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The inaugural '''Commonwealth Powerlifting Championships''' were held in [[Cramlington]], [[Northumberland]], [[, England]] from on the 9-11 September [[2005]].  The Championships were held at the [[Concordia Leisure Centre]].⏎
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, were a huge success. All credit to Fred McKenzie, Meet Director and Fund Raiser, and Peter Fiore, Director of Powerlifting Great Britain and their teams. 

A little short of 100 lifters from eleven nations competed. The nations at the inaugural Championships were:

* [[Image:Flag of Australia.svg|20px]] [[Australia]]
* [[Image:Flag of Canada.svg|20px]] [[Canada]]
* [[Image:Flag of England.svg|20px]] [[England]]
* [[Image:Flag of Fiji.svg|20px]] [[Fiji]]
* [[Image:Flag of India.svg|20px]] [[India]]
* [[Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg|20px]] [[New Zealand]]
* [[Image:Flag of Nigeria.svg|20px]] [[Nigeria]]
* [[Image:Flag of Northern Ireland.svg|20px]] [[Northern Ireland]]
* [[Image:Flag of Pakistan.svg|20px]] [[Pakistan]]
* [[Image:Flag of Scotland.svg|20px]] [[Scotland]]
* [[Image:Flag of South Africa.svg|20px]] [[South Africa]]
* [[Image:Flag of Wales.svg|20px]] [[Wales]]

The event was orgainised by Fred of the Hirst welfare, Ashington, NorthumberlandNigeria who nominated a team failed to show. Sri Lanka too, who were offered one all expenses paid trip by the Meet Director to a lifter as a nice gesture following the Tsunami disaster did not take up the offer. No doubt there would have been more if this meet had not clashed with the IPF Junior Worlds.

Team England, both males and females fielding the larger teams understandably took the major trophies. Trophies donated by the IPF were awarded to best male and female lifter on the Wilks formula, again, both going to England. Drug testing took place - 10 per cent of the lifters being tested. 

It is proposed that these Championships will be held every two years with Suva, Fiji hosting the next Championships in December 2007. A Commonwealth Powerlifting Federation has been formed and formal application has been accepted by the IPF. The IPF was formed with only 7 nations and now registers close to 100. One can forsee the Commonwealth Championships becoming a major attraction on the IPF calendar and increasing in numbers dramatically.

The technical team at this event was Initiation:Hybrid that consisted of:<br>
Marc Caisip on sounds and animation.<br>
Stuart Hart on lift replays and recordings.<br>
Ben Cross on Scoreboard creation and design.<br>
Marc Hunter on sounds and music score.<br>

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The logo was designed by Marc Caisip, along with other, now official, iconography.
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