Step onto the platform and show what you're made of in the Weightlifting event. This is where strength, focus, and determination collide in a showcase of raw power and elite performance.
Date: Friday 16 October 2026 Time: 9am – 4pm Cost: $50
Address: Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre, 296 Nerang-Broadbeach Road, Carrara.
Competition Categories:
- Individual Male and Female in the below weight categories:
- Male:
- 60 kg
- 65 kg
- 71 kg
- 79 kg
- 88 kg
- 94 kg
- 110 kg
- +110 kg
- Female:
- 48 kg
- 53 kg
- 58 kg
- 63 kg
- 69 kg
- 77 kg
- 86 kg
- +86 kg
- Male:
- The competition will involve two lifts: the snatch and the clean and jerk.
- Athletes get three attempts at each lift, and their best lift in each is added together to determine their total score.
- The athlete with the highest total wins.
- The Lifts:
- Snatch: Lifting the barbell from the floor to an overhead position in one continuous movement.
- Clean and Jerk: A two-part lift where the barbell is first lifted to the shoulders (the clean) and then to an overhead position (the jerk).
Check in: No later than 30mins prior to the start of the event.
Toilets: Yes.
Change Rooms: Yes.
First Aid: First aid officers will be on site during the event.
Food/Beverage: Food trucks and onsite café will be operating during the event for food and beverages.
Getting there: Competitors will need to source and arrange their own transport to this event and venue.
Free vehicle parking is available at the venue with space for buses and minibuses if required.
Public transport- TransLink bus services run to this location with a short walk to the centre. The nearest train station is Nerang Station, which is about a 23 minute walk. See the TransLink website https://translink.com.au or app to plan your journey.
For more information and to register for this event visit our registration platform or contact us: APESGames_GC26@police.qld.gov.au
