# Weightlifting at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games

Weightlifting was a main sport in the 2003 Afro-Asian Games held in Hyderabad, India from 25 - 31 October 2003. The Afro-Asian Games were an inter-continental, multi-sport competition held between nations in the continents of Africa and Asia. The inaugural edition was hosted by Hyderabad in 2003. The weightlifting events took place at the 2,000-capacity Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium, with fifteen individual weight classes. It featured both men's and women's categories, with weight classes ranging between 48kg and 105+kg. Athletes from China bagged gold medals in seven categories. This was the last edition of the Games, as the 2007 event (to be held in Algiers, Algeria) was indefinitely postponed.

## Qualification

Qualification for the Games depended upon the performance of the countries in other major multi-sport events. Since these Games featured delegations from two continents, the qualification criteria for nations from the different continents was different. The qualification of the African nations was based on their performance in the 2003 All-Africa Games held in Abuja, Nigeria. The qualification for the Asian nations was based on their performance in the 2002 Asian Games held in Busan, South Korea.

## Schedule

The weightlifting events took place between 25 - 31 October 2003 at the Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad. Each day featured two slots at 3:00 PM and 5:00 PM, with an additional slot on 31 October for 75+ kg (women) category.
| Date | Time | Weight Category | Gender |
| 25 October | 1500 hrs | 56 kg | M |
| 25 October | Victory ceremony | 56 kg | M |
| 25 October | 1700 hrs | 62 kg | M |
| 25 October | Victory ceremony | 62 kg | M |
| 26 October | 1500 hrs | 69 kg | M |
| 26 October | Victory ceremony | 69 kg | M |
| 26 October | 1700 hrs | 48 kg | F |
| 26 October | Victory ceremony | 48 kg | F |
| 27 October | 1500 hrs | 77 kg | M |
| 27 October | Victory ceremony | 77 kg | M |
| 27 October | 1700 hrs | 53 kg | F |
| 27 October | Victory ceremony | 53 kg | F |
| 28 October | 1500 hrs | 85 kg | M |
| 28 October | Victory ceremony | 85 kg | M |
| 28 October | 1700 hrs | 58 kg | F |
| 28 October | Victory ceremony | 58 kg | F |
| 29 October | 1500 hrs | 94 kg | M |
| 29 October | Victory ceremony | 94 kg | M |
| 29 October | 1700 hrs | 63 kg | F |
| 29 October | Victory ceremony | 63 kg | F |
| 30 October | 1500 hrs | 105 kg | M |
| 30 October | Victory ceremony | 105 kg | M |
| 30 October | 1700 hrs | 69 kg | F |
| 30 October | Victory ceremony | 69 kg | F |
| 31 October | 1500 hrs | +105 kg | M |
| 31 October | Victory ceremony | +105 kg | M |
| 31 October | 1700 hrs | 75 kg | F |
| 31 October | Victory ceremony | 75 kg | F |
| 31 October | 1900 hrs | +75 kg | F |
| 31 October | Victory ceremony | +75 kg | F |

## Results

Out of the fifteen weight classes, eligible athletes qualified into only eleven classes. The 62 kg (men), 105+ kg (men), 75 kg (women), and 75+ kg (women) did not produce results. Medals were not awarded for these four classes. China won a gold medal in seven of the remaining classes, the highest tally amongst competing nations.

### Up to 105 kg (Men)

| Lot No. | Name | Country | Maximum weight lifted (kg) | Maximum weight lifted (kg) | Maximum weight lifted (kg) | Points | Rank |
| Lot No. | Name | Country | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Points | Rank |
| 45 | Cui Wenhua | China | 180 | 185 | 365 | 28 | |
| 28 | Nomofilov Dmitry | Kazakhstan | 147.5 | 195 | 342.5 | 25 | |
| 25 | A Fouladi Vanda | Iran | 155 | 187.5 | 342.5 | 23 | |
| 11 | Augustine N Mathias | Nigeria | 145 | 195 | 340 | 22 | 4 |
| 21 | Gurminder Singh | India | 140 | 187.5 | 327.5 | 21 | 5 |
| 19 | Tayeb Boulahia | Algeria | 142.5 | 170 | 312.5 | 20 | 6 |
| 54 | Salaheddin El Adham | Libya | 130 | 180 | 310 | 19 | 7 |

### Up to 69 kg (Women)

| Lot No. | Name | Country | Maximum weight lifted (kg) | Maximum weight lifted (kg) | Maximum weight lifted (kg) | Points | Rank |
| Lot No. | Name | Country | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Points | Rank |
| 38 | Cao Lei | China | 100 | 140 | 240 | 28 | |
| 20 | Janet Marie Therlemont | Seychelles | 95 | 115 | 210 | 25 | |
| 32 | Nansita Devi | India | 85 | 110 | 195 | 23 | |
| 18 | Supasiri Sanok | Thailand | 85 | 100 | 185 | 22 | 4 |
| 27 | Irene Ajiambo | Uganda | 60 | 87.5 | 147.5 | 21 | 5 |
| 29 | Nadia Bouhizeb | Algeria | 50 | 80 | 130 | 20 | 6 |

### 58 kg (Women)

| Lot No. | Name | Country | Maximum weight lifted (kg) | Maximum weight lifted (kg) | Maximum weight lifted (kg) | Points | Rank |
| Lot No. | Name | Country | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Points | Rank |
| 19 | Wang Li | China | 105 | 122.5 | 227.5 | 28 | |
| 23 | Franca Gbodo | Nigeria | 95 | 117.5 | 212.5 | 25 | |
| 28 | Lin Tsu-Ling | Chinese Taipei | 87.5 | 110 | 197.5 | 23 | |
| 22 | Prasmita Magraj | India | 87.5 | 107.5 | 195.0 | 22 | 4 |
| 10 | Sittirak Nutsara | Thailand | 85 | 105 | 190.0 | 21 | 5 |
| 34 | Beighandi Wahiba | Algeria | 75 | 95 | 170.0 | 20 | 6 |
| 9 | Mercy Obiero | Kenya | 60 | 80 | 140.0 | 19 | 7 |

### 85 kg (Men)

| Lot No. | Name | Country | Maximum weight lifted (kg) | Maximum weight lifted (kg) | Maximum weight lifted (kg) | Points | Rank |
| Lot No. | Name | Country | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Points | Rank |
| 20 | Jacob Edward | Nigeria | 150 | 195 | 345.0 | 28 | |
| 33 | Shahrouz Ghorbani | Iran | 157.5 | 185 | 342.5 | 25 | |
| 38 | Khalmatov Akramzhan | Kazakhstan | 145 | 190 | 335.0 | 23 | |
| 26 | Jabad Naderi | Iran | 147.5 | 175 | 322.5 | 22 | 4 |
| 50 | Hamza Ahmed | Libya | 137.5 | 177.5 | 315.0 | 21 | 5 |
| 6 | Mohammed Zakir | India | 135 | 175 | 310.0 | 20 | 6 |
| 22 | Park Jae-Deok | South Korea | 132.5 | 177.5 | 310.0 | 19 | 7 |
| 29 | Boulahia Madjid | Algeria | 135 | 160 | 295.0 | 18 | 8 |

### 94 kg (Men)

| Lot No. | Name | Country | Maximum weight lifted (kg) | Maximum weight lifted (kg) | Maximum weight lifted (kg) | Points | Rank |
| Lot No. | Name | Country | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Points | Rank |
| 31 | Ali Dehgha niyan | Iran | 142.5 | 190.0 | 332.5 | 28 | |
| 4 | Omid Noidj | Iran | 150.0 | 180.0 | 330.0 | 25 | |
| 17 | Sedov Sergey | Kazakhstan | 152.5 | 177.5 | 330.0 | 23 | |
| 51 | Lee Dal | South Korea | 135.0 | 180.0 | 315.0 | 22 | 4 |
| 44 | Michal Johnson | Ghana | 130.0 | 175.0 | 305.0 | 21 | 5 |
| 15 | Mezouar Abdelaziz | Algeria | 110.0 | 140.0 | 250.0 | 20 | 6 |
| 3 | Mossimbo H | Congo | 90.0 | 115.0 | 205.0 | 19 | 7 |
| 32 | Menayako Botowa | Congo | 82.5 | 110.0 | 192.5 | 18 | 8 |
| 42 | Sandeep Gopal Krishn | India | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | DSQ | 9 |

### 63 kg (Women)

| Lot No. | Name | Country | Maximum weight lifted (kg) | Maximum weight lifted (kg) | Maximum weight lifted (kg) | Points | Rank |
| Lot No. | Name | Country | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Points | Rank |
| 33 | Dang Huijia | China | 102.5 | 130 | 232.5 | 28 | |
| 11 | Anike Ruth Ayodaji | Nigeria | 90 | 120 | 210.0 | 25 | |
| 7 | P Haritha | India | 87.5 | 107.5 | 195.0 | 23 | |

### 56 kg (Men)

| Lot No. | Name | Country | Maximum weight lifted (kg) | Maximum weight lifted (kg) | Maximum weight lifted (kg) | Points | Rank |
| Lot No. | Name | Country | Clean & Jerk | C & J | Total | Points | Rank |
| 1002 | Gbenga Olupona | Nigeria | 107.5 | 140 | 247.5 | 28 | |
| 1027 | V. Srinivasa Rao | India | 105 | 135 | 240 | 25 | |
| 1053 | Tsai Sheng Fen | Chinese Taipei | 90 | 120 | 210 | 23 | |
| 1052 | Obrie Nondo | Zambia | 90 | 117.5 | 207 | 22 | 4 |
| 1014 | William Andrew Phillips | South Africa | 90 | 110 | 200 | 21 | 5 |
| 1048 | Moses Kimbowa | Uganda | 90 | 105 | 195 | 20 | 6 |

### 69 kg (Men)

| Lot No. | Name | Country | Maximum weight lifted (kg) | Maximum weight lifted (kg) | Maximum weight lifted (kg) | Rank |
| Lot No. | Name | Country | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| 8 | Chen Chufu | China | 140 | 175 | 315 | |
| 7 | Suphalak Sitthisak | Thailand | 130 | 162.5 | 292.5 | |
| 36 | C. P. R. Sudhir Kumar | India | 135 | 155 | 290 | |
| 49 | Su Feixiang | China | 125 | 160 | 285 | 4 |
| 37 | Sayed Reda | Libya | 120 | 150 | 270 | 5 |
| 34 | Nyamuja Badru | Uganda | 100 | 0 | 100 | 6 |

### 48 kg (Women)

| Lot No. | Name | Country | Maximum weight lifted (kg) | Maximum weight lifted (kg) | Maximum weight lifted (kg) | Points | Rank |
| Lot No. | Name | Country | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Points | Rank |
| 5 | Jie Xiaomei | China | 82.5 | 105 | 187.5 | 28 | |
| 6 | Joke Elizabeth | Nigeria | 72.5 | 92.5 | 165 | 25 | |
| 4 | Sandhya Rani | India | 70 | 87.5 | 157.5 | 23 | |
| 14 | Portia Charmaine | South Africa | 62.5 | 82.5 | 145 | 22 | 4 |
| 25 | Achena Dalila | Algeria | 55 | 75 | 130 | 21 | 5 |

### 53 kg (Women)

| Lot No. | Name | Country | Maximum weight lifted (kg) | Maximum weight lifted (kg) | Maximum weight lifted (kg) | Rank |
| Lot No. | Name | Country | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| 17 | Lu Meiqin | China | 85 | 115 | 200 | |
| 03 | Sonia Chanu | India | 77.5 | 100 | 177.5 | |
| 21 | Patience Lawal | Nigeria | 72.5 | 95 | 167.5 | |
| 30 | Kauri Safia | Algeria | 60 | 80 | 140 | 4 |
| 36 | Pretorius Mona | South Africa | 60 | 77.5 | 137.5 | 5 |
| 15 | Udomdech Wipawan | Thailand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |

### 77 kg (Men)

| Lot No. | Name | Country | Maximum weight lifted (kg) | Maximum weight lifted (kg) | Maximum weight lifted (kg) | Rank |
| Lot No. | Name | Country | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| 30 | Dare Alabi | Nigeria | 137.5 | 185 | 322.5 | |
| 46 | Satheesha Rai | India | 145 | 177.5 | 322.5 | |
| 18 | Estiwi Mohamed | Libya | 135 | 167.5 | 302.5 | |
| 13 | Mohmoud E.Z Kenari | Iran | 130 | 167.5 | 297.5 | 4 |
| 24 | Odongo Zak | Kenya | 105 | 140 | 245 | 5 |