Asian Weightlifting Federation

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Asian Weightlifting Federation

Abbreviation| AWF
Formation| 1958
Type| Federation of national associations
Headquarters| Doha, Qatar

Region

| Asia

President

| Mohamed Yousef Al Mana

General Secretary

| Mohamed Hassan Jaloud

Parent organization

| International Weightlifting Federation
Website| http://www.awfederation.com/

The Asian Weightlifting Federation (AWF) is the official governing body for the sport of weightlifting in Asia. The federation was established in 1958, Japan.[1] It is responsible for organizing competitions such as the Asian Weightlifting Championships and setting down rules and guidelines. Given the size of Asia, the federation has specific organisations operating in its countries such as the Japan Weightlifting Association, etc.

## Events

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* Main article : Asian Weightlifting Championships (open age)
* Main article : Asian Junior Weightlifting Championships (15 - 20 age)
* Main article : Asian Youth Weightlifting Championships (13 - 17 age)
* Main article : Asian Masters Weightlifting Championships (+35 age)
* Main article : Asian Club Weightlifting Championships (clubs : junior and senior)

## Members & Executive Board

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Under the Olympic Council of Asia, it has 45 member weightlifting associations under their respective National Olympic Committees, split by regional zones;

Nation  | Code  | National Olympic Committee

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West Asia Zone (Zone 1)
Bahrain | BRN  | Bahrain Olympic Committee
Iran | IRI  | National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Iraq | IRQ  | National Olympic Committee of Iraq
Jordan | JOR  | Jordan Olympic Committee
Kuwait | KUW  | Kuwait Olympic Committee
Lebanon | LBN  | Lebanese Olympic Committee
Oman | OMA  | Oman Olympic Committee
Palestine | PLE  | Palestine Olympic Committee
Qatar | QAT  | Qatar Olympic Committee
Saudi Arabia | KSA  | Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee
Syria | SYR  | Syrian Olympic Committee
United Arab Emirates | UAE  | United Arab Emirates National Olympic Committee
Yemen | YEM  | Yemen Olympic Committee
Central Asia Zone (Zone 2)
Afghanistan | AFG  | Afghanistan National Olympic Committee
Kazakhstan | KAZ  | National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan | KGZ  | National Olympic Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic
Tajikistan | TJK  | National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Tajikistan
Turkmenistan | TKM  | National Olympic Committee of Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan | UZB  | National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan
South Asia Zone (Zone 3)
Bangladesh | BAN  | Bangladesh Olympic Association
Bhutan | BHU  | Bhutan Olympic Committee
India | IND  | Indian Olympic Association
Maldives | MDV  | Maldives Olympic Committee
Nepal | NEP  | Nepal Olympic Committee
Pakistan | PAK  | Pakistan Olympic Association
Sri Lanka | SRI  | National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka
East Asia Zone (Zone 4)
China | CHN  | Chinese Olympic Committee
Chinese Taipei | TPE  | Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee
Hong Kong | HKG  | Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China
Japan | JPN  | Japanese Olympic Committee
North Korea | PRK  | Olympic Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
South Korea | KOR  | Korean Sport & Olympic Committee
Macau | MAC  | Macau Sports and Olympic Committee
Mongolia | MGL  | Mongolian National Olympic Committee
Southeast Asia Zone (Zone 5)
Brunei | BRU  | Brunei Darussalam National Olympic Council
Cambodia | CAM  | National Olympic Committee of Cambodia
Indonesia | INA  | Indonesian Olympic Committee
Laos | LAO  | National Olympic Committee of Lao
Malaysia | MAS  | Olympic Council of Malaysia
Myanmar | MYA  | Myanmar Olympic Committee
Philippines | PHI  | Philippine Olympic Committee[note 1]
Singapore | SGP  | Singapore National Olympic Council
Thailand | THA  | National Olympic Committee of Thailand
Timor-Leste | TLS  | National Olympic Committee of Timor-Leste
Vietnam | VIE  | Vietnam Olympic Committee

Executive Board:

President :

Mohamed Yousef Al Mana (Qatar)

General Secretary: Mohamed Ahmed Al Harbi (KSA)

1st Vice President: Mohamed Hassan Jaloud (Iraq)

Vice Presidents:

Shakrillo Mahmudov (Uzbekistan) Sung Young Choi (South Korea) Meng Bo (China) Abdulla Al Jarmal (Yemen) Monico Puentavella (Philippines)

Executive Board Members:

Ahmed Mohyuddin (Bangladesh) Ebrahem Alemyan (Jordan) Sajjad Anoushiravini (Iran) Sen Gupta (Nepal) Eshaq Ebrahim Eshaq (Bahrain) Junichi Okada (Japan) Meco Chang (Taiwan) Hassanin Alchikh (Syria) Omurzhan Moldodosov (Kyrgyzstan) Khodr Moukalled (Lebanon) Hafiz Imran Butt (Pakistan)

## Notes

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1. ^ From 1911 to 1975, Philippines was represented by the Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation (PAAF). In 1975, the Philippine Olympic Committee was established and replaced the PAAF.

## References

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1. ^ "IWF120y/93 – 1958: Asian Federation is founded in Tokyo (JPN)". International Weightlifting Federation. 2025-05-14. Retrieved 2025-06-02.

## External links

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* Official website

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Sports governing bodies in Asia

Summer Olympic Sports|

* Aquatics
* Archery
* Athletics
* Badminton
* Basketball
* Boxing
* Canoeing
* Cycling
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* Fencing
* Football
* Golf
* Gymnastics
* Handball
* Hockey
* Judo
* Modern Pentathlon
* Rowing
* Rugby Union
* Sailing
* Shooting
* Table Tennis
* Taekwondo
* Tennis
* Triathlon
* Volleyball
* Weightlifting
* Wrestling

Winter Olympic Sports|

* Skating Sports
* Skiing Sports

Sports recognised by IOC|

* Air Sports
* American Football
* Auto Racing
* Bandy
* Baseball
* Basque Pelota
* Billiards Sports
* Carom
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* Snooker
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* Bowling
* Bridge
* Cheer
* Chess
* Cricket
* Dancesport
* Floorball
* Flying Disc
* Ice Stock Sport
* Karate
* Kickboxing
* Korfball
* Lacrosse
* Life Saving
* Motorcycle Sport
* Mountaineering
* Muay Thai
* Netball
* Orienteering
* Polo
* Powerboating
* Racquetball
* Roller Sports
* Sambo
* Ski Mountaineering
* Softball
* Sports Climbing
* Squash
* Sumo
* Surfing
* Tug-of-War
* Underwater Sports
* University Sports
* Waterski and Wakeboard
* Wushu

Sports recognised by GAISF|

* Dragon Boat
* Sleddog Sports

Others|

* Body Building
* Bowls
* Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
* Broomball
* Carrom
* Casting
* Croquet
* Dodgeball
* Electronic Sports
* Footgolf
* Gaelic Football and Hurling
* Gateball
* Jump Rope
* Kabaddi
* Landsailing
* Radio-controlled car
* Silambam

* Olympic Council of Asia
* Asian Paralympic Committee

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National members of the International Weightlifting Federation

* Disciplines
* Olympic weightlifting

Africa (WFA)|

* ALG
* BOT
* CGO
* CMR
* COD
* COM
* EGY
* ETH
* GAM
* GHA
* GUI
* KEN
* LBA
* LBR
* LES
* MAD
* MAR
* MAW
* MLI
* MTN
* MRI
* NGR
* RSA
* SEN
* SEY
* SLE
* SOM
* SUD
* SWZ
* TAN
* TUN
* UGA
* ZAM
* ZAN
* ZIM

Americas (PAWF)|

* ANT
* ARG
* ARU
* BAH
* BAR
* BIZ
* BOL
* BRA
* CAN
* CAY
* CHI
* COL
* CRC
* CUB
* CUR
* DOM
* ECU
* ESA
* GUA
* GUY
* HAI
* HON
* ISV
* JAM
* MEX
* NCA
* PAN
* PAR
* PER
* PUR
* SUR
* TCI
* TRI
* URU
* USA
* VEN
* VIN

Asia (AWF)|

* AFG
* BAN
* BHU
* BRN
* BRU
* CAM
* CHN
* HKG
* INA
* IND
* IRI
* IRQ
* JPN
* JOR
* KAZ
* KGZ
* KOR
* KSA
* KUW
* LAO
* LIB
* MAC
* MAS
* MDV
* MGL
* MYA
* NEP
* OMA
* PAK
* PHI
* PLE
* PRK
* QAT
* SIN
* SRI
* SYR
* THA
* TJK
* TKM
* TLS
* TPE
* UAE
* UZB
* VIE
* YEM

Europe (EWF)|

* ALB
* ARM
* AUT
* AZE
* BEL
* BIH
* BLR
* BUL
* CRO
* CYP
* CZE
* DEN
* ESP
* EST
* FIN
* FRA
* GBR
* GEO
* GER
* GRE
* HUN
* IRL
* ISL
* ISR
* ITA
* KOS
* LAT
* LTU
* LUX
* MDA
* MLT
* MON
* NED
* NIR
* NOR
* POL
* POR
* ROU
* RUS
* SCO
* SLO
* SMR
* SRB
* SUI
* SVK
* SWE
* TUR
* UKR
* WAL

Oceania (OWF)|

* ASA
* AUS
* COK
* FIJ
* FSM
* GUM
* KIR
* MHL
* NCL
* NFI
* NIU
* NMI
* NRU
* NZL
* PLW
* PNG
* PYF
* SAM
* SOL
* TGA
* TUV
* VAN

* Pinnacle Events
* Weightlifting at the Summer Olympics
* World Weightlifting Championships

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