Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
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Article ImagesWeightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held in the Gold Coast from April 5 to 9. The Weightlifting competition was held at the Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre. A total of eight men's and eight women's events were held.
Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | |
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Venue | Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre |
Dates | 5–9 April 2018 |
Competitors | 206 from 35 nations |
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On 7 October 2016, it was announced that seven new events for women were being added to the sport program, meaning there would be an equal number of events for men and women. This marked the first time in history that a major multi-sport event would have equality in terms of events. This included the addition of an additional female event in the weightlifting competitions.[1][2]
Competition schedule
The following is the competition schedule for the weightlifting competitions:
Date | Time | Event |
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Thursday, 5 April | 09:30 | Men's 56 kg |
14:00 | Women's 48 kg | |
18:30 | Men's 62 kg | |
Friday, 6 April | 09:30 | Women's 53 kg |
14:00 | Men's 69 kg | |
18:30 | Women's 58 kg | |
Saturday, 7 April | 09:30 | Men's 77 kg |
14:00 | Women's 63 kg | |
18:30 | Men's 85 kg | |
Sunday, 8 April | 09:30 | Women's 69 kg |
14:00 | Men's 94 kg | |
18:30 | Women's 75 kg | |
Monday, 9 April | 09:30 | Men's 105 kg |
16:00 | Women's 90 kg | |
Women's +90 kg | ||
18:30 | Men's +105 kg |
* Host nation (Australia)
Event | Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Weight | Record |
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Men's 56 kg | 5 April | Snatch | Azroy Hazalwafie | Malaysia | 117 kg | GR |
Men's 56 kg | 5 April | Total | Azroy Hazalwafie | Malaysia | 261 kg | GR |
Men's 62 kg | 5 April | Snatch | Talha Talib | Pakistan | 132 kg | GR |
Men's 94 kg | 8 April | Snatch | Boady Santavy | Canada | 168 kg | GR |
Men's 94 kg | 8 April | Clean & Jerk | Steven Kari | Papua New Guinea | 216 kg | , GR |
Men's +105 kg | 9 April | Total | David Liti | New Zealand | 403 kg | , GR |
Event | Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Weight | Record |
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Women's 48 kg | 5 April | Snatch | Saikhom Mirabai Chanu | India | 86 kg | , GR |
Women's 48 kg | 5 April | Clean & Jerk | Saikhom Mirabai Chanu | India | 110 kg | , GR |
Women's 48 kg | 5 April | Total | Saikhom Mirabai Chanu | India | 196 kg | , GR |
Women's 53 kg | 6 April | Snatch | Khumukcham Sanjita Chanu | India | 84 kg | GR |
Women's 63 kg | 7 April | Clean & Jerk | Maude Charron | Canada | 122 kg | GR |
For the first time, weightlifting athletes had to qualify for the Games. A total of 226 weightlifters (120 male and 106 women) will qualify to compete at the games. Qualification was done through multiple pathways.[3]
Participating nations
There are 35 participating associations in weightlifting with a total of 206 athletes. The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.
- Australia (16)
- Bangladesh (5)
- Barbados (2)
- Botswana (1)
- Canada (11)
- Cameroon (5)
- Cook Islands (2)
- England (12)
- Fiji (7)
- Ghana (4)
- India (16)
- Kenya (5)
- Kiribati (5)
- Lesotho (1)
- Malaysia (10)
- Malta (1)
- Mauritius (10)
- Nigeria (4)
- Northern Ireland (5)
- Nauru (10)
- New Zealand (12)
- Pakistan (5)
- Papua New Guinea (6)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1)
- Samoa (6)
- Scotland (4)
- Seychelles (3)
- Singapore (1)
- Solomon Islands (3)
- Sri Lanka (11)
- South Africa (3)
- Tonga (1)
- Tuvalu (1)
- Uganda (4)
- Wales (13)
- ^ "Level playing field for women at 2018 Commonwealth Games". The Scotsman. Edinburgh, Scotland. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- ^ McKay, Duncan (7 October 2016). "Gold Coast 2018 to offer same amount of medals for men and women after seven events added". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- ^ "Athlete Allocation System" (PDF). www.triathlon.org/. International Triathlon Union. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.