Help Isobel represent GB on the World Stage

Hi, my name is Isobel David and I am so thrilled to share that I have been selected to represent Great Britain on the international stage in September. The World Junior and Sub-Junior Powerlifting Championships will be taking place in Malta this year and due to the lack of funding in the sport I need some help covering the cost of travel, accomodation and kit fees, I will be taking on extra shifts at work to help cover the cost but any extra help is highly appreciated.

In short, powerlifting saved my life; I have an unusual story of how I got into powerlifting and within the year that I have been training, I've placed first at Nationals and won best sub-junior female all-round. I have always been an athletic child and competed at regional level with my gymnastics club for many years however I got very ill and was diagnosed with anorexia in 2021 which meant I had to give up gymnastics. I was heartbroken and felt like a piece of me was missing, like I was never going to love something as much as I had adored gymnastics and my team. It wasn't until 2022 that I was allowed to exercise again properly to the intensity I had done before. By joining my local leisure centre gym I quickly met people who taught me the basics of strength training, this was the beginning of a series of events that led me to my coach and my love for powerlifting. If you know me personally, you know I spend every spare second of my day in the gym training. Powerlifting helped me regain my spark, I am so honoured to be able to do what I love most and represent my country at the same time (little old Isobel would be over the moon we finally get to wear a GB kit)