Commonwealth Powerlifting Championships

• Australia
• Canada
• England
• Fiji
• New Zealand
• India
• Nigeria
• Northern Ireland
• Pakistan
• Scotland
• South Africa
• Wales

Nigeria nominated a team but backed out from the The Commonwealth Powerlifting Championships at the last moment. Sri Lanka was offered to send a lifter on an all expenses paid trip to the The Commonwealth Powerlifting Championships venue by the Meet Director. The friendly gesture was meant to lift the spirits of Sri Lanka after the disastrous Tsunami. However, Sri Lanka declined the offer.Unfortunately, the The Commonwealth Powerlifting Championships coincided with the IPF Junior Worlds, which is perhaps responsible for the lesser number of nations participating than was estimated.

The team from England, bagged the trophies. The prestigious trophies were donated by the IPF. Both, in the male and female categories, went to participants from England. Ten percent of the participants were tested for drug intake.
A Commonwealth Powerlifting Federation has been established and approved by the IPF. The IPF was formed with only 7 nations and now registers close to 100. This vouches for the popularity of the Commonwealth Powerlifting Championships. The Commonwealth Championships will undoubtedly become a major attraction and significant event on the IPF calendar. The Commonwealth Powerlifting Championships have been decided to be held every two years. The Commonwealth Powerlifting Championships 2007 were held at Holiday Inn, Christchurch, New Zealand. Indian women team were crowned winners while the men's team finished runners-up. While the women team bagged 11 gold, five silver and three bronze medals, the men's team was equally impressive with 11 gold, six silver and three bronze at the Commonwealth Powerlifting Championships 2007.
Delhicommonwealthgame.com gives detailed information on the Commonwealth Championships.