Twelve Manx athletes are competing at the 2026 Commonwealth Powerlifting Championships in Winnipeg, Canada.
The international meeting taking place over ten days from September 17 to 27.
The Powerlifting Isle of Man team features athletes across junior, sub-junior, open and masters categories, with competition beginning today (September 17) with the Bench Only events.
Kyla Williams, Freya Weldon, Lilly-Jo Hampton and Katie Lovelady will be among the first Manx lifters in action, alongside Kerry Lindsay, Lisa Grant, Samuel Harris and Teagan Lindsay.
Powerlifting Championships
The Full Power competition gets underway on tomorrow (September 18), with Morgan Howard-Browne and Teagan Lindsay competing.
Further Manx athletes will take to the platform throughout the championships, including Cye Maddocks in the Open 105kg category and Janet Pam, Tracy Moore and Lisa Grant in the Masters categories.
The final Manx competitors are scheduled to compete on Friday, September 25, bringing more than a week of competition for the squad in Winnipeg.
The full Manx schedule is:
Thursday, September 17 – Bench Only
- Kyla Williams – Junior 84+kg
- Freya Weldon – Sub-Junior 84+kg
- Lilly-Jo Hampton – Sub-Junior 69kg
- Katie Lovelady – Junior 84kg
- Kerry Lindsay – Masters 2 69kg
- Lisa Grant – Masters 1 84kg
- Samuel Harris – Junior 93kg
- Teagan Lindsay – Junior 52kg
Friday, September 18 – Full Power
- Morgan Howard-Browne – Junior 105kg
- Teagan Lindsay – Junior 52kg
Saturday, September 19 – Full Power
- Freya Weldon – Sub-Junior 84+kg
- Lilly-Jo Hampton – Sub-Junior 69+kg
- Katie Lovelady – Junior 84kg
- Kyla Williams – Junior 84+kg
- Samuel Harris – Junior 93kg
Tuesday, September 22 – Full Power
- Kerry Lindsay – Masters 2 69kg
Wednesday, September 23 – Full Power
- Cye Maddocks – Open 105kg
Friday, September 25 – Full Power
- Janet Pam – Masters 2 84kg
- Tracy Moore – Masters 1 84kg
- Lisa Grant – Masters 1 84kg
