The 11th South Asian Countries games which is considered as an important event for  both in numbers of the athletes and in numbers of the  countries  participant in the world , will be held from 29 Jan . to 8 Feb. in Dhaka , Bangladesh. Dhaka has been the host of these games for three times and in this point of view it has placed after the cities of Colombo , Kathmandu and Islamabad in the fourth position. This series of the competitions will be held by the presence of 8 countries athletes in 23 field of sports which weightlifting is one of them. Afghanistan , Bangladesh , Butane , Pakistan , Seri  Lanka , Nepal , Maldives and India are the 8 participant countries .

The first cycle of these battles were held in Kathmandu in 1984 and the latest cycle of it were held in 2006 in Colombo , in fact the holding of these competitions was not based on a regular time distance. This is for the first time that the South Asian Countries is held by the presence of 23 countries that of course the Weightlifting was one of the fixed  sport field  in  these competitions . The Weightlifting Competitions will be held in National Sport Council Gymnasium and within it the weightlifters of the 8 weights of Men will go on the stage.

The weightlifters will compete together from 30 Jan. to 02 Feb. so as to be notified the champions of 8 weights.

21/01/2009