Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
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| Venue | Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre |
| Dates | 5–9 April 2018 |
| Competitors | 226 |
Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games is scheduled to be held in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 5 to 9. The Weightlifting competition will be held at the Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre. A total of eight men's and eight women's events are scheduled to be held along with a total of 226 athletes.
On 7 October 2016, it was announced seven new events for women were added to the sport program, meaning there will be an equal number of events for men and women. This marks the first time in history that a major multi-sport event will have equality in terms of events. This included the addition of an additional female event in the weightlifting competitions.
The following is the competition schedule for the Weightlifting competitions:
For the first time, weightlifting athletes had to qualify for the Games. A total of 226 weightlifters (120 male and 106 women) will qualify to compete at the games. Qualification was done through multiple pathways.
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