# Weightlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Qualification

There was a nominal total of 180 quota places available for weightlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games; 90 each for men and women.

## Rules

Each Commonwealth Games Association (CGA) is restricted to one entry per weight category, which equates to a maximum quota of sixteen qualified weightlifters. Each qualified weightlifter may contest one category only.
* As the host CGA, England is guaranteed one quota place in all sixteen weight categories.
* Gold medallists in eligible categories at the 2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships earned one place each.
* Eight or nine places per category are determined by the IWF Commonwealth Ranking List (as of 28 February 2022).
* The last place in each category is determined by a CGF/IWF Bipartite Invitation.

## Timeline

| Event | Dates | Location |
| 2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships | 7–17 December 2021 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| IWF Commonwealth Ranking List | 1 January 2021 – 28 February 2022 | Various locations |

## Summary

| CGA | Men | Men | Men | Men | Men | Men | Men | Men | Women | Women | Women | Women | Women | Women | Women | Women | Total |
| CGA | 55 | 61 | 67 | 73 | 81 | 96 | 109 | +109 | 49 | 55 | 59 | 64 | 71 | 76 | 87 | +87 | Total |
| Australia | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 |
| Bangladesh | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| Botswana | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Brunei | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Cameroon | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| Canada | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 |
| Cook Islands | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Cyprus | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| England | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 |
| Fiji | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Ghana | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Gibraltar | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| India | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 |
| Jamaica | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| Kenya | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| Kiribati | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Lesotho | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Malaysia | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 |
| Malta | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| Mauritius | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| Nauru | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 |
| New Zealand | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 |
| Nigeria | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 |
| Niue | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Pakistan | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| Papua New Guinea | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Samoa | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| Scotland | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| Seychelles | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Singapore | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| Solomon Islands | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Sri Lanka | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 |
| South Africa | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| Tonga | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Uganda | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| Vanuatu | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Wales | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 |
| TOTAL: 38 CGAs | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 178 |

## Men's events
### 55 kg

| Means of qualification | Quotas | Qualified |
| Host Nation | 1 | Ben Hickling (ENG) |
| 2021 Commonwealth Championships | 1 | Aniq Kasdan (MAS) |
| IWF Commonwealth Rankings | 8 | Sanket Sargar (IND) Sharjeel Butt (PAK) Dilanka Isuru Kumara (SRI) Davis Niyoyita (UGA) Ashikur Rahman Taj (BAN) David Mok Pingwei (SGP) Kgotla Kgaswane (BOT) Benjamin Ochoma (KEN) Willem Emile (MRI) |
| Bipartite Invitation | 1 | Philip Masi (SOL) |
| TOTAL | 11 | |

### 61 kg

| Means of qualification | Quotas | Qualified |
| Host Nation | 0 | |
| 2021 Commonwealth Championships | 1 | Aznil Bidin (MAS) |
| IWF Commonwealth Rankings | 8 | Morea Baru (PNG) Gururaja Poojary (IND) Thilanka Palangasinghe (SRI) Emmanuel Appah (NGR) Youri Simard (CAN) Abubakar Ghani (PAK) Davis Niyoyita (UGA) Nashrul Abu Bakar (BRU) Ben Foggo (WAL) Shadrack Cain (NRU) Mubarak Kivumbi (UGA) |
| Bipartite Invitation | 1 | Thapelo Sebota (LES) |
| TOTAL | 10 | |

### 67 kg

| Means of qualification | Quotas | Qualified |
| Host Nation | 1 | Jaswant Shergill (ENG) |
| 2021 Commonwealth Championships | 1 | Jeremy Lalrinnunga (IND) |
| IWF Commonwealth Rankings | 7 | Talha Talib (PAK) Edidiong Joseph Umoafia (NGR) Vaipava Ioane (SAM) Chaturanga Lakmal (SRI) Craig Carfray (SCO) Ruben Katoatau (KIR) Kester Loy (SGP) Ditto Ika (NRU) |
| Bipartite Invitation | 1 | Marc Jonathan Coret (MRI) |
| TOTAL | 10 | |

### 73 kg

| Means of qualification | Quotas | Qualified |
| Host Nation | 1 | Jack Oliver (ENG) |
| 2021 Commonwealth Championships | 1 | Achinta Sheuli (IND) |
| IWF Commonwealth Rankings | 9 | Erry Hidayat (MAS) John Tafi (SAM) Shad Darsigny (CAN) Brandon Wakeling (AUS) Vester Villalon (NZL) Ezekiel Moses (NRU) Indika Dissanayake (SRI) Michael Farmer (WAL) Jon-Antohein Phillips (RSA) |
| Bipartite Invitation | 1 | Anthony Libasia (KEN) |
| TOTAL | 12 | |

### 81 kg

| Means of qualification | Quotas | Qualified |
| Host Nation | 1 | Chris Murray (ENG) |
| 2021 Commonwealth Championships | 1 | Ajay Singh (IND) |
| IWF Commonwealth Rankings | 9 | Nicolas Vachon (CAN) Kyle Bruce (AUS) Cameron McTaggart (NZL) Haider Ali (PAK) Michel Ngongang (CMR) Chinthana Vidanage (SRI) Nasir Roslan (MAS) Jason Epton (SCO) Lim Kang Yin (SGP) |
| Bipartite Invitation | 1 | Omarie Mears (JAM) |
| TOTAL | 12 | |

### 96 kg

| Means of qualification | Quotas | Qualified |
| Host Nation | 1 | Cyrille Tchatchet (ENG) |
| 2021 Commonwealth Championships | 1 | Boady Santavy (CAN) |
| IWF Commonwealth Rankings | 8 | Don Opeloge (SAM) Antonis Martasidis (CYP) Vikas Thakur (IND) Ridge Barredo (AUS) Forrester Osei (GHA) Cédric Coret (MRI) Denis Essama Owona (CMR) Ruben Burger (RSA) |
| Bipartite Invitation | 1 | Taniela Rainibogi (FIJ) |
| TOTAL | 11 | |

### 109 kg

| Means of qualification | Quotas | Qualified |
| Host Nation | 1 | Andrew Griffiths (ENG) |
| 2021 Commonwealth Championships | 1 | Junior Ngadja Nyabeyeu (CMR) |
| IWF Commonwealth Rankings | 8 | Jack Opeloge (SAM) Lovepreet Singh (IND) Pierre-Alexandre Besette (CAN) Jackson Roberts-Young (AUS) Hafiz Shamsuddin (MAS) Koale Junior Tasi Taala (NZL) Jordan Sakkas (WAL) Hanzala Dastigir Butt (PAK) |
| Bipartite Invitation | 1 | Sio Pomelile (TGA) |
| TOTAL | 11 | |

### +109 kg

| Means of qualification | Quotas | Qualified |
| Host Nation | 1 | Gordon Shaw (ENG) |
| 2021 Commonwealth Championships | 1 | David Liti (NZL) |
| IWF Commonwealth Rankings | 8 | Nooh Dastgir Butt (PAK) Gurdeep Singh (IND) Quinn Everett (CAN) Suamili Nanai (AUS) Petelo Lautusi (SAM) Ushan Charuka (SRI) Joseph Walton (WAL) Nathan Morris (RSA) Godfrey Baligeya (UGA) |
| Bipartite Invitation | 1 | Giovanni Toimata (NIU) |
| TOTAL | 11 | |

## Women's events
### 49 kg

| Means of qualification | Quotas | Qualified |
| Host Nation | 1 | Noorin Gulam (ENG) |
| 2021 Commonwealth Championships | 1 | Stella Kingsley (NGR) |
| IWF Commonwealth Rankings | 8 | Saikhom Mirabai Chanu (IND) Dika Toua (PNG) Roilya Ranaivosoa (MRI) Hannah Kaminski (CAN) Tenishia Thornton (MLT) Hannah Powell (WAL) Srimali Samarakoon (SRI) Lisa Tobias (SCO) Winnifred Ntumi (GHA) Marja Akter Ekra (BAN) |
| Bipartite Invitation | 1 | Chan Ying Ying (SGP) |
| TOTAL | 11 | |

### 55 kg

| Means of qualification | Quotas | Qualified |
| Host Nation | 1 | Fraer Morrow (ENG) |
| 2021 Commonwealth Championships | 1 | Adijat Olarinoye (NGR) |
| IWF Commonwealth Rankings | 8 | Bindyarani Devi (IND) Catrin Jones (WAL) Jenly Tegu Wini (SOL) Rachel Leblanc-Bazinet (CAN) Jessica Sewastenko (AUS) Jodey Hughes (SCO) Elly Cascandra Englebert (MAS) Tenishia Thornton (MLT) Chamari Warnakulasuriya (SRI) My-Only Stephen (NRU) |
| Bipartite Invitation | 1 | Sky Norris (JAM) |
| TOTAL | 11 | |

### 59 kg

| Means of qualification | Quotas | Qualified |
| Host Nation | 1 | Jessica Gordon-Brown (ENG) |
| 2021 Commonwealth Championships | 1 | Rafiatu Folashade Lawal (NGR) |
| IWF Commonwealth Rankings | 8 | Tali Darsigny (CAN) Bindyarani Devi (IND) Brenna Kean (AUS) Popy Hazarika (IND) Clementina Agricole (SEY) Hannah Crymle (NIR) Anneke Spies (RSA) Marcetta Marlyne Marcus (MAS) Tenishia Thornton (MLT) |
| Bipartite Invitation | 1 | Sarah Ang (SGP) |
| TOTAL | 11 | |

### 64 kg

| Means of qualification | Quotas | Qualified |
| Host Nation | 1 | Zoe Smith (ENG) |
| 2021 Commonwealth Championships | 1 | Sarah Cochrane (AUS) |
| IWF Commonwealth Rankings | 9 | Maude Charron (CAN) Islamiyat Yusuf (NGR) Popy Hazarika (IND) Emma McIntyre (NZL) Yasmin Zammit Stevens (MLT) Christie-Marie Williams (WAL) Caroline Doyle (NIR) Mabia Akter (BAN) Lesley Brown (SCO) Nicole Heng (SGP) Bernice Detudamo (NRU) Arshika Vijayabaskar (SRI) |
| Bipartite Invitation | 1 | Rachael Achieng (KEN) |
| TOTAL | 12 | |

### 71 kg

| Means of qualification | Quotas | Qualified |
| Host Nation | 1 | Sarah Davies (ENG) |
| 2021 Commonwealth Championships | 1 | Joy Ogbonne Eze (NGR) |
| IWF Commonwealth Rankings | 9 | Kiana Elliott (AUS) Alexis Ashworth (CAN) Harjinder Kaur (IND) Faye Pittman (WAL) Nancy Genzel Abouke (NRU) Megan Signal (NZL) Yasmin Zammit Stevens (MLT) Alice Aitchison (SCO) Roberta Tabone (MLT) Ketty Lent (MRI) |
| Bipartite Invitation | 1 | Holly O'Shea (GIB) |
| TOTAL | 12 | |

### 76 kg

| Means of qualification | Quotas | Qualified |
| Host Nation | 1 | Deborah Alawode (ENG) |
| 2021 Commonwealth Championships | 1 | Maya Laylor (CAN) |
| IWF Commonwealth Rankings | 8 | Punam Yadav (IND) Jeanne Gaëlle Eyenga (CMR) Liadi Taiwo (NGR) Ebony Gorincu (AUS) Nancy Genzel Abouke (NRU) Agata Herbert (SCO) Amy Salt (WAL) Renee Baarspul (NZL) Maximina Uepa (NRU) Niamh Menary (NIR) Monira Kazi (BAN) |
| Bipartite Invitation | 1 | Chloe Whylie (JAM) |
| TOTAL | 11 | |

### 87 kg

| Means of qualification | Quotas | Qualified |
| Host Nation | 1 | Emily Sweeney (ENG) |
| 2021 Commonwealth Championships | 1 | Kristel Ngarlem (CAN) |
| IWF Commonwealth Rankings | 8 | Eileen Cikamatana (AUS) Clementine Meukeugni (CMR) Hayley Whiting (NZL) Mary Osijo (NGR) Bannur Natesh Usha (IND) Chathurika Priyanthi (SRI) Sientje Henderson (JAM) Imoasina Pelenato (SAM) Romantha Larue (SEY) |
| Bipartite Invitation | 1 | Ajah Pritchard-Lolo (VAN) |
| TOTAL | 11 | |

### +87 kg

| Means of qualification | Quotas | Qualified |
| Host Nation | 1 | Emily Campbell (ENG) |
| 2021 Commonwealth Championships | 1 | Purnima Pandey (IND) |
| IWF Commonwealth Rankings | 8 | Feagaiga Stowers (SAM) Charisma Amoe-Tarrant (AUS) Kuinini Manumua (TGA) Emma Friesen (CAN) Manine Lynch (COK) Miniah Summerell (NZL) Trimalee Haputenne (SRI) Helen Seipua (FIJ) Rebecca Gilbert (NIR) Alison Sunee (MRI) |
| Bipartite Invitation | 1 | Elisia Scicluna (MLT) |
| TOTAL | 11 | |

#### Notes

* ↑ Removed from the list following his suspension for an anti-doping whereabouts violation.
* 1 2 Removed from the list following his suspension for failing an anti-doping test.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Selected a different weight category in which they also qualified.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Quota place not accepted by their CGA.