Lifting
Big weights, big lifts and big emotions are on show as the Commonwealth’s strongest men and women compete across various weight categories.
When it comes to securing medals, every lift counts, and the scoreboard becomes a tactical race for gold. Athletes compete in two disciplines — the snatch and the clean and jerk — and perform three lifts in each.
The snatch sees the lifter pick up the barbell with a wide grip and raise it overhead in one fluid motion.
In the clean and jerk, the lifter first brings the bar to their chest (clean), pauses, then drives it overhead (jerk) with locked elbows. They must hold it steady until the buzzer sounds. Lifters get three snatch attempts and three clean and jerk attempts.
Weights increase throughout the competition, and athletes must tactically select which attempts to go for. The combined total of each lifter’s best snatch and best clean and jerk determines the winner.
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