# 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.

## 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 & Executive Board

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 |
| 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 :
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)