Weightlifting
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Weightlifting was first in the Commonwealth Games program in Auckland in 1950 and has been on every program since. Women competed for the first time in the 2002 Games.
The governing body for Weightlifting in Australia is the Australian Weightlifting Federation.
Latest Weightlifting News
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Glasgow to welcome Commonwealth in 2026
October 22, 2024The Australian Commonwealth Games Team is Glasgow bound on 23 July – 2 August 2026.
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Commonwealth Games medallists to lead weightlifters selected for Paris 2024
June 3, 2024Weightlifters Eileen Cikamantan, Jacqueline Nichele and Kyle Bruce have been selected in the Australian Olympic Team for Paris, with the trio named at the Victorian Weightlifting Stadium over the weekend.
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National Reconciliation Week: Adding to a Rich History
May 30, 2024Australia has a strong and proud history of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders athletes competing in sport, including at the Commonwealth Games, with our athletes creating some of the most iconic moments in sporting history.
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Kickstarting greatness: How the Melbourne 2006 Games Turned Aussie Young Guns into Superstars
March 26, 2024For some, the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games was symbolised by certain moments. Some of Australia’s greatest Commonwealth Games athletes began their journey at the 2006 Games. Let’s take a look back at the early days of a few of them.
