2022 Asian Weightlifting Championships Full Results & Highlights

Weightlifting is roaring in 2022. From Oct. 6 to 16 in Manama, Bahrain, the strongest Olympic lifters in the East gathered in Manama, Bahrain to partake in the International Weightlifting Federation’s (IWF) Asian Weightlifting Championships (AWC).

Manama was fraught with excitement, exhilaration, and plenty of surprises for fan and athlete alike. As one of the final prominent weightlifting events before the 2022 World Championships commences in December, Bahrain was a battlefield — and the stakes as high as ever.

Here are the full results from the competition.

Women’s Results
Men’s Results
Highlights & Statistics

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For the first time in the event’s history, the lifting at the 2022 AWC was broadcasted nearly worldwide via a pay-per-view live stream courtesy of Weightlifting House.

2022 Asian Weightlifting Championships | Women’s Results

Below are the women’s results from the 2022 AWC. The notation refers to the athlete’s best snatch, clean & jerk, and Total (the metric that determines their rank), in order.

For full results beyond the top three positions including the B-Group athletes, refer to the official results book.

Women 45 Kilograms

Khong My Phuong (VIE) — 78/88/166
Siti Nafisatul Hariroh (INA) — 71/91/162
Harshada Sharad Garud (IND) — 68/84/152

Women 49 Kilograms

Jiali Wang (CHN) — 81/105/186
Cheng Jing Lin (TPE) — 79/102/181
Yulduz Jumabayeva (TKM) — 75/97/172

Women 55 Kilograms

Zulfiya Chinshanlo (KAZ) — 95/125/220
Linglong Yu (CHN) — 95/115/210
Nigora Abdullaeva (UZB) — 87/106/193

Women 59 Kilograms

Xue Long (CHN) — 91/118/209
Quang Thi Tam (VIE) — 93/115/208
Natasya Beteyob (INA) — 89/116/205

Women 64 Kilograms

Pham Thi Hong Thanh (VIE) — 100/117/217
Thipwara Chontavin (THA) — 91/110/201
Sarah Sarah (INA) — 89/112/201

Women 71 Kilograms

Qiuxia Yang (CHN) — 106/122/228
Gulnabat Kadyrova (TKM) — 102/117/219
Anuujin Ganzorig (MGL) — 99/116/215

Women 76 Kilograms

Cuiting Peng (CHN) — 115/128/243
Aray Nurlybekova (KAZ) — 97/124/221
Duangkamon Khongthong (THA) — 96/125/221

Women 81 Kilograms

Seyedehelham Hosseini (IRI) — 102/125/227
Motoka Nakajima (JPN) — 100/123/223
Aisha Omarova (KAZ) — 93/124/217

Women 87 Kilograms

Ankhtsetseg Munkhjantsan (MGL) — 114/135/249
Ying-Yuan Lo (TPE) — 110/133/243
Tursunoy Jabborova (UZB) — 112/130/242

Women +87 Kilograms

Aizada Muptilda (KAZ) — 120/157/277
Nurul Akmal (INA) — 114/153/267
Lyubov Kovalchuk (KAZ) — 115/151/266

2022 Asian Weightlifting Championships | Men’s Results

Here are the men’s results from the 2022 AWC in Bahrain. Note that athletes are ranked by their best result in the Total, in bold.

For comprehensive results of all performers in attendance beyond the podium, refer to the official results book.

Men 55 Kilograms

Lai Gia Thanh (VIE) — 120/142/262
Arli Chontey (KAZ) — 116/144/260
Mansour Al Saleem (KSA) — 119/140/259

Men 61 Kilograms

Xionghui Jia (CHN) — 140/156/296
Nguyen Tran Anh Tuan (VIE) — 134/161/295
Ricko Saputra (INA) — 133/158/291

Men 67 Kilograms

Adkhamjon Ergashev (UZB) — 138/176/314
Mohammad Yasin (INA) — 137/166/303
Anucha Doungsri (THA) — 136165/301

Men 73 Kilograms

Doston Yokubov (UZB) — 140/182/322
Shulin Xiang (CHN) — 143/178/321
Nawaf Almazyadi (KSA) — 139/170/309

Men 81 Kilograms

Delin Lu (CHN) — 165/188/353
Rahmat Erwin Abdullah (INA) — 151/198/349
Mukhammadkodir Toshtemirov (UZB) — 154/192/346

Men 89 Kilograms

Assylzhan Bektay (KAZ) — 165/197/362
Emil Moldodosov (KGZ) — 166/195/361
Masoud Chatraei (IRI) — 162/196/358

Men 96 Kilograms

Lesman Parades Montano (BRN) — 182/215/397
Po-Jen Chen (TPE) — 177/206/383
Artyom Antropov (KAZ) — 158/219/377

Men 102 Kilograms

Fares El-Bakh (QAT) — 171/215/386
Reza Dehdar (IRI) — 170/202/372
Sharofiddin Amriddinov (UZB) — 172/196/368

Men 109 Kilograms

Rasoul Motamedi Sedeh (IRI) — 180/217/397
Bekodoolot Rasulbekov (KGZ) — 173/216/389
Bing-Cheng Dong (TPE) — 165/210/375

Men +109 Kilograms

Gor Minasyan (BRN) — 210/242/452
Ali Davoudi (IRI) — 195/243/438
Mohsen Dadrasal (IRI) — 190/217/407

Highlights & Statistics

Perhaps the biggest surprise of the 2022 AWC was Team China’s relative underperformance.

China, which historically dominates weightlifting competitions from the regional level to the Olympic Games (Chinese lifters won as many gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics as athletes from all other countries combined), won 22 medals altogether. Kazakhstan took 23, and Indonesia secured 24 cumulative awards.

However, Team China took home far more golds than any other country — 16 altogether, beating out Vietnam and Kazakhstan, each with nine.

Many of China’s mainstay athletes, current World Record holders, and former Olympians were also not present in Manama this year. The country also opted to send only eight athletes instead of a full 10-strong roster, indicating that they may be prioritizing their veterans for the upcoming Worlds in December.

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Further, there were no new Senior-level World Records set in Bahrain this year. While new records are never guaranteed, it’s something of a shock to see a recordless event take place in the East given the caliber of the athletes there.

A vast majority of the men’s World Records, as well as every women’s Senior World Record, are held by athletes from the Asian region. But none fell in Bahrain this year.

Still, a so-called “underwhelming” Asian competition (if you expected a slew of records) is also an opportunity for new athletes to earn their time in the limelight.

From Bahrain to Bogotá

Before the year is out, weightlifters from Asia and all over the globe will congregate in Bogotá, Colombia, for the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships.

While the highs of this year’s AWC may not have climbed further than times past, there was still plenty of spectacular lifting on the platform. A trend that hopefully continues into the end of the calendar year and culminates when Worlds kicks off on December 5, 2022.

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