International All-Round Weightlifting Association
Here are Leg 1 results of the Bob Smith All-Round Postal League for 2026!
Congratulations to the top 3 lifters:
Joshua Charles Davidson
James Gardner
Matt Jones
The top 3 teams were:
Powerhouse Phoenix1
Powerhouse Phoenix2
Bionic Branch Barbell Club – Club3B1
Thank you to Christopher Bass for compiling the results and confirming the records achieved!
At the IAWA(UK) AGM, it was proposed and agreed that 10 New Disability Lifts would be added to the exsiting list of disability lifts.
Currently, these new lifts are classed as Brtish Record status, until adopted worldwide.
The rule book has been updated with the new lifts, together with a clarification on the equipment specifications for the Saxon Deadlift.
The latest version of the Rule Book can be viewed here.
Leo Moss has been awarded the Health & Strength Junior Award for 2025.
The IAWA(UK) committee choose the deserving winner based on the lifters performances and their commitment to the sport of All-Round Weightlifting.
Leo was handed his award by Emily Haydock, last year’s winner.
Congratulations Leo!
The British Grip Championships took place on Saturday 10th January at Mark Haydock’s Gym on a cold January morning …
The competition was keen with some outstanding performances and many World Records were broken
Big thanks to Mark and Sam for hosting the day. With a few lifters unable to make it on the day, Chloe Brennan flew the flag for the ladies, Leo Moss for the Juniors and Gary Ell for the Masters
At the end of the competition the top three lifters ‘Overall’
1st place and Winner of the Karen Gardner Memorial Shield was Mark Haydock
2nd place was Josh Davidson
3rd place was James Gardner
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Emily Haydock presented the awards for the day….
Chris Bass (our IAWA Records Registrar) has reworked the the Blindt Coefficients, bringing them up to date to reflect the most recent records achieved.
These will be in use for the events that use the coefficients this year, including throughout the 2026 Bob Smith All-Round Postal League.
We thank Chris for his work in maintaining the list!
Blindt-List-2026Our drug control officer Gary Ell is pleased to report that the recent test carried out at the IAWA Gold Cup has returned a negative result.
Thank you to Gary Ell and his assistants Josh Davidson and Sam Bonar for their work throughout the year!
From IAWA President – Paul Barette:
The IAWA Presents the Commitment Award to those that have competed in the IAWA World Postal – The Andy Goddard Memorial, The IAWA World Championships and the Gold Cup.
After the Gold Cup Banquet, I had great pleasure in making the presentations to:
Chloe Brennan
Steve Moss
Paul Hallam
Matt Jones
Leo Moss
Josh Davidson
Paul Barette (presented by Steve Gardner)
Congratulations to them all, and thank you for your dedication to the sport of All-Round Weightlifting!
The IAWA(UK) AGM was held after the Old Time Strongman on Saturday 13th December, hosting by Steve Gardner.
Here are the minutes of the meeting:
2025-IAWAUK-AGM-Meetings-Notes-13th-DecFurther to the release of the 2026 Fixtures, a rule clarification has been made to the Shoulder Drop, please see below. The Rule Book will shortly be updated.
Please note, this is not a change of rules, but additional wording for clarity.
The Rule can be found in the ‘Downloads‘ section
From I.A.W.A.(UK) Vice President Paul Barette:
I had great pleasure in presenting Chloe Brennan and Jamie Oates with their Full Referee Sign-Off certificates yesterday at the Old Time Strongman in Derby.
Having both passed their written exams last year and completing 1 years refereeing experience they’ve been upgraded to full referee status and certified for 2 years!
Congratulations Chloe & Jamie!
It’s important to recognise the hard work that our officials do, so thank you to them all!
