Asian Weightlifting Federation

The Asian Weightlifting Federation (AWF) is the official governing body for the sport of weightlifting in Asia. 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.

Asian Weightlifting Federation
AWF logo
AbbreviationAWF
Formation1958
TypeFederation of national associations
HeadquartersDoha, Qatar
Region
Asia
President
Mohamed Yousef Al Mana
General Secretary
Mohamed Hassan Jaloud
Parent organization
IWF
Websitehttp://www.awfederation.com/

Events
  • 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

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
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

Notes
  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.
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