The Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships are an international weightlifting competition, open to countries of the Commonwealth of Nations.[1] They are usually held every non-Commonwealth Games year under the auspices of the Commonwealth Weightlifting Federation (often combined with associated continental championships) and serve as a qualifying tournament for the Games themselves.
Editions
The championships have been staged as follows:[2][3]
Year | Location |
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1980 | Cardiff, Wales |
1981 | Auckland, New Zealand |
1983 | Cospicua, Malta |
1985 | Apia, Western Samoa |
1987 | Canberra, Australia |
1988 | Malta |
1992 | Auckland, New Zealand |
1995 | Nauru |
1996 | Apia, Western Samoa |
1997 | Wellington, New Zealand |
1998 | Nauru |
1999 | Melbourne, Australia |
2000 | Nauru |
2003 | Nukuʻalofa, Tonga |
2004 | Cospicua, Malta |
2005 | Melbourne, Australia |
2006 | Apia, Samoa |
2007 | Apia, Samoa |
2008 | Limassol, Cyprus |
2009 | Penang, Malaysia |
2011 | Cape Town, South Africa |
2012 | Apia, Samoa |
2013 | Penang, Malaysia |
2015 | Pune, India |
2016 | Penang, Malaysia |
2017 | Gold Coast, Australia |
2019 | Apia, Samoa |
2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[4] |
2021 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
2023 | Greater Noida, India |
References
- ↑ "Welcome". Commonwealth Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ↑ "TEAM ENGLAND COMMONWEALTH CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS". England Weight Lifting. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ↑ "25 Years of Weightlifting in Nauru". Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ↑ Coffa, Paul (14 March 2020). "2020 Oceania and Commonwealth Championships - Postponed". Oceania Weightlifting. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
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