From May 3–13, 2023, Jinju Republic of Korea will host the Asian Weightlifting Championships, which can be watched live on Olympic Channel
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Following an action-packed European Weightlifting Championships, the spotlight shifts to Asia, where the best lifters from the region will assemble at the Jinju Arena to compete in 10 weight classes for both men and women. The 2023 Asian Weightlifting Championships will be held in Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea from May 3–13 and will also award continental medals. In addition, the competition will count toward Paris 2024’s Olympic qualification process. Athletes must compete in a minimum of three major events, with the Asian Weightlifting Championships counted as one of them, to be eligible to compete at the upcoming Summer Games. The athletes will have a great opportunity to put themselves to the test at these championships before the Asian Games in September.
From May 3–13, 2023, Jinju, Republic of Korea will host the Asian Weightlifting Championships, which can be watched live on Olympic Channel at Olympics.Com.
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11:00 Women’s 45kg
13:00 Women’s 49kg (Group B)
15:00 Men’s 55kg
18:00 Women’s 49kg (Group A)
11:00 Men’s 61kg (Group B)
15:00 Women’s 55kg
18:00 Men’s 61kg (Group A)
11:00 Women’s 59kg (Group B)
15:00 Men’s 67kg
18:00 Women’s 59kg (Group A)
13:00 Men’s 73kg (Group B)
15:00 Women’s 64kg
18:00 Men’s 73kg (Group A)
11:00 Women’s 71kg (Group B)
15:00 Women’s 71kg (Group A)
18:00 Men’s 81kg
11:00 Men’s 89kg (Group B)
13:00 Women’s 76kg
15:00 Men’s 89kg (Group A)
18:00 Women’s 81kg
15:00 Women’s 87kg
18:00 Men’s 96kg
11:00 Men’s 102kg (Group B)
13:00 Men’s 102kg (Group A)
16:00 Men’s 109kg
13:00 Women’s 87+kg
18:00 Men’s 109+kg
The competition will feature more than 260 weightlifters from 40 different countries, including Olympic and world champions. Athletes to be watch out for are-
Li Fabin, the gold medalist from China’s 61 kg Olympic team is expected to stun once more at the Asian competition. The 30-year-old hopes to continue where he left off in 2022 when he set a new clean-and-jerk world record to win back his world championship in Bogota.
Hidilyn Diaz, who won the first Olympic gold medal for the Philippines at 55 kg in Tokyo 2020, will undoubtedly be Kuo’s biggest rival. Diaz has increased to 59kg as a result of that weight class being removed from the Paris 2024 schedule. To compete in Korea and potentially earn early points toward qualifying for Paris, she has decided against defending her title at the Southeast Asian Games. To prepare for the Continental championships, she has been attending Waseda University in Japan.
At the most recent World Weightlifting Championships in Colombia in December, Mirabai Chanu competed and took home a silver medal in the women’s 49kg category. Chanu, however, underwent a five-month rehabilitation program at NIS Patiala to treat her shoulder and back injuries. She’ll keep competing in the 49 kg division.
Despite winning gold and silver medals at the world championships and Commonwealth Games, Mirabai Chanu’s best continental finish to date has been bronze at the 2020 Asian Championships in Tashkent. She will give tough competition to her opponents in the upcoming Asian Weightlifting Championships 2023.
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