2010 Commonwealth Games, 2010, Weightlifting

Weightlifting became popular during the conclusion of the nineteenth century. It has been recognized as a core sport at the Commonwealth Games. It made its first appearance at the Commonwealth Games of 1950 at Auckland. Weightlifting was one of the major events of the 2010 Commonwealth Games in India. This year the competition of weightlifting was really a treat to watch for the spectators since some of the best lifters from across the globe had participated in the event.

There will be in total 8 categories of weight for men and 7 categories of weight for women, at the weightlifting event of 2010 Commonwealth Games. These categories are as given below.

Men's Events

• Men's 56 Kg
• Men's 62 Kg
• Men's 69 Kg
• Men's 77 Kg
• Men's 85 Kg
• Men's 94 Kg
• Men's 105 Kg
• Men's + 150 Kg

Women's Events

• Women's 48 Kg
• Women's 53 Kg
• Women's 58 Kg
• Women's 63 Kg
• Women's 69 Kg
• Women's 75 Kg
• Women's + 75 Kg

Apart from these events there was also one "Men's EAD Powerlifting" event which included all the other weight events. In every weight category, the players were given 3 chances to complete "snatch and clean" as well as "jerk lifts". The final position of the players was determined by the player's performance in both the movements together.

There were 8 gold, 8 silver and 8 bronze medals for men and 7 silver and 7 bronze medals for the women. 2 lifters were allowed to participate for one particular weight division. The maximum numbers of players who could enter the weightlifting championship were 8 players for men and 7 players for women.

J.N. Sports Complex, Delhi played host to the weightlifting sport event while the training venue was Games Village. The event was scheduled to take place from 4th to 12th October, 2010. There were also "Para - Powerlifting Events" for the disabled athletes.

Below is a list of the winners of the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Weightlifting

Event	Men	Position	Country
105kg	Niusila Opeloge	1 - Gold	Samoa
10 m Air Rifle	Amirul Hamizan Ibrahim	1 - Gold	Malaysia
62kg	Aricco Jumitih	1 - Gold	Malaysia
69kg	Ravi Kumar Katulu	1 - Gold	India
77kg	Yukio Peter	1 - Gold	Nauru
94kg	Faavae Faauliuli	1 - Gold	Samoa
+ 105kg	Damon Joseph Kelly	1 - Gold	Australia
Bench Press Para Sport Position	Adesokan YAKUBU	1 - Gold	Nigeria

Event	Women	Position	Country
48 kg	Augustina Nkem Nwaokolo	1 - Gold	Nigeria
53 kg	Marilou Dozois-Prevost	1 - Gold	Canada
58 kg	Renu Bala Chanu Yumnam	1 - Gold	India
63 kg	Obioma Agatha Okoli	1 - Gold	Nigeria
69 kg	Christine Girard	1 - Gold	Canada
75 kg	Hadiza Zakari	1 - Gold	Nigeria
+ 75kg	Ele Opeloge	1 - Gold	Samoa
Bench Press Para Sport Position	Esther Oyema	1 - Gold	Nigeria

Last Updated on : 26 October 2010