June 17th, 2025World Kettlebell Championship wins

Daylesford Integrate Fitness owner Beth Whiting, left, and above right, has come away from the World Kettlebell Sport Federation World Championships with gold and silver in the elite class.
The championships were held in Italy from June 5 to June 8.
Posting on social media, Beth said it had been “a huge weekend filled with amazing lifting and wonderful humans”.
“By far my highlight of the championships was being here as a coach and watching Shirlene Nevill, (above left), lift. I was beyond proud to watch her step onto the platform. The competition was absolutely fierce in her division this year and Shirlene definitely held her own, performing flawless reps.
“My goal for years has been to qualify for the Elite class. I was absolutely honoured to step up and lift beside the finest lifters in the world. Particularly in the elite female relay – what an experience. I came away with a silver and gold in the Elite class so pretty happy with that.”
Shirlene came fourth in each of her three lifts including in the Masters One-Arm Long Cycle (10-minutes) and in the Masters Military Snatch. She said watching Beth, her coach, compete at an Elite level was awe-inspiring and motivating.

Beth thanked the team at Girevoy Sport Australia, the home of Kettlebell Sport Australia and her coach Shannon Pigdon “for always believing in me”.
In 2023, Beth returned from the World Kettlebell Sport Federation championships in Hungary with three gold medals, one silver and two bronze.
Beth says being good at kettlebells is all about a combination of mental and physical resilience and the ability to keep going, no matter how tough that going gets.
The kettlebell itself is a hollow ball of iron with a handle made of iron, weighing from eight kilograms to 50kg. They are all the same size with the same handle, just the weight and colour vary.
Competitions include single and double lifts and range from 10 minutes to half marathons of 30 minutes and full marathons of 60 minutes. The competitor’s weight, the weight of the kettlebell and repetitions completed all come into the equation.
Beth runs fitness classes – and kettlebell training – for all abilities and ages at Integrate Fitness, a purpose-designed space off East Street, Daylesford.
Words: Donna Kelly | Images: @integratefitnesspt