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The final leg (6) results of the Bob Smith All-Round Postal League for 2019 have been uploaded to the website and can be found here.

A very big thank you to Christopher Bass for all his work in compiling the results and confirming the records.

Congratulations to Granby1, Castlemilk and Sunbury1 as the top 3 teams for this leg. The top 3 lifters were Rick Meldon, Steve Sherwood & Steve Andrews. As this is the final leg, please take a moment to read the final placings and if you qualify for an award please contact Frank Allen (MetamorFIT Lifter awards will be requested by Paul Barette).

Well done to everyone that participated for the year!

Information for the IAWA (UK) Hall of Fame has been uploaded to the website.

This is archive material from the old IAWA Website. You will find information on the scheme as well as a list of previous nominees and a report on their awards.

It can be found here.

We are pleased to announce that applications for Membership and Membership Renewals can now be handled online, powered by MemberMojo.

There is a new Membership page which has been added to the website and can be found here.

Payment options are PayPal (account or card payment), Bank Transfer and Cheques can still be accepted.

For anybody that does not wish to use the new online system a manual form can be found on the downloads page.

The 2020 IAWA (UK) Fixtures, International Fixtures, Southern Fixtures and All-Round Postal League Lifts have been uploaded to the website.

They can be found here.

As with previous years, any red highlighted lifts will open a link to the official IAWA (UK) YouTube channel for an example of that particular lift.

Following the AGM on 30th November 2019, changes to the Executive Committee and Contacts have been updated on the website. They can be viewed here.

A warm welcome to Neil Keddy who is joining the committee in the newly created position of Disability Lifting Liaison Officer.

The latest results from the Bob Smith All-Round Postal League – Leg 5, kindly compiled by Christopher Bass have been uploaded to the website here.

Congratulations to the top 3 teams – Granby1, Castlemilk & Sunbury1.

The top 3 lifters this leg were – Rick Meldon, Andy Tomlin & Steve Sherwood.

The latest issue of the IAWA Strength Journal has been mailed to members.

If you have opted out of receiving a paper copy you can find the PDF version here.

The latest set of results from the All-Round Postal League can be found here.

Thank you to Christopher Bass for compiling the league and verifying the records. Congratulations to our top 3 lifters – Steve Sherwood, Steve Andrews & Gary Ell. The top 3 teams this leg were Granby1, Castlemilk & MetamorFIT1.

Please note that the venue has changed for the Welsh Open Championship on 7th September.

All other details remain the same:

7th September – Welsh Open Championships

Pomoter: Neil Keddy Tel: 07305985461 Email: neil.keddy77@gmail.com
Venue: Aberavon Community Centre, Mitchna St. Port Talbot SA12 6UH

Lifts: 1 Hand 2” Vertical Bar Lift, One Hand Deadlift (opposite hand), Hack Lift

The latest results have been uploaded to the website and can be found here.

Many thanks to Christopher Bass for compiling the results and confirming the records. The top 3 lifters were Rick Meldon (Welcome Back!), Gary Ell and Steve Andrews. The Top 3 teams were Granby1, Sunbury1 and Castlemilk.