The Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships are an international weightlifting competition, open to countries of the Commonwealth of Nations. [1] They are usually held every non-Commonwealth Games year under the auspices of the Commonwealth Weightlifting Federation (often combined with associated continental championships) and serve as a qualifying tournament for the Games themselves.
The championships have been staged as follows: [2] [3]
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Year | Location |
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1980 | Cardiff, Wales |
1981 | Auckland, New Zealand |
1983 | Cospicua, Malta |
1985 | Apia, Western Samoa |
1987 | Canberra, Australia |
1988 | Malta |
1992 | Auckland, New Zealand |
1995 | Nauru |
1996 | Apia, Western Samoa |
1997 | Wellington, New Zealand |
1998 | Nauru |
1999 | Melbourne, Australia |
2000 | Nauru |
2003 | Nukuʻalofa, Tonga |
2004 | Cospicua, Malta |
2005 | Melbourne, Australia |
2006 | Apia, Samoa |
2007 | Apia, Samoa |
2008 | Limassol, Cyprus |
2009 | Penang, Malaysia |
2011 | Cape Town, South Africa |
2012 | Apia, Samoa |
2013 | Penang, Malaysia |
2015 | Pune, India |
2016 | Penang, Malaysia |
2017 | Gold Coast, Australia |
2019 | Apia, Samoa |
2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic [4] |
2021 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
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