Asian Weightlifting Federation

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Asian Weightlifting Federation
AbbreviationAWF
Formation1958
TypeFederation of national associations
HeadquartersDoha, Qatar
Region
Asia
President
Mohamed Yousef Al Mana
General Secretary
Mohamed Hassan Jaloud
Parent organization
International Weightlifting Federation
Websitehttp://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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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
West Asia Zone (Zone 1)
File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain BRN Bahrain Olympic Committee
File:State Flag of Iran (1964).svg Iran IRI National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran
File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq IRQ National Olympic Committee of Iraq
File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan JOR Jordan Olympic Committee
File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait KUW Kuwait Olympic Committee
File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon LBN Lebanese Olympic Committee
File:Flag of Oman.svg Oman OMA Oman Olympic Committee
File:Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine PLE Palestine Olympic Committee
File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar QAT Qatar Olympic Committee
File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia KSA Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee
File:Flag of Syria (1932-1958; 1961-1963).svg Syria SYR Syrian Olympic Committee
File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates UAE United Arab Emirates National Olympic Committee
File:Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen YEM Yemen Olympic Committee
Central Asia Zone (Zone 2)
File:Flag of Afghanistan (2013–2021).svg Afghanistan AFG Afghanistan National Olympic Committee
File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan KAZ National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan
File:Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan KGZ National Olympic Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic
File:Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan TJK National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Tajikistan
File:Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan TKM National Olympic Committee of Turkmenistan
File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan UZB National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan
South Asia Zone (Zone 3)
File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh BAN Bangladesh Olympic Association
File:Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan BHU Bhutan Olympic Committee
India IND Indian Olympic Association
File:Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives MDV Maldives Olympic Committee
File:Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal NEP Nepal Olympic Committee
File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan PAK Pakistan Olympic Association
File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka SRI National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka
East Asia Zone (Zone 4)
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China CHN Chinese Olympic Committee
File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei TPE Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee
File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong HKG Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan JPN Japanese Olympic Committee
File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea PRK Olympic Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea KOR Korean Sport & Olympic Committee
File:Flag of Macau.svg Macau MAC Macau Sports and Olympic Committee
File:Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia MGL Mongolian National Olympic Committee
Southeast Asia Zone (Zone 5)
File:Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei BRU Brunei Darussalam National Olympic Council
File:Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia CAM National Olympic Committee of Cambodia
File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia INA Indonesian Olympic Committee
File:Flag of Laos.svg Laos LAO National Olympic Committee of Lao
File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia MAS Olympic Council of Malaysia
File:Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar MYA Myanmar Olympic Committee
File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines PHI Philippine Olympic Committee[note 1]
File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore SGP Singapore National Olympic Council
Thailand THA National Olympic Committee of Thailand
File:Flag of East Timor.svg Timor-Leste TLS National Olympic Committee of Timor-Leste
File:Flag of Vietnam.svg 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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