²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ (BU) weightlifting students came home with five medals from the British Junior & Under 23s Weightlifting Championships.
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The competition is staged over 2 days at the Phoenix Theatre in Castleford and is one of British Weightlifting's main annual events, with the country’s top athletes competing.
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Nine members of the BU Weightlifting team qualified for the event, with five medals won across both male and female categories.
²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ scholar Elliott Brown took home a silver medal in the men's 62kg category, whileÌýLauren Miller won silver in the Women's 75kg class.
BU Scholar Nam Ahmadi won Gold in the men's 69kg class, and will fly to Mexico next month to represent Team GB at the World University Games with fellow teammate Lewis Riddett.
Nam said: "It was great to collect my first gold medal at a national championships since I came back from injury 12 months ago and I am confident I will carry the momentum from this competition into the World University Games next month"
Head Coach for the BU Weightlifting team Stuart Martin added: "Both the individuals and the team as a whole have contributed to the best result at a national level championships to date and they can only get better over the next 12 months as they continue to develop in the sport!"Ìý
