Para powerlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games explained

Event:	Para powerlifting
Games:	2022
Venue:	National Exhibition Centre
Dates:	4 August 2022
Events:	4
Prev:	2018

Para powerlifting was one of the sports contested at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, held in Birmingham, 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).^{[1] [2]}

Schedule

The competition schedule is as follows:^{[1] [2]}

	Thu 4
Session →	A	E
	F
		F
	F
		F

Venue

The para powerlifting competition was held at the National Exhibition Centre in Solihull.^[3] Five other sports - badminton, boxing, netball, table tennis, and weightlifting - also took place there.^[4]

Qualification

See main article: Para powerlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – 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:^[5]

• Athletes in the World Para Powerlifting (WPPO) Commonwealth Rankings as of 25 April 2022.
• Recipients of a CGF/WPPO Bipartite Invitation.

Medal summary

Medalists

Men's lightweight		154.60 GR		145.50		132.50
Men's heavyweight		134.5 GR		133.6		130.9
		102.2		100		98.5
		123.4 GR, WR		115.2		98.5

External links

• Official website: 2022 Commonwealth Games – Para Powerlifting
• Para Powerlifting – Results Book

Notes and References

1. Web site: Competition Schedule. https://web.archive.org/web/20220302111234/https://www.birmingham2022.com/schedule/overview. BOCCG. 2 May 2022. 2 March 2022. live.
2. Book: Competition Schedule Para Powerlifting. https://web.archive.org/web/20220414174349/https://resources.cwg-qbr.pulselive.com/qbr-commonwealth-games/document/2022/03/17/f1f01691-2243-4d8b-9561-a67e5185e749/B2022-CompetitionSchedule-March2022.pdf. BOCCG. 28. 2 May 2022. 14 April 2022. live.
3. Web site: NEC WILL HOST SIX SPORTS AT THE 2022 COMMONWEALTH GAMES . The NEC . 19 October 2018 . 2 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211226151929/https://www.thenec.co.uk/press-and-news/nec-will-host-six-sports-at-the-2022-commonwealth-games/ . 26 December 2021 . live.
4. Web site: Venues THE NEC. BOCCG. 2 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20211029160718/https://www.birmingham2022.com/venues/the-nec/ . 29 October 2021 . live.
5. Web site: Athlete Allocation System Para Powerlifting. https://web.archive.org/web/20220416123319/https://dochub.com/timskyrider/8YZWO9NV8gMA9a1KzEAy30/para-powerlifting-b2022-athlete-allocation-system-revised-v2.pdf. Commonwealth Sport / World Para Powerlifting. 10 December 2021. 2 May 2022. 16 April 2022. live.