Asian Weightlifting Federation

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Asian Weightlifting Federation
AbbreviationAWF
Formation1958
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. 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.

Contents

Events

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;

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

  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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