Weightlifting participation overview
Weightlifting is the 29th most popular participation sport for women.
Around 13,000 women take part in weightlifting at least once every four weeks; whilst 6,500 take part on a weekly basis.
About 12 times as many men as women take part in weightlifting each week.
There has been a significant decline over the last year in the number of women taking part in weightlifting each week.
Monthly participation has also significantly declined.
