Weightlifting at the 2026 Commonwealth Games – Men's 60 kg
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The Men's 60 kg weightlifting event at the 2026 Commonwealth Games will take place at the SEC Armadillo, Glasgow on 26 July 2026[1][2]. Malaysia's Aniq Kasdan won the gold medal ahead of Rishikanta Chanambam from India who took silver with Joshua Amunga Mboya of Kenya claiming the bronze.[3]
| Weightlifting – Men's 60 kg at the 2026 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Scottish Event Campus | |||||||||
| Dates | 26 July 2026 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 11 from 11 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Qualification
A total of 176 weightlifters (88 per gender) qualify to compete at the Games.[2] Nations may earn one quota per weight class, allocated as follows:
- Automatic Qualification – Host CGA (1 per event)
- Direct Qualification – 2025 Commonwealth Weightlifting Champions (1 per event)
- IWF Commonwealth Ranking List (Ranking Period: 01 June 2025 – 18 May 2026) (8 per event)
- Bipartite Invitation (1 per event)
The following lifters qualified in the Men's 60 kg class:
| Means of qualification | Quotas | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host Nation |  TBD (SCO) | |
| 2025 Commonwealth Championships[4] | 1 |  Rishikanta Singh (IND) |
| IWF Commonwealth Rankings[5] |  Aniq Kasdan (MAS) Supun Dilhara Somathilaka (SRI) Antonin Lanoue (CAN) Joshua Amunga (KEN) Johannes Adam (NRU) Davis Niyoyita (UGA) Reinataake Takenteiti (KIR) Kieran Stiles (ENG) Hafiz Bin Zaidi (SGP) | |
| Bipartite Invitation | 1 |  Kevau Baru (PNG) |
| TOTAL | 11 |
* Hosts Scotland declined their automatic entry in this weight class[6].
Schedule
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 26 July 2026 | 09:00 | Final |
Competition
The lightest weight class at the 2026 Games, the 60 kg limit is 5 kg heavier than the corresponding class at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, (and is only 1 kg lighter than the second class in Birmingham, the 61 kg class). The gold medalist from the 55 kg event in Birmingham, Malaysia's Aniq Kasdan, returned to 'defend' his title at the new lowest weight, and was successful, breaking the Games record in the clean and jerk and total categories.[7]
| Rank | Athlete | Body weight (kg) |
Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | ||||
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Aniq Kasdan (MAS) |
116 | 119 | 121 | 121 | 145 | 149 | 152 | 152 GR | 273 GR | |
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Rishikanta Singh (IND) |
116 | 119 | 121 | 121 GR | 143 | 143 | 264 | |||
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Joshua Amunga Mboya (KEN) |
108 | 110 | 115 | 115 | 136 | 140 | 145 | 145 | 260 | |
| 4 | Supun Dilhara Somathilaka (SRI) |
105 | 109 | 109 | 135 | 135 | 244 | ||||
| 5 | Antonin Lanoue (CAN) |
101 | 101 | 132 | 132 | 233 | |||||
| 6 | Kevau Baru (PNG) |
90 | 95 | 98 | 98 | 121 | 127 | 127 | 225 | ||
| 7 | Kieran Stiles (ENG) |
95 | 95 | 118 | 123 | 126 | 126 | 221 | |||
| 8 | Hafiz Bin Zaidi (SGP) |
100 | 100 | 110 | 117 | 117 | 217 | ||||
| 9 | Davis Niyoyita (UGA) |
105 | 105 | - | NM | ||||||
| 10 | Johannes Adam (NRU) |
100 | 100 | - | - | - | NM | ||||
| - | Reinataake Takenteiti (KIR) |
85 | 85 | - | - | - | - | DNF | |||