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2023 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships
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The Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships are an international weightlifting competition, open to countries of the Commonwealth of Nations. They are usually held every non-Commonwealth Games year under the auspices of the Commonwealth Weightlifting Federation (often combined with associated continental championships) and serve as a qualifying tournament for the Games themselves. Editions The championships have been staged as follows: References External linksOfficial website Weightlifting competitions Weightlifting Weightlifting generally refers to activities in which people lift weights, often in the form of dumbbells or barbells. People lift various kinds of weights for a variety of different reasons. These may include various types of competition; promo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commonwealth Of Nations
The Commonwealth of Nations, simply referred to as the Commonwealth, is a political association of 56 member states, the vast majority of which are former territories of the British Empire. The chief institutions of the organisation are the Commonwealth Secretariat, which focuses on intergovernmental aspects, and the Commonwealth Foundation, which focuses on non-governmental relations amongst member states. Numerous organisations are associated with and operate within the Commonwealth. The Commonwealth dates back to the first half of the 20th century with the decolonisation of the British Empire through increased self-governance of its territories. It was originally created as the British Commonwealth of Nations through the Balfour Declaration at the 1926 Imperial Conference, and formalised by the United Kingdom through the Statute of Westminster in 1931. The current Commonwealth of Nations was formally constituted by the London Declaration in 1949, which modernised the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limassol
Limassol (; el, Λεμεσός, Lemesós ; tr, Limasol or ) is a city on the southern coast of Cyprus and capital of the district with the same name. Limassol is the second largest urban area in Cyprus after Nicosia, with an urban population of 183,658 and a metropolitan population of 239,842. In 2014, Limassol was ranked by TripAdvisor as the 3rd up-and-coming destination in the world, in its Top 10 Traveler's Choice Destinations on the Rise list. The city is also ranked 89th worldwide in Mercer's Quality of Living Survey (2017). In the 2020 ranking published by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, Limassol was classified as a "Gamma −" global city. History Limassol was built between two ancient Greek cities, Amathus and Kourion, and during Byzantine rule it was known as Neapolis (new town). Limassol's historical centre is located around its medieval Limassol Castle and the Old Port. Today the city spreads along the Mediterranean coast and has exten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships
The 2017 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships were held at the Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre in Gold Coast, Australia from 4 to 9 September 2017. The event was held in tandem with that year's Oceania Championships and as a test event for the 2018 Commonwealth Games, for which gold medallists (totals only) in eligible weight categories would directly qualify. Results shown below are for the senior competition only. Junior and youth results are cited here and here respectively. Medal table Medal summary Men Women ;Medal reallocation References External linksSenior results book [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships
The 2016 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships were held at the SPICE Arena in Bayan Baru, Penang, Malaysia from 25 to 29 October 2016. The event was limited to seniors and juniors. At the same venue, youth weightlifters instead contested the preceding World Youth Weightlifting Championships, where they were awarded Commonwealth medals (if desired, their results also featured in the subsequent junior/senior standings). Results shown below are for the senior competition only. Junior and youth results are cited here and here respectively. Medal table Medal summary Men Women References External linksSenior results book [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
India
India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand, Myanmar, and Indonesia. Modern humans arrived on the Indian subcontinent from Africa no later than 55,000 years ago., "Y-Chromosome and Mt-DNA data support the colonization of South Asia by modern humans originating in Africa. ... Coalescence dates for most non-European populations average to between 73–55 ka.", "Modern human beings—''Homo sapiens''—originated in Africa. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pune
Pune (; ; also known as Poona, ( the official name from 1818 until 1978) is one of the most important industrial and educational hubs of India, with an estimated population of 7.4 million As of 2021, Pune Metropolitan Region is the largest in Maharashtra by area, with a geographical area of 7,256 sq km. It has been ranked "the most liveable city in India" several times. Pune is also considered to be the cultural and educational capital of Maharashtra. Along with the municipal corporation area of PCMC, PMC and the three cantonment towns of Camp, Khadki, and Dehu Road, Pune forms the urban core of the eponymous Pune Metropolitan Region (PMR). Situated {{convert, 560, m, 0, abbr=off above sea level on the Deccan plateau, on the right bank of the Mutha river,{{cite web , last=Nalawade , first=S.B. , url=http://www.ranwa.org/punealive/pageog.htm , title=Geography of Pune Urban Area , publisher=Ranwa , access-date=4 April 2008 , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships
The 2015 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships were held at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune, India from 12 to 16 October 2015. Medal summary The following stats relate to senior results only. Junior and youth results are cited here and here respectively. Medal table Men Women Medal reallocations References External linksSenior results book {{Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships Weightlifting competitions |
2013 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships
The 2013 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships were held at the Youth & Sport Complex in Batu Uban, Penang, Malaysia from 25 to 30 November 2013. Results shown below are for the senior competition only. Junior and youth results are cited here and here respectively (all results also cited here). Medal table Medal summary Men Women Medal reallocation References External linksResults book (Men) {{Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships Weightlifting competitions Weightlifting
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2012 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships
The 2012 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships took place at the Faleata Sports Complex in Apia, Samoa from 6 to 9 June 2012. Together with that year's Oceania Championships, they were held concurrently as a single event designated the 2012 Oceania & Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships. Medal summary Results shown below are for the senior competition only. Junior and youth results are cited here and here respectively. Medal table Men Women References External linksSenior results book {{Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; and to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini. It also completely enclaves the country Lesotho. It is the southernmost country on the mainland of the Old World, and the second-most populous country located entirely south of the equator, after Tanzania. South Africa is a biodiversity hotspot, with unique biomes, plant and animal life. With over 60 million people, the country is the world's 24th-most populous nation and covers an area of . South Africa has three capital cities, with the executive, judicial and legislative branches of government based in Pretoria, Bloemfontein, and Cape Town respectively. The largest city is Johannesburg. About 80% of the population are Black Sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cape Town
Cape Town ( af, Kaapstad; , xh, iKapa) is one of South Africa's three capital cities, serving as the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. It is the legislative capital of the country, the oldest city in the country, and the second largest (after Johannesburg). Colloquially named the ''Mother City'', it is the largest city of the Western Cape province, and is managed by the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality. The other two capitals are Pretoria, the executive capital, located in Gauteng, where the Presidency is based, and Bloemfontein, the judicial capital in the Free State, where the Supreme Court of Appeal is located. Cape Town is ranked as a Beta world city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network. The city is known for its harbour, for its natural setting in the Cape Floristic Region, and for landmarks such as Table Mountain and Cape Point. Cape Town is home to 66% of the Western Cape's population. In 2014, Cape Town was named the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships
The 2011 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships took place at the Good Hope Centre in Cape Town, South Africa from 10 to 14 October 2011. They were held jointly with the 2011 African Weightlifting Championships, 2011 African Championships. Medal summary Results shown below are for the senior competition only. Junior and youth results are cited here and here respectively. Medal table Men Women References External linksSenior results book {{Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships 2011 in weightlifting, Commonwealth Weightlifting Champions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
