{"id":363739,"date":"2026-05-27T14:37:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T09:07:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=363739"},"modified":"2026-05-27T14:37:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T09:07:48","slug":"asian-weightlifting-championships-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/asian-weightlifting-championships-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Asian Weightlifting Championships 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> Asian Weightlifting Championships 2026 was held from May 10 to 17 at Gandhinagar, Gujarat.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About Asian Weightlifting Championships 2026<\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsonair.gov.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/weightlifting.jpg?resize=476%2C317&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Sanjana Wins Three Bronze Medals at Asian Weightlifting Championship\" width=\"476\" height=\"317\" data-wp-editing=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Asian Weightlifting Championships 2026<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>is <strong>six days of high-level competition<\/strong> featuring Asia\u2019s top weightlifters.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hosted by:<\/strong> It was <strong>hosted by India<\/strong>\u00a0from <strong>May 10 to 17<\/strong> at <strong>Gandhinagar, Gujarat.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Organised by:<\/strong> It was organised by the <strong>Asian Weightlifting Federation.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The tournament has been held since <strong>1969 for men and 1988 for women.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It also served as <strong>an important qualification pathway<\/strong> for the 2026 Commonwealth Games.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Positions: China<\/strong> finished at the <strong>top of the final medal standings<\/strong> with a total of<strong> 41 medals, DPR Korea<\/strong> followed in <strong>second place with 30 medals<\/strong>, while <strong>Chinese Taipei<\/strong> completed the <strong>top three with 13 medals.\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Bahrain, Iran, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Korea and India<\/strong> also secured podium finishes throughout the tournament.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>World Achievements:<\/strong> A total of <strong>27 Asian records<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>25 world records, <\/strong>including<strong> Senior and Junior categories<\/strong>, were set during the championships.\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mens Categories:<\/strong> <strong>China<\/strong> topped in the men&#8217;s category, followed by <strong>North Korea, Uzbekistan,Chinese Taipei and India (5th Position).<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Womens categories: China<\/strong> topped in the women&#8217;s category also, <strong>followed by Chinese Taipei, and India (3rd Position).<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>In total, athletes from 15 countries reached the podium during the championships.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>India&#8217;s Achievement:<\/strong> India secured <strong>10 medals, including 1 silver and 9 bronze medals,<\/strong> reflecting the nation\u2019s growing competitiveness in Asian weightlifting.\n<ul>\n<li>Sanjana from India has won <strong>three bronze medals in the Women\u2019s 77 kg category.<\/strong> She lifted 96 kg in the snatch, 124 kg in the clean and jerk, and a total of 220 kg to claim three bronze medals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Asian Weightlifting Championships 2026 was held from May 10 to 17 at Gandhinagar, Gujarat. About Asian Weightlifting Championships 2026 The Asian Weightlifting Championships 2026\u00a0is six days of high-level competition featuring Asia\u2019s top weightlifters. Hosted by: It was hosted by India\u00a0from May 10 to 17 at Gandhinagar, Gujarat. 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