
| Levi Deans | Mens Light Division | Vacant | Womens Light Division |
| Cesar Oyola | Mens Light Division | Vacant | Womens Light Division |
| Tristan Gibson | Mens Light Division | Lauryn Bromhead | Womens Light Division |
| Vacant | Mens Light Division | Kate Edwards | Womens Light Division |
| Blayze Sherry | Mens Heavy Division | Charjae Cracknell | Womens Heavy Division |
| Justin Connor | Mens Heavy Division | Ella Naidoo-Golledge | Womens Heavy Division |
| Samuel Cartwright | Mens Heavy Division | Poppy Priestley | Womens Heavy Division |
| Aldous McCarthy | Mens Heavy Division | Red Windle | Womens Heavy Division |
A couple of spots on the team are still available. Please send through and EOI to qwa@qwa.org if you are interested in taking up one of these spots, ensuring that you meet the bodyweight category requirements. Noting that athletes need to self-fund travel & accommodation expenses.
We are looking forward to being involved in this very exciting new competition event.
Warm regards,
Event Subcommittee.
Queensland Weightlifting Association Inc.
