Weightlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Qualification

Weightlifting at the
2022 Commonwealth Games
Qualification
MenWomen
55 kg49 kg
61 kg55 kg
67 kg59 kg
73 kg64 kg
81 kg71 kg
96 kg76 kg
109 kg87 kg
+109 kg+87 kg
Main article: Weightlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

There was a nominal total of 180 quota places available for weightlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games; 90 each for men and women.[1]

Rules

Each Commonwealth Games Association (CGA) is restricted to one entry per weight category, which equates to a maximum quota of sixteen qualified weightlifters. Each qualified weightlifter may contest one category only.

  • As the host CGA, England is guaranteed one quota place in all sixteen weight categories.
  • Gold medallists in eligible categories at the 2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships earned one place each.
  • Eight or nine places per category are determined by the IWF Commonwealth Ranking List (as of 28 February 2022).
  • The last place in each category is determined by a CGF/IWF Bipartite Invitation.

Timeline

Event Dates Location
2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships 7–17 December 2021 Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
IWF Commonwealth Ranking List[2][3] 1 January 2021 – 28 February 2022 Various locations

Summary

CGA Men Women Total
55 61 67 73 81 96 109 +109 49 55 59 64 71 76 87 +87
 Australia Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 11
 Bangladesh Yes Yes Yes Yes 4
 Botswana Yes 1
 Brunei Yes 1
 Cameroon Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 5
 Canada Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 14
 Cook Islands Yes 1
 Cyprus Yes 1
 England Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 15
 Fiji Yes Yes 2
 Ghana Yes Yes 2
 Gibraltar Yes 1
 India Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 15
 Jamaica Yes Yes Yes Yes 4
 Kenya Yes Yes Yes 3
 Kiribati Yes 1
 Lesotho Yes 1
 Malaysia Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 7
 Malta Yes Yes Yes Yes 4
 Mauritius Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 6
 Nauru Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 7
 New Zealand Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 7
 Nigeria Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 9
 Niue Yes 1
 Northern Ireland Yes Yes 2
 Pakistan Yes Yes Yes 3
 Papua New Guinea Yes Yes 2
 Samoa Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 6
 Scotland Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 5
 Seychelles Yes Yes 2
 Singapore Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 6
 Solomon Islands Yes Yes 2
 Sri Lanka Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 10
 South Africa Yes Yes Yes Yes 4
 Tonga Yes Yes 2
 Uganda Yes Yes Yes 3
 Vanuatu Yes 1
 Wales Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 7
TOTAL: 38 CGAs 11 10 10 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 11 11 11 178

Men's events

55 kg

Means of qualification Quotas Qualified
Host Nation 1  Ben Hickling (ENG)
2021 Commonwealth Championships 1  Aniq Kasdan (MAS)
IWF Commonwealth Rankings 8  Sanket Sargar (IND)
 Sharjeel Butt (PAK)[a]
 Dilanka Isuru Kumara (SRI)
 Davis Niyoyita (UGA)
 Ashikur Rahman Taj (BAN)
 David Mok Pingwei (SGP)
 Kgotla Kgaswane (BOT)
 Benjamin Ochoma (KEN)
 Willem Emile (MRI)
Bipartite Invitation 1  Philip Masi (SOL)
TOTAL 11

61 kg

Means of qualification Quotas Qualified
Host Nation 0
2021 Commonwealth Championships 1  Aznil Bidin (MAS)
IWF Commonwealth Rankings 8  Morea Baru (PNG)
 Gururaja Poojary (IND)
 Thilanka Palangasinghe (SRI)
 Emmanuel Appah (NGR)
 Youri Simard (CAN)
 Abubakar Ghani (PAK)[b]
 Davis Niyoyita (UGA)[c]
 Nashrul Abu Bakar (BRU)
 Ben Foggo (WAL)[d]
 Shadrack Cain (NRU)
 Mubarak Kivumbi (UGA)
Bipartite Invitation 1  Thapelo Sebota (LES)
TOTAL 10

67 kg

Means of qualification Quotas Qualified
Host Nation 1  Jaswant Shergill (ENG)
2021 Commonwealth Championships 1  Jeremy Lalrinnunga (IND)
IWF Commonwealth Rankings 7  Talha Talib (PAK)[b]
 Edidiong Joseph Umoafia (NGR)
 Vaipava Ioane (SAM)
 Chaturanga Lakmal (SRI)
 Craig Carfray (SCO)
 Ruben Katoatau (KIR)
 Kester Loy (SGP)
 Ditto Ika (NRU)
Bipartite Invitation 1  Marc Jonathan Coret (MRI)
TOTAL 10

73 kg

Means of qualification Quotas Qualified
Host Nation 1  Jack Oliver (ENG)
2021 Commonwealth Championships 1  Achinta Sheuli (IND)
IWF Commonwealth Rankings 9  Erry Hidayat (MAS)
 John Tafi (SAM)
 Shad Darsigny (CAN)
 Brandon Wakeling (AUS)
 Vester Villalon (NZL)
 Ezekiel Moses (NRU)
 Indika Dissanayake (SRI)
 Michael Farmer (WAL)
 Jon-Antohein Phillips (RSA)
Bipartite Invitation 1  Anthony Libasia (KEN)
TOTAL 12

81 kg

Means of qualification Quotas Qualified
Host Nation 1  Chris Murray (ENG)
2021 Commonwealth Championships 1  Ajay Singh (IND)
IWF Commonwealth Rankings 9  Nicolas Vachon (CAN)
 Kyle Bruce (AUS)
 Cameron McTaggart (NZL)
 Haider Ali (PAK)
 Michel Ngongang (CMR)
 Chinthana Vidanage (SRI)
 Nasir Roslan (MAS)
 Jason Epton (SCO)
 Lim Kang Yin (SGP)
Bipartite Invitation 1  Omarie Mears (JAM)
TOTAL 12

96 kg

Means of qualification Quotas Qualified
Host Nation 1  Cyrille Tchatchet (ENG)
2021 Commonwealth Championships 1  Boady Santavy (CAN)
IWF Commonwealth Rankings 8  Don Opeloge (SAM)
 Antonis Martasidis (CYP)
 Vikas Thakur (IND)
 Ridge Barredo (AUS)
 Forrester Osei (GHA)
 Cédric Coret (MRI)
 Denis Essama Owona (CMR)
 Ruben Burger (RSA)
Bipartite Invitation 1  Taniela Rainibogi (FIJ)
TOTAL 11

109 kg

Means of qualification Quotas Qualified
Host Nation 1  Andrew Griffiths (ENG)
2021 Commonwealth Championships 1  Junior Ngadja Nyabeyeu (CMR)
IWF Commonwealth Rankings 8  Jack Opeloge (SAM)
 Lovepreet Singh (IND)
 Pierre-Alexandre Besette (CAN)
 Jackson Roberts-Young (AUS)
 Hafiz Shamsuddin (MAS)
 Koale Junior Tasi Taala (NZL)
 Jordan Sakkas (WAL)
 Hanzala Dastigir Butt (PAK)
Bipartite Invitation 1  Sio Pomelile (TGA)
TOTAL 11

+109 kg

Means of qualification Quotas Qualified
Host Nation 1  Gordon Shaw (ENG)
2021 Commonwealth Championships 1  David Liti (NZL)
IWF Commonwealth Rankings 8  Nooh Dastgir Butt (PAK)
 Gurdeep Singh (IND)
 Quinn Everett (CAN)
 Suamili Nanai (AUS)
 Petelo Lautusi (SAM)
 Ushan Charuka (SRI)
 Joseph Walton (WAL)[d]
 Nathan Morris (RSA)
 Godfrey Baligeya (UGA)
Bipartite Invitation 1  Giovanni Toimata (NIU)
TOTAL 11

Women's events

49 kg

Means of qualification Quotas Qualified
Host Nation 1  Noorin Gulam (ENG)
2021 Commonwealth Championships 1  Stella Kingsley (NGR)
IWF Commonwealth Rankings 8  Saikhom Mirabai Chanu (IND)
 Dika Toua (PNG)
 Roilya Ranaivosoa (MRI)
 Hannah Kaminski (CAN)
 Tenishia Thornton (MLT)[c]
 Hannah Powell (WAL)
 Srimali Samarakoon (SRI)
 Lisa Tobias (SCO)[d]
 Winnifred Ntumi (GHA)
 Marja Akter Ekra (BAN)
Bipartite Invitation 1  Chan Ying Ying (SGP)
TOTAL 11

55 kg

Means of qualification Quotas Qualified
Host Nation 1  Fraer Morrow (ENG)
2021 Commonwealth Championships 1  Adijat Olarinoye (NGR)
IWF Commonwealth Rankings 8  Bindyarani Devi (IND)
 Catrin Jones (WAL)
 Jenly Tegu Wini (SOL)
 Rachel Leblanc-Bazinet (CAN)
 Jessica Sewastenko (AUS)[d]
 Jodey Hughes (SCO)
 Elly Cascandra Englebert (MAS)
 Tenishia Thornton (MLT)[c]
 Chamari Warnakulasuriya (SRI)
 My-Only Stephen (NRU)
Bipartite Invitation 1  Sky Norris (JAM)
TOTAL 11

59 kg

Means of qualification Quotas Qualified
Host Nation 1  Jessica Gordon-Brown (ENG)
2021 Commonwealth Championships 1  Rafiatu Folashade Lawal (NGR)
IWF Commonwealth Rankings 8  Tali Darsigny (CAN)
 Bindyarani Devi (IND)[c]
 Brenna Kean (AUS)
 Popy Hazarika (IND)
 Clementina Agricole (SEY)
 Hannah Crymle (NIR)
 Anneke Spies (RSA)
 Marcetta Marlyne Marcus (MAS)
 Tenishia Thornton (MLT)
Bipartite Invitation 1  Sarah Ang (SGP)
TOTAL 11

64 kg

Means of qualification Quotas Qualified
Host Nation 1  Zoe Smith (ENG)
2021 Commonwealth Championships 1  Sarah Cochrane (AUS)
IWF Commonwealth Rankings 9  Maude Charron (CAN)
 Islamiyat Yusuf (NGR)
 Popy Hazarika (IND)[c]
 Emma McIntyre (NZL)
 Yasmin Zammit Stevens (MLT)
 Christie-Marie Williams (WAL)
 Caroline Doyle (NIR)
 Mabia Akter (BAN)
 Lesley Brown (SCO)[d]
 Nicole Heng (SGP)
 Bernice Detudamo (NRU)
 Arshika Vijayabaskar (SRI)
Bipartite Invitation 1  Rachael Achieng (KEN)
TOTAL 12

71 kg

Means of qualification Quotas Qualified
Host Nation 1  Sarah Davies (ENG)
2021 Commonwealth Championships 1  Joy Ogbonne Eze (NGR)
IWF Commonwealth Rankings 9  Kiana Elliott (AUS)
 Alexis Ashworth (CAN)
 Harjinder Kaur (IND)
 Faye Pittman (WAL)
 Nancy Genzel Abouke (NRU)
 Megan Signal (NZL)
 Yasmin Zammit Stevens (MLT)[c]
 Alice Aitchison (SCO)
 Roberta Tabone (MLT)
 Ketty Lent (MRI)
Bipartite Invitation 1  Holly O'Shea (GIB)
TOTAL 12

76 kg

Means of qualification Quotas Qualified
Host Nation 1  Deborah Alawode (ENG)
2021 Commonwealth Championships 1  Maya Laylor (CAN)
IWF Commonwealth Rankings 8  Punam Yadav (IND)
 Jeanne Gaëlle Eyenga (CMR)
 Liadi Taiwo (NGR)
 Ebony Gorincu (AUS)
 Nancy Genzel Abouke (NRU)[c]
 Agata Herbert (SCO)
 Amy Salt (WAL)
 Renee Baarspul (NZL)[d]
 Maximina Uepa (NRU)
 Niamh Menary (NIR)[d]
 Monira Kazi (BAN)
Bipartite Invitation 1  Chloe Whylie (JAM)
TOTAL 11

87 kg

Means of qualification Quotas Qualified
Host Nation 1  Emily Sweeney (ENG)
2021 Commonwealth Championships 1  Kristel Ngarlem (CAN)
IWF Commonwealth Rankings 8  Eileen Cikamatana (AUS)
 Clementine Meukeugni (CMR)
 Hayley Whiting (NZL)
 Mary Osijo (NGR)
 Bannur Natesh Usha (IND)
 Chathurika Priyanthi (SRI)
 Sientje Henderson (JAM)
 Imoasina Pelenato (SAM)[d]
 Romantha Larue (SEY)
Bipartite Invitation 1  Ajah Pritchard-Lolo (VAN)
TOTAL 11

+87 kg

Means of qualification Quotas Qualified
Host Nation 1  Emily Campbell (ENG)
2021 Commonwealth Championships 1  Purnima Pandey (IND)
IWF Commonwealth Rankings 8  Feagaiga Stowers (SAM)
 Charisma Amoe-Tarrant (AUS)
 Kuinini Manumua (TGA)
 Emma Friesen (CAN)
 Manine Lynch (COK)
 Miniah Summerell (NZL)[d]
 Trimalee Haputenne (SRI)
 Helen Seipua (FIJ)
 Rebecca Gilbert (NIR)[d]
 Alison Sunee (MRI)
Bipartite Invitation 1  Elisia Scicluna (MLT)
TOTAL 11
Notes
  1. ^ Removed from the list following his suspension for an anti-doping whereabouts violation.[4]
  2. ^ a b Removed from the list following his suspension for failing an anti-doping test.[4]
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Selected a different weight category in which they also qualified.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Quota place not accepted by their CGA.

References

  1. ^ "Athlete Allocation System | Weightlifting" (PDF). Commonwealth Sport / IWF. 22 February 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  2. ^ IWF COMMONWEALTH RANKING LIST - 2022 COMMONWEALTH GAMES QUALIFYING (PDF). IWF. 9 March 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  3. ^ RANKING LIST / FINAL AS AT 30 MARCH 2022 (XLSX). IWF. 31 March 2022. Archived from the original on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  4. ^ a b Oliver, Brian (28 April 2022). "Birmingham-bound athletes among Pakistan weightlifters charged with doping offences". Inside the Games. Dunsar Media. Archived from the original on 29 April 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.