In celebration of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s 7th Cycle (84th) Birthday Anniversary, Thai Amateur Weightlifting Association (TAWA) has been honored by Asian Weightlifting Federation (AWF) to host the 13th Asian Youth (Boys & Girls), 18th Asian Junior Women & 25th Asian Junior Men WEIGHTLIFTING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2011 during 5-12 September 2011 in Pattaya, Thailand.

Pattaya: known as the Rivera of Thailand; 147 kilometers southeast of Bangkok, faced the Gulf of Siam. It is located within easy access of the Bangkok Airport and has excellent accommodation and restaurants and entertainment for all tastes. Because of its easy accessibility from Bangkok, Pattaya remains one of Thailand’s most popular weekend getaways for Bangkok’s city-dwellers.

On behalf of Organizing Committee, I wish to express my most sincere appreciation to all of you who participate and to those federations and associations that supported us. Thanks all the members of the organizing Committees who have times making the Championships success. Last but no least, wish you all a very successful and a happy stay in Pattaya. I DO believe that through the organization of Championships will not only gives us an opportunity to further contribution to the development of weightlifting sport in Asia, but also enable us to strengthen the friendship among the Asian Weightlifting families.