Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships


The Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships are an international weightlifting competition, open to countries of the Commonwealth of Nations. They are usually held every non-Commonwealth Games year under the auspices of the Commonwealth Weightlifting Federation and serve as a qualifying tournament for the Games themselves.

Editions

The championships have been staged as follows:
YearLocation
1980Cardiff, Wales
1981Auckland, New Zealand
1983Cospicua, Malta
1985Apia, Samoa
1987Canberra, Australia
1988Malta
1992Auckland, New Zealand
1995Nauru
1996Apia, Samoa
1997Wellington, New Zealand
1998Nauru
1999Melbourne, Australia
2000Nauru
2003Nukuʻalofa, Tonga
2004Cospicua, Malta
2005Melbourne, Australia
2006Apia, Samoa
2007Apia, Samoa
2008Limassol, Cyprus
2009Penang, Malaysia
2011Cape Town, South Africa
2012Apia, Samoa
2013Penang, Malaysia
2015Pune, India
2016Penang, Malaysia
2017Gold Coast, Australia
2019Apia, Samoa
2020Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021Tashkent, Uzbekistan
2023Greater Noida, India
2024Suva, Fiji
2025Ahmedabad, India