<p>Two-time gold medallist Ajay Singh will spearhead hosts India's campaign as Mirabai Chanu and other star weightlifters will skip the Commonwealth Championships, starting in Greater Noida from July 12.</p>.<p>India is hosting the tournament for the second time, having successfully organised it in Pune in 2015.</p>.<p>Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Mirabai Chanu will miss the event as she undergoes rehabilitation for a thigh injury in the US.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/specials/weight-and-watch-the-joys-of-lifting-1218178.html" target="_blank">Weight and watch: The joys of lifting</a></strong></p>.<p>Commonwealth Games medallists Jeremy Lalrinnunga, Achinta Sheuli and Bindiyarani Devi are also missing the event for various reasons.</p>.<p>In their absence, all eyes will be on CWG silver medallist Lovepreet Singh, former Asian champion Jhilli Dalabehera and CWG bronze medallist Hajinder Kaur.</p>.<p>The Commonwealth tournaments, be it the CWG or the Commonwealth Championships, have been a happy hunting ground for Indian weightlifters, who revel in the absence of traditional powerhouses like China and North Korea.</p>.<p>Winning medals in these events also opens up job opportunities for the weightlifters, the majority of whom come from impoverished backgrounds.</p>.<p>"By hosting the Commonwealth tournaments they remind us that we were their slaves," Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWLF) President Sahdev Yadav told reporters on Thursday.</p>.<p>"But we are hosting it because it's an international tournament and the lifters, who come from poor families, get jobs on the basis of the performance here," he added.</p>.<p><strong>Indian Squad</strong></p>.<p>Men: Shubham Todkar (61kg), N Ajith (73kg), Ajay Singh (81kg), Amarjit Guru (89kg), VISHWAKARMA Jagdish (96kg), Harshad Wadekar (96kg), Harcharan Singh (102kg), Lovepreet Singh (109kg).</p>.<p>Women: Komal Kohar (45kg), Jhilli Dalabehera (49kg), Shrabani Das (55kg), Popy Hazarika (59kg), Nirupama Devi (64kg), Harjinder Kaur (71kg), Vanshita Verma (81kg), Purnima Pandey (+87kg).</p>
<p>Two-time gold medallist Ajay Singh will spearhead hosts India's campaign as Mirabai Chanu and other star weightlifters will skip the Commonwealth Championships, starting in Greater Noida from July 12.</p>.<p>India is hosting the tournament for the second time, having successfully organised it in Pune in 2015.</p>.<p>Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Mirabai Chanu will miss the event as she undergoes rehabilitation for a thigh injury in the US.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/specials/weight-and-watch-the-joys-of-lifting-1218178.html" target="_blank">Weight and watch: The joys of lifting</a></strong></p>.<p>Commonwealth Games medallists Jeremy Lalrinnunga, Achinta Sheuli and Bindiyarani Devi are also missing the event for various reasons.</p>.<p>In their absence, all eyes will be on CWG silver medallist Lovepreet Singh, former Asian champion Jhilli Dalabehera and CWG bronze medallist Hajinder Kaur.</p>.<p>The Commonwealth tournaments, be it the CWG or the Commonwealth Championships, have been a happy hunting ground for Indian weightlifters, who revel in the absence of traditional powerhouses like China and North Korea.</p>.<p>Winning medals in these events also opens up job opportunities for the weightlifters, the majority of whom come from impoverished backgrounds.</p>.<p>"By hosting the Commonwealth tournaments they remind us that we were their slaves," Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWLF) President Sahdev Yadav told reporters on Thursday.</p>.<p>"But we are hosting it because it's an international tournament and the lifters, who come from poor families, get jobs on the basis of the performance here," he added.</p>.<p><strong>Indian Squad</strong></p>.<p>Men: Shubham Todkar (61kg), N Ajith (73kg), Ajay Singh (81kg), Amarjit Guru (89kg), VISHWAKARMA Jagdish (96kg), Harshad Wadekar (96kg), Harcharan Singh (102kg), Lovepreet Singh (109kg).</p>.<p>Women: Komal Kohar (45kg), Jhilli Dalabehera (49kg), Shrabani Das (55kg), Popy Hazarika (59kg), Nirupama Devi (64kg), Harjinder Kaur (71kg), Vanshita Verma (81kg), Purnima Pandey (+87kg).</p>