Behdad Salimi Kordasiabi is former Iranian heavyweight weightlifter. He won gold medals at the 2012 Olympics, 2010–2018 Asian Games, 2010 and 2011 World Championships and 2009–2012 Asian Championships. He served as the flag bearer Iran at the opening ceremony of the 2014 Asian Games.
The 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, which is also counted as the 5th Asian Indoor Games, was held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan in 2017. It became the third city in the former Soviet countries to win the right of hosting an Olympic Council of Asia-sanctioned event, following Astana and Almaty in Kazakhstan, which jointly-hosted the 2011 Asian Winter Games. The host city was chosen in Kuwait on 19 December 2010. On 6 July 2013 the flag of the Olympic Council of Asia was officially handed over to the mayor of the city of Ashgabat.
Om Yun-chol or Um Yoon-chul is a North Korean weightlifter, Olympic Champion, and five time World Champion competing in the 56 kg category until 2018 and 55 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories. He is 152 centimetres and weighs 55 kilograms (121 lb). Om represents the Amnokgang Sports Team.
Kuo Hsing-chun is a Taiwanese weightlifter, Olympian, four time World Champion, two time Universiade Champion, Asian Games Champion, and four time Asian Champion of Amis descent, competing in the 58 kg division until 2018 and 59 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories. She has set 11 senior world records in her career.
Weightlifting at the 2014 Asian Games was held in Incheon, South Korea from September 20 to 26, 2014. There were seven weight categories for the women and eight for the men. All competition took place at the Moonlight Festival Garden Weightlifting Venue.
The men's 56 kilograms event at the 2014 Asian Games took place on 20 September 2014 at Moonlight Festival Garden Weightlifting Venue.
The women's 48 kilograms event at the 2014 Asian Games took place on 20 September 2014 at Moonlight Festival Garden Weightlifting Venue in Incheon, South Korea.
The men's 62 kilograms event at the 2014 Asian Games took place on 21 September 2014 at Moonlight Festival Garden Weightlifting Venue.
The women's 53 kilograms event at the 2014 Asian Games took place on 21 September 2014 at Moonlight Festival Garden Weightlifting Venue in Incheon, South Korea.
The women's 58 kilograms event at the 2014 Asian Games took place on 22 September 2014 at Moonlight Festival Garden Weightlifting Venue.
The men's 77 kilograms event at the 2014 Asian Games took place on 23 September 2014 at Moonlight Festival Garden Weightlifting Venue.
The women's 63 kilograms event at the 2014 Asian Games took place on 23 September 2014 at Moonlight Festival Garden Weightlifting Venue in Incheon, South Korea.
The men's 85 kilograms event at the 2014 Asian Games took place on 24 September 2014 at Moonlight Festival Garden Weightlifting Venue.
The women's 69 kilograms event at the 2014 Asian Games took place on 24 September 2014 at Moonlight Festival Garden Weightlifting Venue in Incheon, South Korea.
The men's 94 kilograms event at the 2014 Asian Games took place on 25 September 2014 at Moonlight Festival Garden Weightlifting Venue.
The women's 75 kilograms event at the 2014 Asian Games took place on 25 September 2014 at Moonlight Festival Garden Weightlifting Venue in Incheon, South Korea.
The men's 105 kilograms event at the 2014 Asian Games took place on 25 and 26 September 2014 at Moonlight Festival Garden Weightlifting Venue.
The men's +105 kilograms event at the 2014 Asian Games took place on 26 September 2014 at Moonlight Festival Garden Weightlifting Venue.
The women's +75 kilograms event at the 2014 Asian Games took place on 26 September 2014 at Moonlight Festival Garden Weightlifting Venue in Incheon, South Korea.
The Men's 94 kilograms event at the 2018 Asian Games took place on 25 August 2018 at the Jakarta International Expo Hall A.
