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Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

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Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
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Weightlifting 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.

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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]

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Competition schedule

The following is the competition schedule for the weightlifting competitions:

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Medal table

  *   Host nation (Australia)

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Medalists

Men's events

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Women's events

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Records

Men's

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Women's

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Qualification

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.

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References

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