THIS GIRL CAN - Special Olympic Lifting event

Thursday, 09 November 2017

Brookes Sport is hosting a special event for THIS GIRL CAN week

On Monday 20th November, Brookes Sport will be hosting a FREE women’s Olympic Weightlifting session as part of BUCS’ THIS GIRL CAN week supported by Sport England.

The session will offer female students and staff at Oxford Brookes - of any ability - Olympic Lifting training by our own Strength and Conditioning coaches, as well as a special guest coach, British Olympian and Commonwealth Champion, Zoe Smith.

The hands on training will cover each aspect of Olympic Lifting, and as well as having the chance to meet and chat with Zoe, she will also be talking to the group about how she got into the sport and what it’s like being a woman in elite competition.

The session will run from 6pm until 8:30pm, and takes place at the Performance Sport Gym (RG06) next to Brookes Restaurant.

Bookings can be made by contacting reception at Oxford Brookes University Centre for Sport. Spaces are extremely limited and allocated on a first come, first serve basis so please book your spot as soon as possible!