The Men's 60 kg weightlifting event at the 2026 Commonwealth Games will take place at the SEC Armadillo, Glasgow on 26 July 2026Glasgow2026 Timetable - Weightlifting. Malaysia's Aniq Kasdan won the gold medal ahead of Rishikanta Chanambam from India who took silver with Joshua Amunga Mboya of Kenya claiming the bronze.
Qualification
The following lifters qualified in the Men's 60 kg class:
Schedule All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1) DateTimeRound26 July 202609:00Final
Competition
The lightest weight class at the 2026 Games, the 60 kg limit is 5 kg heavier than the corresponding class at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, (and is only 1 kg lighter than the second class in Birmingham, the 61 kg class). The gold medalist from the 55 kg event in Birmingham, Malaysia's Aniq Kasdan, returned to 'defend' his title at the new lowest weight, and was successful, breaking the Games record in the clean and jerk and total categories.
RankAthleteBodyweight (kg)Snatch (kg)Clean & Jerk (kg)Total123Result123Result116119121121145149152152 GR273 GR116119121121 GR1431481511432641081101151151361401451452604105105109109135144152135244510110510510113213213713223369095989812112612712722579598989511812312612622181001031051001101171251172179105105105105135135135 -NM10100100100100130 - - -NM -85909085 - - - -DNF
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