Christopher Russ
Weightlifting
| Date of Birth | 26 August 1996 |
| Place of Birth | Oxford |
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Christopher Russ will make his Commonwealth debut alongside his best friend and housemate at Glasgow 2026.
The weightlifter has multiple European and world appearances to his name for Great Britain and has had help every step of the way from Commonwealth champion Chris Murray.
The two live together, train together, and play Mario Kart together and will now head to Glasgow together as Russ looks to follow in his friend's golden footsteps.
Competing in the 88kg category, Russ admitted that he has overcome mental health struggles to reach his debut Games, making the achievement all the sweeter.
Weightlifting
Weightlifting sees the strongest athletes in the Commonwealth Games compete to raise the biggest possible weights into the air.