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 USD50,000 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.India's weightlifters can't pay, won't play at Asiad
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.Iran's 'Hercules' cleared to compete in Doha
Schedule BGroup BAGroup A Event↓/Date → 2ndSat 3rdSun 4thMon 5thTue 6thWed Men's 56 kg B A Men's 62 kg B A Men's 69 kg B A Men's 77 kg B A Men's 85 kg B A Men's 94 kg A Men's 105 kg B A Men's +105 kg A Women's 48 kg A Women's 53 kg A Women's 58 kg A Women's 63 kg A Women's 69 kg A Women's 75 kg A Women's +75 kg A
Medalists
Men 56 kg62 kg69 kg77 kg85 kg94 kg105 kg +105 kg
Women 48 kg53 kg58 kg63 kg69 kg75 kg +75 kg
Medal table
Participating nations A total of 173 athletes from 34 nations competed in weightlifting at the 2006 Asian Games:
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Results