There was a total of 176 quota places available for weightlifting at the 2026 Commonwealth Games; 88 each for men and women. The following summarizes the qualified athletes per event.
Qualification system A total of 176 weightlifters (88 per gender) qualify to compete at the Games. Nations may earn one quota per weight class, allocated as follows: Automatic Qualification – Host CGA (1 per event) Direct Qualification – 2025 Commonwealth Weightlifting Champions (1 per event) IWF Commonwealth Ranking List (Ranking Period: 01 June 2025 – 18 May 2026) (8 per event) Bipartite Invitation (1 per event)
Timeline Event Dates Location 2025 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships 24–30 August 2025 Ahmedabad, India IWF Commonwealth Ranking List 1 June 2025 – 18 May 2026 Various locations
Summary CGAMenWomenTotal 60 65 71 79 88 94 110 +110 48 53 58 63 69 77 86 +86 12 1 1 2 13 1 2 15 2 1 15 1 2 2 9 3 2 4 7 10 4 3 7 9 3 1 6 5 1 1 1 2 6 TOTAL: 33 CGAs 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 176
Men's events 60 kg
Means of qualification Quotas Qualified Host Nation 1 0* 2025 Commonwealth Championships1 IWF Commonwealth Rankings 8 9 Bipartite Invitation 1 TOTAL 11 * Hosts Scotland declined their automatic entry in this weight class.
65 kg
Means of qualification Quotas Qualified Host Nation 1 0 2025 Commonwealth Championships1 IWF Commonwealth Rankings 8 9 Bipartite Invitation 1 TOTAL 11 Hosts Scotland declined their automatic entry in this weight class.
71 kg
Means of qualification Quotas Qualified Host Nation 1 2025 Commonwealth Championships1 0* IWF Commonwealth Rankings 8 9 Bipartite Invitation 1 TOTAL 11 *Indian weightlifter Ajith Narayana tested positive for banned substances and therefore was banned from competing. Narayana's quota spot was reallocated to the next best athlete in the rankings, Indika Dissanayake of Sri Lanka.
79 kg
Means of qualification Quotas Qualified Host Nation 1 2025 Commonwealth Championships1 IWF Commonwealth Rankings 8 Bipartite Invitation 1 TOTAL 11
88 kg
Means of qualification Quotas Qualified Host Nation 1 2025 Commonwealth Championships1 IWF Commonwealth Rankings 8 Bipartite Invitation 1 TOTAL 11
94 kg
Means of qualification Quotas Qualified Host Nation 1 2025 Commonwealth Championships1 IWF Commonwealth Rankings 8 Bipartite Invitation 1 TOTAL 11
110 kg
Means of qualification Quotas Qualified Host Nation 1 2025 Commonwealth Championships1 IWF Commonwealth Rankings 6 Bipartite Invitation 1 Reallocation2 TOTAL 11
+110 kg
Means of qualification Quotas Qualified Host Nation 1 0 2025 Commonwealth Championships1 IWF Commonwealth Rankings 8 9 Bipartite Invitation 1 TOTAL 9 Hosts Scotland declined their automatic entry in this weight class.
Women's events 48 kg
Means of qualification Quotas Qualified Host Nation 1 2025 Commonwealth Championships1 IWF Commonwealth Rankings8 Bipartite Invitation 1 TOTAL 11
53 kg
Means of qualification Quotas Qualified Host Nation 1 0 2025 Commonwealth Championships1 IWF Commonwealth Rankings 8 9 Bipartite Invitation 1 TOTAL 10 Hosts Scotland declined their automatic entry in this weight class.
58 kg
Means of qualification Quotas Qualified Host Nation 1 0 2025 Commonwealth Championships1 IWF Commonwealth Rankings 8 9 10 Bipartite Invitation 1 Reallocation1 TOTAL 11 Hosts Scotland declined their automatic entry in this weight class.
63 kg
Means of qualification Quotas Qualified Host Nation 1 2025 Commonwealth Championships1 IWF Commonwealth Rankings 87 Bipartite Invitation 1 Reallocation1 TOTAL 11
69 kg
Means of qualification Quotas Qualified Host Nation 1 2025 Commonwealth Championships1 IWF Commonwealth Rankings 8 Bipartite Invitation 1 Reallocation1 TOTAL 11
77 kg
Means of qualification Quotas Qualified Host Nation 1 2025 Commonwealth Championships10 IWF Commonwealth Rankings 8 Bipartite Invitation 1 TOTAL 10
86 kg
Means of qualification Quotas Qualified Host Nation 1 0 2025 Commonwealth Championships1 IWF Commonwealth Rankings 8 7 Bipartite Invitation 1 Reallocated1 TOTAL 10 Hosts Scotland declined their automatic entry in this weight class.
+86 kg
Means of qualification Quotas Qualified Host Nation 1 0 2025 Commonwealth Championships1 IWF Commonwealth Rankings 8 9 Bipartite Invitation 1 Reallocated1 TOTAL 11 Hosts Scotland declined their automatic entry in this weight class.
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