Weightlifting at the 2026 Commonwealth Games – Women's 53 kg
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The Women's 53 kg weightlifting event at the 2026 Commonwealth Games took place at the SEC Armadillo, Glasgow on 27 July 2026.[1] Nigeria's Omolola Onome Didih won the gold medal ahead of Gyaneshwari Yadav from India who took silver with Rebeka Groulx of Canada claiming the bronze.[2]
| Weightlifting – Women's 53 kg at the 2026 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Scottish Event Campus | |||||||||
| Dates | 27 July 2026 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 11 from 11 nations | |||||||||
| Winning total | 206 kg | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Qualification
A total of 176 weightlifters (88 per gender) qualify to compete at the Games.[3] 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 Women's 53 kg class:
| Means of qualification | Quotas | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host Nation |  TBD (SCO) | |
| 2025 Commonwealth Championships[4] | 1 |  Omolola Onome Didih (NGR) |
| IWF Commonwealth Rankings[5] |  Gyaneshwari Yadav (IND) Taljaard Johanni (RSA) Brenna Kean (AUS) Noorin Gulam (ENG) Jenly Tegu Wini (SOL) Rebekah Groulx (CAN) Kim Camilleri Laganà (MLT) Dika Toua (PNG) Madaline Connolly (WAL) | |
| Bipartite Invitation | 1 |  Chua Jinn Linn (SGP) |
| TOTAL | 10 |
Hosts Scotland declined their automatic entry in this weight class[8].
Schedule
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 27 July 2026 | 13:00 | Final |
Competition
| Rank | Athlete | Body weight (kg) |
Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | ||||
 | Omolola Onome Didih (NGR) | 85 | 90 | 93 | 93 CR, GR | 105 | 110 | 113 | 113 CR, GR | 206 CR, GR | |
 | Gyaneshwari Yadav (IND) | 82 | 85 | 88 | 88 | 103 | 107 | 111 | 111 | 199 | |
 | Rebeka Groulx (CAN) | 78 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 95 | 95 | 178 | |||
| 4 | Johanni Taljaard (RSA) | 75 | 78 | 78 | 97 | 97 | 175 | ||||
| 5 | Jenly Tegu Wini (SOL) | 74 | 74 | 95 | 98 | 98 | 172 | ||||
| 6 | Chua Jiin-Linn (SGP) | 71 | 74 | 74 | 94 | 94 | 168 | ||||
| 7 | Noorin Gulam (ENG) | 73 | 75 | 75 | 92 | 92 | 167 | ||||
| 8 | Kim Camilleri Laganà (MLT) | 70 | 73 | 73 | 90 | 93 | 93 | 166 | |||
| — | Brenna Kean (AUS) | 73 | 73 | — | — | — | — | DNF | |||
| — | Dika Toua (PNG) | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | ||||