CrossFit Rocked will be hosting the 2019 Manitoba Open on Saturday, October 5,
in Brandon, Manitoba.
Registration deadline is September 27, 2019.
The MWA would like to wish the best of luck to all the athletes who will be competing in the 2019 World Masters Weightlifting Championship, from August 16 to 24, in Montréal, Quebec.
The event will be live-streamed on YouTube. Visit montrealmasters2019.com for more information and to view the full competition schedule.
Susanne Dandenault will be inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame
Posted: July 8, 2019 in MWA
The Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame class of 2019 (photo: @Jeff_Hnatiuk)
We would like to congratulate former MWA President, Susanne Dandenault, on on being part of the induction class of 2019 with the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame!
Sue joined the national team in 1998 and competed in five World Championships, two Pan Am Games, a Commonwealth Games, was an alternate at the 2004 Olympics and is a nine-time national champion (1997-2005). She still holds the Canadian records for snatch (105kg), clean & jerk (136kg) and total (237kg) in the +87kg category.
She will be inducted along with six other individuals and one team dynasty on November 2, 2019.
Riley Boyd (Dakota Weightlifting Club) and Kira Putnam (Hercules Weightlifting Club) will be representing Manitoba at the 2019 Canadian Senior Weightlifting Championships on May 18 and 19 in La Prairie, Québec.
The event will be livestreamed on the Fédération d’Haltérophilie du Québec’s Youtube and Facebook pages.
Our AGM will be on Wednesday, September 18 @ 7 pm
Canada Games Sport for Life Centre
(Conference Room B)
145 Pacific Ave
Winnipeg
The following executive positions are up for election:
VP Technical
VP Administration
If you are interested in any of these positions, please submit nominations to info@mbweightlifting.net
Coaching Manitoba has released it’s NCCP course schedule for April to June 2019.
- Coaching and Leading Effectively – April 5 & 6
- Making Ethical Decisions – April 7
- Manage a Sport Program – April 14
- Performance Planning – April 26 & 27
- *Making Ethical Decisions – April 28 ONLINE CLASSROOM
- Prevention and Recovery – May 1 & 2
- Making Ethical Decisions – May 22
- Psychology of Performance – May 28 & 29
- Leading Drug-Free Sport – June 2
All courses will be held in Winnipeg. For more information or to register, visit the Coaching Association of Canada’s website or contact Hailey Unger at 204-925-5913 or hailey.unger@sportmanitoba.ca
The Hercules Weightlifting Club will be hosting a Competition Development (formerly NCCP 2) workshop on the weekend of June 1-2, 2019. All MWA members are welcome to attend.
For more information or to sign up, please contact sean.mazur@me.com
On March 30th, 35 athletes competed in the 2019 CrossFit Winnipeg Open and Manitoba Masters Championships, hosted by the Dakota Weightlifting Club.
Congratulations to the best Masters lifters of the competition, Cat Horbatiuk and Doug Sinclair.
