Weightlifting at the 2026 Commonwealth Games was the 20th appearance of Weightlifting at the Commonwealth Games. The weightlifting competition at the 2026 Commonwealth Games was held in Glasgow, Scotland. This was the twentieth edition since its inclusion in 1950, and the fourth staging within Scotland specifically..
The competition took place between 26 and 30 July 2026, spread across sixteen weight classes (eight per gender).
Schedule The competition schedule was as follows:
Sun 26 Mon 27 Tue 28 Wed 29 Thu 30 Men's 60 kg F 65 kg F 71 kg F 79 kg F 88 kg F 94 kg F 110 kg F +110 kg F Women's 48 kg F 53 kg F 58 kg F 63 kg F 69 kg F 77 kg F 86 kg F +86 kg F
Qualification
A total of 176 weightlifters (88 per gender) qualified to compete at the Games. Nations may earn one quota per weight class, allocated as follows:. Automatic Qualification – Host CGA (1 per event) Direct Qualification – 2025 Commonwealth Weightlifting Champions (1 per event) IWF Commonwealth Ranking List (Ranking Period: 01 June 2025 – 18 May 2026) (8 per event) Bipartite Invitation (1 per event)
Medal summary
Medal table
Medalists Men's events 60 kg 273 kg GR 264 kg 260 kg65 kg 299 kg GR 286 kg 282 kg71 kg 319 kg GR 314 kg 310 kg79 kg 331 kg GR 330 kg 325 kg88 kg 345 kg GR 338 kg 309 kg94 kg 347 kg GR 346 kg 336 kg110 kg 378 kg GR 374 kg 356 kg +110 kg 389 kg GR 388 kg 356 kg
Women's events 48 kg 190 kg GR 168 kg 167 kg53 kg 206 kg CR, GR 199 kg 178 kg58 kg 229 kg GR 215 kg 199 kg63 kg 232 kg GR 217 kg 216 kg69 kg 240 kg GR 227 kg 218 kg77 kg 237 kg GR 229 kg 224 kg86 kg 248 kg GR 239 kg 230 kg +86 kg 278 kg GR 253 kg 250 kg
Participating nations There were 35 participating Commonwealth Games Associations (CGAs) in weightlifting with a total of 168 athletes (84 men and 85 women). The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.
References
External links Results Book – Weightlifting