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Commonwealth Games 2022, Weightlifting: India Weightlifters List, Event Dates, Results & Live Streaming Info

The 15-member Indian weightlifting squad will be spearheaded by Tokyo Olympics 2020 silver medallist and Gold Coast 2018 CWG gold medallist Saikhom Mirabai Chanu.

Mirabai Chanu

The Commonwealth Games 2022 weightlifting competition across various weight categories will be held from July 30 to August 3 at the National Exhibition Center (NEC) Hall 1 in Solihull, West Midlands, England.

The 15-member Indian weightlifting squad will be spearheaded by Tokyo Olympics 2020 silver medallist and Gold Coast 2018 CWG gold medallist Saikhom Mirabai Chanu.

The 15 weightlifters represnting India will compete at 15 different categories and all of them will be keen to dominate by adding medals to the country's tally. The Indian weightlifters have done well at the previous editions of Commonwealth Games.

India has won 125 medals at the CWG, only behind Australia (159 medals) in the all-time medals list. The Indians have won 43 golds, 45 silvers and 34 bronze medals at the Commonwealth Games. Weightlifting was introduced in 1950, the fourth edition of the games and has been held in every edition since then.

Apart from Mirabai Chanu, the Indian weightlifting squad also includes previous CWG medallists Gururaja Poojary, Vikas Thakur and Punam Yadav alongside rising youth Olympic champion Jeremy Lalrinnunga.

Lalrinnunga, Achinta Sheuli, Ajay Singh and Purnima Pandey qualified for the competition by winning gold at the 2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

The other 11, meanwhile qualified for Birmingham 2022 via the IWF Commonwealth Ranking List, which was finalised earlier this year on 9 March 2022.

Here is a look at the Indian weightlifters list along with their event schedule, results, telecast and live streaming info for Commonwealth Games 2022 Weightlifting:

Indian Weightlifters List with event dates and session time

Indian Weightlifters List with event dates and session time

Weightlifter Weight Class Event Date Start Time in IST
Sanket Sargar Men's 55 kg July 30 1:30 PM
Gururaja Poojary Men's 61 kg July 30 4:15 PM
Saikhom Mirabai Chanu Women's 49 kg July 30 8:15 PM
Bindyarani Devi Women's 55 kg July 31 12:30 AM
Jeremy Lalrinnunga Men's 67 kg July 31 2:15 PM
Popy Hazarika Women's 59 kg July 31 6:45 PM
Achinta Sheuli Men's 73 kg July 31 11:15 PM
Ajay Singh Men's 81 kg August 1 2:15 PM
Harjinder Kaur Women's 71 kg August 1 11:15 PM
Punam Yadav Women's 76 kg August 2 2:15 PM
Vikas Thakur Men's 96 kg August 2 6:45 PM
Bannur Natesh Usha Women's 87 kg August 2 11:15 PM
Lovepreet Singh Men's 109 kg August 3 2:15 PM
Purnima Pandey Women's +87 kg August 3 6:45 PM
Gurdeep Singh Men's +109 kg August 3 11:15 PM
Indian weightlifters results at Commonwealth Games 2022

Indian weightlifters results at Commonwealth Games 2022

Weightlifter Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Weight Lifted Rank/Medal
Sanket Sargar Men's 55 kg 113kg 135kg 248kg 2nd/Silver
Gururaja Poojary Men's 61 kg 118kg 151kg 269kg 3rd/Bronze
Saikhom Mirabai Chanu Women's 49 kg 88kg (CR & GR) 113kg (GR) 201kg (GR) 1st/Gold
Bindyarani Devi Women's 55 kg 86kg 116kg (GR) 202kg 2nd/Silver
Jeremy Lalrinnunga Men's 67 kg 140kg (GR) 160kg 300kg (GR) 1st/Gold
Popy Hazarika Women's 59 kg 81kg 102kg 183kg 7th
Achinta Sheuli Men's 73 kg 143kg (GR) 170kg 313kg (GR) 1st/Gold
Ajay Singh Men's 81 kg 143kg 176kg 319kg 4th
Harjinder Kaur Women's 71 kg 93kg 119kg 212kg 3rd/Bronze
Punam Yadav Women's 76 kg 98kg - 98kg No Position
Vikas Thakur Men's 96 kg 155kg 191kg 346kg 2nd/Silver
Bannur Natesh Usha Women's 87 kg 95kg 110kg 205kg 6th
Lovepreet Singh Men's 109 kg 163kg 192kg 355kg 3rd/Bronze
Purnima Pandey Women's +87 kg 103kg 125kg 228kg 6th
Gurdeep Singh Men's +109 kg 167kg 223kg 390kg 3rd/Bronze

CR - Commonwealth Record; GR - Commonwealth Games Record

CWG 2022 Weightlifting Medal Table

CWG 2022 Weightlifting Medal Table

Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 India 3 3 4 10
2 England 3 1 1 5
3 Canada 2 2 4 8
4 Nigeria 2 1 3 6
5 Malaysia 2 1 0 3
6 Samoa 1 3 0 4
7 Australia 1 2 1 4
8 Cameroon 1 0 0 1
8 Pakistan 1 0 0 1
10 Mauritius 0 1 0 1
10 Papua New Guinea 0 1 0 1
10 New Zealand 0 1 0 1
13 Sri Lanka 0 0 1 1
13 Fiji 0 0 1 1
13 Nauru 0 0 1 1
Commonwealth Games 2022 Telecast & Live Streaming

Commonwealth Games 2022 Telecast & Live Streaming

Sony Pictures Network (SPN) has the broadcast rights for Commonwealth Games 2022 in India.

Select events will be telecast on either Sony TEN 1, Sony TEN 2, Sony TEN 3, Sony SIX or Sony TEN 4 channels with the live streaming available on Sony LIV app or websitse (subscription required).

Story first published: Thursday, August 4, 2022, 0:50 [IST]
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