Canada at the 2010 Commonwealth Games October 1, 2010 Alison Testroete withdrew due to an injury. Men Women Men Women Canada sent a team of 11 divers to the 2010 Commonwealth games. However, on September 15, 2010 Riley McCormick withdrew from the event with a back injury. On September 28, 2010 Meaghan Benfeito withdrew due to a lingering back injury, and was replaced with 17-year-old Rachel Kemp. Canada will send 13 gymnasts to the 2010 Commonwealth games. Canada has qualified both a men's and women's field hockey team for the 2010 Commonwealth games. The team. Canada has been drawn into Group B with South Africa, England,
Weightlifting at the Commonwealth Games Weightlifting at the Commonwealth Games Weightlifting is one of the sports at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games competition. It has been a Commonwealth Games sport since 1950. It is a core sport and must be included in the sporting programme of each edition of the Games. A total of 17 events were contested at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, 8 for men 7 for women and two powerlifting events. The first women's events were introduced in 2002. Between 1990 and 2002 a medal was awarded for each of the snatch and clean and jerk phases and for the combined total,