Para powerlifting was one of the sports contested at the
2022 Commonwealth Games
The 2022 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Birmingham 2022, was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth of Nations that took place in Birmingham, England b ...
, held in
Birmingham
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,
England. This was the sixth staging of
para powerlifting at the Commonwealth Games since its inclusion in 2002, and the second staging within England specifically.
The competition took place on 4 August 2022, spread across four weight classes (two per gender).
Schedule
The competition schedule is as follows:
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Venue
The para powerlifting competition was held at the National Exhibition Centre in Solihull. Five other sports - badminton
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, boxing, netball
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, table tennis, and weightlifting
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- also took place there.
Qualification
A total of 40 powerlifters (20 per gender) qualified to compete at the Games. Nations earned two quotas per weight class, allocated as follows:
Medal summary
Medal table
Medalists
References
External links
Official website: 2022 Commonwealth Games – Para Powerlifting
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2022 Commonwealth Games events
Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, with the exce ...
2022
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Weightlifting in the United Kingdom