Weightlifting was contested by both men and women at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar from December 2 to December 6, 2006. There are seven weight categories for the women and eight for the men. All competition took place at the Banquet Hall, Al-Dana Club.
Weightlifting is one of the sports at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games competition. It has been a Commonwealth Games sport since 1950. It is a core sport and must be included in the sporting programme of each edition of the Games.
The men's 62 kg weightlifting event was the second lightest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 62 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on 5 October, but was divided in two parts due to the number of competitors. Group B weightlifters competed at 10:30, and Group A, at 14:00. This event was the third weightlifting event to conclude. The event took place at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi.
The women's 53 kg weightlifting event was the second lightest women's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 53 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on 5 October at 18:30. This event was the fourth weightlifting event to conclude. The event took place at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi.
The men's 69 kg weightlifting event was the third lightest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 69 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on 6 October, but was divided in two parts due to the number of competitors. Group B weightlifters competed at 10:30, and Group A, at 18:30. This event was the fifth weightlifting event to conclude. The event took place at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi.
The women's 58 kg weightlifting event was the second-lightest women's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 58 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on 6 October at 14:00. This event was the sixth weightlifting event to conclude. The event took place at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi.
The women's 63 kg weightlifting event was an event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 63 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on 7 October at 18:30. The event took place at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi.
The Men's 77 kg weightlifting event was an event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 77 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on 7 October at 14:00. The event took place at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi.
The Men's 85 kg weightlifting event was an event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 85 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on 8 October at 18:30. The event took place at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi.
The women's 69 kg weightlifting event was an event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 69 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on 8 October at 14:00. The event took place at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi.
The Men's 94 kg weightlifting event was an event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 94 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on 9 October at 14:00. The event took place at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi.
The women's 75 kg weightlifting event was an event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 75 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on 9 October at 18:30. The event took place at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi.
The women's +75 kg weightlifting event was an event at the weightlifting competition. The whole competition took place on 10 October at 14:00. The event took place at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi.
The Men's 105 kg weightlifting event was an event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 105 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on 10 October at 18:30. The event took place at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi.
The Men's +105 kg weightlifting event was an event at the weightlifting competition. The whole competition took place on 11 October at 18:30. The event took place at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi.
The Women's Open bench press weightlifting event was an event at the weightlifting competition The whole competition took place on 12 October at 14:00. The event took place at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi.
The Men's Open bench press weightlifting event was an event at the weightlifting competition The whole competition took place on 12 October at 16:50. The event took place at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi.
The men's 105 kg weightlifting event was the second-heaviest men's event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, limiting competitors to a maximum of 105 kilograms of body mass. The competition took place on 30 July at 7:30 pm. The event took place at the Clyde Auditorium. By winning the gold medal, David Katoatau became the first medalist from Kiribati at the Commonwealth Games.
Lou Guinares is a New Zealand male weightlifter, competing in the 56 kg category and representing New Zealand at international competitions. He participated at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the 56 kg event and at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the 56 kg event.
The Men's 56 kg weightlifting event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games took place at the Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre on 5 April 2018.
