Ri Won Ju won the event with a total of 317 kg (137+180). He was also the best in the snatch and clean and jerk. Teerawat Ratphet of Thailand was second after the snatch (128 kg), one kg ahead of bronze medallist Elyas Tamim al Busaidi of Oman. It was Oman's first medal at the Asian Championships. 

Akmolda Sairamkez of Kazakhstan was fourth after the snatch, but had the second result in the clean and jerk. He took the silver medal with a total of 292 kg (126+166). Hu Jyun-Siang from Taipei failed all three attempts in the snatch, but won the bronze medal in the clean and jerk (164 kg). The bronze medal in the total went to Ratphet (128-158-286).

Kil Il Gyong, who holds the women's snatch world record of 59 kg, was well ahead of her opponents in Tashkent. She won the event with a total of 225 kg (103+122). Elreen Ann Ando of the Philippines was only fifth after the snatch, as she only managed to lift 93 kg on her third attempt, but she recovered in the clean and jerk with a total of 120 kg to take the silver medal (213 kg).

Indonesia's Natasya Beteyob from Indonesia was second in the snatch (96 kg), third in the clean and jerk (116 kg) and third in the total (212 kg). Thanaporn Saetia of Thailand was third in the snatch (96 kg), but failed all three attempts in the clean and jerk with 114 kg.