We examine the schedule, events list, & key competitors ahead of the 2023 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships, which will be hosted inside India from 12th July through 16th July
From July 12 to July 16, 2023, India will host the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships. The events will be held at the Gautam Buddha University in Greater Noida. Notably, the 2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships saw India bag total of sixteen medals including four gold medals.
Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships India 2023 schedule, date, time, venue, squad, live streaming telecast
2023 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships schedule, date, venue, & key competitors
According to the team announced by the Indian Weightlifting Federation on Thursday, the Indian challenge will be led by 2019 champion Jhilli Dalabehera, 2022 Commonwealth Games bronze medalist Lovepreet Singh, & 2021 champion Purnima Pandey. Notably, a total of twenty weightlifters will represent India in this event. Additionally, 2021 Commonwealth Games silver medalists Popy Hazarika and Harjinder Kaur have announced their participation. However, 2020 Tokyo Olympics silver medalist Mirabai Chanu, as well as Jeremy Lalrinnunga and Commonwealth Games gold medalist Achinta Sheuli have decided to skip this event.
At the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship in 2023, around 250 weightlifters representing 20 nations will compete for medals. It is confirmed that weightlifting competitions for juniors & youths will also be held concurrently with the senior championship. Since the event’s debut in 1980, India has hosted the championships only once in 2015 and this will be the second edition inside India.
Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships 2023: Indian squad & events list
| Category | Weightlifter | Event |
| Men’s Boxing | Mukund Aher | 55kg |
| Shubham Todkar | 61kg | |
| T Madhavan | 67kg | |
| N Ajith | 73kg | |
| Ajay Singh | 81kg | |
| Amarjit Guru | 89kg | |
| Jagdish Vishwakarma | 96kg | |
| Harshad Wadekar | 96kg | |
| Harcharan Singh | 102kg | |
| Lovepreet Singh | 109kg | |
| Women’s Boxing | Komal Kohar | 45kg |
| Jhilli Dalabehera | 49kg | |
| Gyaneshwari Yadav | 49kg | |
| Shrabani Das | 55kg | |
| Popy Hazarika | 59kg | |
| Nirupama Devi | 64kg | |
| S Pallavi | 64kg | |
| Harjinder Kaur | 71kg | |
| Vanshita Verma | 81kg | |
| Purnima Pandey | +87kg |
When And Where to Watch: live streaming & telecast
Currently, no information regarding the live streaming of this prestigious competition is known. However, considering this event will be played in India, fans will hope numerous television channels will provide the live broadcast.