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The 2025 Asian Weightlifting Championships detonate in just a few days in Jiangshan, China. Weightlifting House is proud to offer top-to-bottom coverage of this year's event. From live streams with expert commentary, to up-to-the-minute results reporting, we're bringing the action to you.
- Why It Matters: Last time China, the most dominant country in the sport's modern history, hosted the Asian Weightlifting Championships in 2019, we saw 15 new world records set or broken.
The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) is set to scrub the existing weight categories next month. Jiangshan stands as the last chance for Asian weightlifters to put themselves into, or reclaim their places in, the record books.
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2025 Asian Weightlifting Championships: The Details
- When: May 9 to 15, 2025
- Where: Jiangshan, China (GMT+8)
- Watch: Weightlifting House TV (WH.tv)
- Read: Daily results reporting and recaps on our Results hub page
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How to Watch the 2025 Asian Weightlifting Championships
You can watch all Group A sessions at the Asian Weightlifting Championships live on Weightlifting House TV. If you're interested in a specific athlete, we've got per-session pricing options available so you only pay for the parts you're interested in.
That said, subscribing to Weightlifting House TV gets you a lot more than just access to the action in Jiangshan:
- Full access to all Group A sessions with commentary from House founder Seb Ostrowicz and guest commentator Sergeii Putsoff.
- Early access to the Weightlifting House catalogue of behind-the-scenes content, documentaries, and more.
- Free shipping on all products from the Weightlifting House store.
All for just $8.49 per month. You can get per-session tickets for $7.00 as well. Every dollar that flows into Weightlifting House goes toward furthering our mission:
Bringing the sport closer to fans like you.
Editor's Note: The Asian Weightlifting Championships are available to stream in Europe, the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa. Excludes Armenia, Russia, and Belarus.
2025 Asian Weightlifting Championships Schedule
Here is a complete timetable for all Group A sessions at the 2025 Asian Weightlifting Championships. Note that some sessions have been combined.
May 9
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W45 + W49
- Featuring: Fang Wan-Ling (TPE), Rosie Ramos (PHI), Xiang Linxiang (CHN)
- 14:00 China
- 7:00 BST
- 2:00 EST
- 8:00 CET
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M55
- Featuring: Wang Weidong (CHN), Lai Gia Thanh (VIE), Mansour Al Saleem (KSA)
- 18:00 China
- 11:00 BST
- 6:00 EST
- 12:00 CET
May 10
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M61
- Featuring: Wang Hao (CHN), Wang Min (CHN), Mohamad Kasdan (MYS)
- 13:00 China
- 6:00 BST
- 1:00 EST
- 7:00 CET
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M67
- Featuring: Eko Yuli Irawan (INA), Zheng Xinhao (CHN)
- 16:00 China
- 9:00 BST
- 4:00 EST
- 10:00 CET
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W55
- Featuring: Zhang Haiqin (CHN), Chen Guan-Ling (TPE)
- 19:00 China
- 12:00 BST
- 7:00 EST
- 13:00 CET
May 11
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W59
- Featuring: Kuo Hsing-Chun (TPE), Kim Il-Gyong (PRK), Nigora Abdullaeva (UZB)
- 13:00 China
- 6:00 BST
- 1:00 EST
- 7:00 CET
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W64
- Featuring: Elreen Ann Ando (PHI), Li Shuang (CHN), Mun Minhee (KOR)
- 16:00 China
- 9:00 BST
- 4:00 EST
- 10:00 CET
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M73
- Featuring: Rahmat Erwin Abdullah (INA), Lee Sangyeon (KOR), Bektimur Reyimov (TKM)
- 19:00 China
- 12:00 BST
- 7:00 EST
- 13:00 CET
May 12
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M81
- Featuring: Rizki Juniansyah (INA), Luo Chongyang (PRK), Gagysyz Torayev (TKM)
- 16:00 China
- 9:00 BST
- 4:00 EST
- 10:00 CET
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M89
- Featuring: Li Dayin (CHN), Pan Yunhua (CHN), Yu Dongju (KOR), Ro Kwang Ryol (PRK)
- 19:00 China
- 12:00 BST
- 07:00 EST
- 13:00 CET
May 13
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W71
- Featuring: Song Kuk-Hyang (PRK), Yang Qiuxia (CHN), Chen Wen-Huei (TPE), Vanesa Segura (BRN)
- 12:00 China
- 5:00 BST
- 0:00 EST
- 6:00 CET
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W76 + W81
- Featuring: Liao Guifang (CHN), Kim Suhyeon (KOR), Peng Cuiting (CHN), Wu Yan (CHN)
- 15:00 China
- 8:00 BST
- 3:00 EST
- 9:00 CET
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M96
- Featuring: Won Jongbeom (KOR), Ali Alipour (IRI), Sarat Sumpradit (THA), Sergey Petrovich (KAZ)
- 19:00 China
- 12:00 BST
- 7:00 EST
- 13:00 CET
May 14
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M102
- Featuring: Liu Huanhua (CHN), Artyom Antropov (KAZ), Chen Po-Jen (KOR)
- 12:00 China
- 5:00 BST
- 0:00 EST
- 6:00 CET
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W87
- Featuring: Ling Chen Wang (CHN), Tursunoy Jabborova (UZB)
- 15:00 China
- 8:00 BST
- 3:00 EST
- 9:00 CET
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M109
- Featuring: Akbar Djuraev (UZB), Jang Yeonhak (KOR)
- 19:00 China
- 12:00 BST
- 7:00 EST
- 13:00 CET
May 15
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W+87
- Featuring: Li Yan (CHN), Park Hyejeong (KOR), Son Younghee (KOR)
- 12:00 China
- 5:00 BST
- 0:00 EST
- 6:00 CET
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M+109
- Featuring: Ayat Sharifi Kelarijani (IRI)
- 14:00 China
- 7:00 BST
- 2:00 EST
- 8:00 CET
2025 Asian Weightlifting Championships Preview
The Asian Weightlifting Championships represent the best of the best of the...you get the idea. As of May, half of all Senior Men's world records belong to Asian weightlifters.
Among the women, three standards remain unclaimed in the 87-kilogram category, and only one lift, the 71-kilogram snatch record, belongs to an athlete from outside Asia.
Here are just a few of the many great athletes we're excited to see (and expect big things from) in Jiangshan:
- Rahmat Erwin Abdullah (73, INA): After losing his grip on a Paris ticket (and, likely, a gold medal), Abdullah is back in action in the 73s for the first time in a year.
- Kuo Hsing-Chun (59, TPE): Ostrowicz considers Kuo "a legend in the sport," and he's right. The five-time Asian Champion will face stiff competition en route to her sixth regional title after over a decade competing at the top of one of the sport's most competitive classes.
- Ayat Sharifi Kelarijani (+109, IRI): Expect this Kelarijani to enter the race for "the next Lasha Talakhadze" in a big way. He's been off IWF stages since the World Cup last year, where he totaled 447 kilograms.
- Song Kuk-Hyang (71, PRK): Remember that singular non-Asian world record? Song has tried several times to scrub Angie Dajomes' 121-kilogram snatch from the books. This is her last chance to consolidate the women's weightlifting record books.
- Liu Huanhua & Artyom Antropov (102KG, CHN & KAZ): It's clash of the titans for two of the best heavyweights in the world. Huanhua is coming off his illustrious 2024 Olympic run, while Antropov is top dog in the yard after dominating the World Championships last December.
- Rizki Juniansyah (81KG): We've heard Juniansyah's packed on a good bit of muscle while moving up to a heavier class. Last year, he dashed his teammate's Olympic dreams in one swift stroke — will Rahmat's 209-kilogram clean & jerk record fall to pieces as well?
- Chen Guan-Ling (55, TPE): Recently, Chen had an uncharacteristically bad day at the Youth & Junior World Weightlifting Championships, finishing off the podium and going two-for-six. She'll be looking for a course correction in Jiangshan, but she'll have to beat two Chinese athletes to win it all.
We're thrilled to have you with us for the 2025 Asian Weightlifting Championships. Follow along with Weightlifting House so you don't miss a moment.
