Northern Weightlifting Contests 

Northern Weightlifting Calendar of Events for 2026

Due to the high cost of Living the Schools events will be run separately for each region in order to reduce the cost of the Competitions and travel expenses for the Athletes and Parents.

NWL Regional Masters  - 7th February 2026

Grindon Young Peoples Centre, The Lodge, Grindon Lane, Sunderland,SR4 8HW

Registration form can be found  click here 

CLOSING DATE SATURDAY 10th January 2026.

NWL Schools - July 28-29th - TBC

NWL Schools - October 11-12th - TBC

Northern Masters - November 8-9th - TBC 

British and International Masters Events 2026

British Masters 2026 - 20-22nd March - Bangor University

European Masters 2026- 19th - 27th June - Waregem, Belgium

World Masters 2026 - 17th - 26th September - Athens, Greece

A number of events are still awaiting confirmation of date and venue. Whilst we will endeavour to ensure that these dates and venues do not change we reserve the right to amend or update them where circumstances dictate.   

If any clubs would be interested in hosting any of the competitions this year, or would like to run a novice/development event then please put your venue forward either via the website or contact Chris Baker ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).

For the latest events list from British Weight Lifting click here and for British Masters Weight Lifting click here. 

Northern Weightlifting is not responsible for the content or accuracy of any external website 

Also for international championships, see the appropriate World governing body site:-

The International Weightlifting Federation

The European Weightlifting Federation

The Commonwealth Weightlifting Federation

IWF Masters

European Masters Weightlifting