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Weightlifting at the 2006 Asian Games

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FieldValue
eventWeightlifting
games2006 Asian Games
imageWeightlifting pictogram.svg
venueAl-Dana Banquet Hall
image_size100px
dates2–6 December 2006
competitors173
nations34
prev2002
next2010

Weightlifting was contested by both men and women at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar from December 2 to December 6, 2006. There are seven weight categories for the women and eight for the men. All competition took place at the Banquet Hall, Al-Dana Club.

India did not take part in this weightlifting events after the government failed to pay a USD$50,000 fine to the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) to lift their suspension. The IWF suspended India's weightlifting team from any sports events after they failed doping tests during the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia.

Iran also had same sanctions after 9 weightlifters failed doping test before the World Championships in Dominican Republic, but after Iran Weightlifting Federation agreed to pay US$400,000, Iran clear to compete.

Schedule

BGroup BAGroup A
Event↓/Date →colspan=22nd
Satcolspan=23rd
Suncolspan=24th
Moncolspan=25th
Tuecolspan=26th
Wed
Men's 56 kg
Men's 62 kg
Men's 69 kg
Men's 77 kg
Men's 85 kg
Men's 94 kg
Men's 105 kg
Men's +105 kg
Women's 48 kg
Women's 53 kg
Women's 58 kg
Women's 63 kg
Women's 69 kg
Women's 75 kg
Women's +75 kg

Medalists

Men

+105 kg
Hossein RezazadehJaber Saeed SalemAndrey Martemyanov

Women

+75 kg
Mu ShuangshuangJang Mi-ranAnnipa Moontar

Medal table

Participating nations

A total of 173 athletes from 34 nations competed in weightlifting at the 2006 Asian Games:

  • BRN
  • BAN
  • CHN
  • TPE
  • HKG
  • INA
  • IRI
  • IRQ
  • JPN
  • JOR
  • KAZ
  • KUW
  • KGZ
  • LIB
  • MAC
  • MAS
  • MGL
  • MYA
  • NEP
  • PRK
  • OMA
  • PAK
  • PLE
  • PHI
  • QAT
  • KSA
  • KOR
  • SRI
  • SYR
  • THA
  • TLS
  • TKM
  • UZB
  • VIE

References

References

  1. [http://sport.indiatimes.com/articleshow/460289.cms India's weightlifters can't pay, won't play at Asiad]
  2. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110607112106/http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport Iran's 'Hercules' cleared to compete in Doha]
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