To be the world’s leading Confederation and ensure Asian Weightlifting success in the sport worldwide. Make the Asian Weightlifting to be number one throughout the international competitions.

• Through its activities, the AWF complies with the fundamental principles of Olympism. It endorses the key values of sport. It maintains its autonomy.
• It promotes weightlifting and its development as a core sport; it supports health and maintains unity for the benefit of all its stakeholders.

• The objective of the AWF is to govern the sport of weightlifting in Asia, in accordance with the principles of democracy, good governance and transparency.
• To organize, control and develop the sport of weightlifting in Asia;
• To organize Asian Championships.
• To cooperate with the IWF and OCA in the organization of weightlifting events at the Asian Games and other major events.
• To ensure the safety and health of the athletes and officials; fight against doping; fight against corruption and bribery;
• To support the development of weightlifting in Member Federations; Appoint international technical officials at Asian championships; Educate athletes and officials.