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Weightlifting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games |
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| Weightlifting | |||||
| Men | Women | ||||
| 56 kg | 48 kg | ||||
| 62 kg | 53 kg | ||||
| 69 kg | 58 kg | ||||
| 77 kg | 63 kg | ||||
| 85 kg | 69 kg | ||||
| 94 kg | 75 kg | ||||
| 105 kg | +75 kg | ||||
| +105 kg | |||||
| Powerlifting – bench press | |||||
| Men | Women | ||||
| Open | Open | ||||
The Women's 48 kg weightlifting event was the lightest women's event at the competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 48 kilograms of body mass. The competition took place on October 4 at 14:00 and was the first Weightlifting event to conclude. The event took place at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. Nigerian Augustina Nwaokolo won the first gold medal of the Games, setting a new Games record of 175 kg after lifting 77 kg in the snatch and 98 kg in the clean and jerk.
10 lifters were selected for the games.