The 2018 GSU British Championship will be taking place on the 1st December in Harrogate.

Get your entry in here:
http://www.girevoysportunion.com/competition-entry-form/

All are welcome to compete! This is an open competition so there are no restrictions or requirements to be able to take part, you don’t have to be part of a club or organisation. All countries welcome. NB This is a one day event so entry numbers may be limited if we are over-subscribed so get your entry in soon!

ORDER OF LIFTS:
BIATHLON
LONG CYCLE
MARATHON (to run throughout the whole day).
So please plan your events carefully. We cannot accommodate changes after the registration is closed. We need to keep things fair and manageable for everyone and the event hosts.

EVENTS AVAILABLE:
Girevoy Sport Lifts:
– Biathlon (single and doubles available)
– Long cycle (Singles and doubles available)

Weights:
Women: 8kg, 12kg, 16kg, 20kg, 24kg, 28kg
Men: 16kg, 20kg, 24kg, 28kg, 32kg

Marathon (60min) & Half Marathon (30min) Lifts:
– Jerk
– Long cycle
– Snatch
– Half snatch
Weights:
Women: 12kg, 16kg, 20kg, 24kg, 28kg
Men: 16kg, 20kg, 24kg, 28kg, 32kg

NB All marathon/half marathon lifts are usually single bell with unlimited hand switches.
Double bells available on request for Jerk & Long cycle if an athlete wishes to attempt double bell marathon, however these results then won’t be part of the IKMF and the Ultimate Girevik Cup as they are single bell only. Under 13’s 15 minutes.

RANKING:
Ranking will be available at this event from:
– GSU (Long cycle, Biathlon, snatch)
– IKMF (Marathon lifts)
– Other National organisation as appropriate/allowed (for example OKSE, AKSI, SKSF etc please check with organisation for requirements)

If attempting ranking please ensure you check with the relevent organisation whether you need to video your set for verification.
GSU tables: http://www.girevoysportunion.com/ranking-tables/
IKMF tables: https://www.ikmf-world.com/ranks/
EKA tables: https://www.englishkettlebells.org/rankings/
SKSF tables: https://www.sksf.co.uk/ranking-tables
AKSI tables: https://kettlebellsportireland.wordpress.com/rankings/ranking-tables/

Girevoy Sport events:
Medals will be awarded for both Males and Females in the Junior (under 18), Open and Veteran (over 40) categories in each kettlebell weight in the weight categories (1st, 2nd, 3rd place):
Female: 58kg, 63kg, 68kg, 68+kg
Male: 73kg, 78kg, 85kg, 95kg, 95+kg
Categories with less than three people will be combined, no-one will be moved more than one category in either direction (up or down).

CHAMPIONS: overall male and female Champion Junior, Open and Veteran lifter in Biathlon and Long cycle will also be awarded a trophy.

Marathon/Half Marathon events:
1st, 2nd and 3rd place medals will be awarded for males and females in the open categories for both half and full marathon.

To qualify for IKMF international events for classes other than amateur, you will need to achieve a CMS ranking in the lift you intend to do. This can be achieved at this event with an IKMF judge or through a video submission.

Event entry costs are as follows.:
Single event:
£25 non-GSU member
£20 GSU member

Double event
£40 non-GSU member
£30 GSU member

Triple event
£50 non-GSU member
£35 GSU member

If you are not a member of the GSU and you would like to become one please follow the link below.

http://www.girevoysportunion.com

Please take the time to view the excellent information videos outlining the general rules for a GSU event and also some pointers and technical information of what is expected for each of the lifts.

GENERAL RULES:
https://youtu.be/yYy0sdNhSvI

LONG CYCLE :
https://youtu.be/1fmOsVXEgkI

JERK:
https://youtu.be/8l3-SzXOPbw

SNATCH:
https://youtu.be/ddyTn8Q9c1c

The GSU competition year drew to a close last Saturday (12th Nov) with the 2016 British Championship. Superbly hosted by BigKat in Harrogate, this was another competition marked by it’s friendly atmosphere and inclusive nature! We have been seeing the expansion of events requested by GSU members over the last year: doubles for women, junior categories, lighter bells and singles for male beginners and this competition was a showcase for this diversity in the sport.

Many of the newer faces to the kettlebell sport scene are already showing amazing progression, and the juniors already showed great skill in their first ever competition! It’s also great to see more seasoned competitors trying out the challenge of moving up kettlebell weight or trying out different events, along with those using the event as more of a de-load from the International competition season and so maybe trying a lighter weight and different pacing scheme.

With the newly collated UK records we can now track the records broken at each competition and these are listed below, however this shouldn’t take away from the achievement of every lifter taking to the platform whether it’s for the first, or fifty-first time! For full results you can check here: British Championship Results and for a full list of records see here: UK Records

The GSU can’t thank Chris Guyll, Becky Fraser, Dave Moore, Chanelle Mcgill, Nick Johnson and rest of the BigKat Fitness and Martial Arts and OKSE team enough for hosting a very smoothly run, friendly and professional competition. Thanks too to Organisation of Kettlebell Sport England for the use of their timers for the day, to everyone who helped out with judging, moving equipment and to all the sponsors including GSU’s main sponsor Wolverson Fitness.