Fire Forged Athletics

14/05/2026

From the platform in Samoa to the history books — sn**ches bronze🥉and battles to fifth 5️⃣ at the 2026 Youth & Junior Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships! Two young lions representing FFA, the Free State and South Africa 🇿🇦 with heart and heavy lifts.
Proud of these athletes — the future looks strong! 🇼🇸 🏋🏻‍♀️🏋🏻‍♂️

🚨 ATTENTION 🚨
If you are looking to start the epic sport of weightlifting or just want to add a few extra kilos to your lifts OR you feel you have what it takes to represent the Free State/South African, send us a message to book a one week FREE trial at Fire Forged Athletics to see if Olympic Weightlifting if for you!

06/05/2026

Better late than never!
Some photos of the first official FFA Invitational. What a great competition. All the athletes who participated brought their A-Game. Thanks to the officials who came a long wat to make the day a huge success. Thanks to all the amazing athletes who competed and to everyone who supported the day! And thank you to Tian from for these absolutely incredible action photos.
Looking forward to the next one!

28/04/2026

Good luck to these two superstars competing at the 2026 Youth & Junior Commonwealth Championships! All the blood sweat and yes, some tears have finally paid off! Consistent hard work and dedication will always be rewarded!

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27/04/2026

Good luck to our two FFA athletes competing at the Commonwealth Championships on Wednesday. You can watch them live on the Oceania Weightlifting Federation’s Youtube channel.

23/04/2026

02/04/2026

Congratulations to our Junior Weightlifters who will be representing South Africa at the 2026 Youth & Junior Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in Samoa.

If you would like to get those Sn**ch and Clean & Jerk numbers up, get in touch with us. Antony Swanepoel is a Internationally Certified Weightlifting Coach with years of experience on and off the platform.

WATCH: Bloemfontein weightlifting athletes have been selected to represent South Africa at the Commonwealth Junior and Youth Championships in Samoa. Now they’re calling on community support to help fund their journey and turn their international dreams into reality.

Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/AggJYYESnZY?si=-Ora36cTwQQcGU99

Read more: https://www.bloemfonteincourant.co.za/two-locals-selected-to-represent-sa-in-samoa/

16/03/2026

These two juniors are ready to hoist SA’s flag high in Samoa—April 25th kicks off! 🇿🇦💪




But they need us. One ticket buys epic prizes (biltong hampers, braai kits, canvas prints—yes please) AND gets them there.

https://easyraffle.online/en-ZA/WaemaEgVjmrL?u=62418

Drop R100, tag your crew, let’s send ’em flying. Link in bio—go big or go home! 🌴🏋️‍♂️🏋️‍♀️

04/03/2026

Time to lift🏋🏼‍♀️, sweat😅 and dominate👑
The FFA Invitational lands April 18th! Entries open on the 9th of March. 🗓️
Enter here: 👇

https://portal.saweightlifting.co.za/login_membership.html

First weigh-ins at 7 a.m. sharp. 🕖
Bring your PRs, not excuses. 😎
Here’s the hook:🪝
Top male and female lifter of the day each snag a free invite to next year’s showdown and R2000 cash EACH!💰
Who’s ready to earn it? 💪🔥
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25/11/2025

We believe in Good Form 🙌🏽💪🏽

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15/11/2025

Introducing your 2025 Free State Weightlifting team, lifting out of . They will be representing the Free State on 28-29 November at the South African Weightlifting Championships.


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