Russia to host 2030 World Weightlifting Championships

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 25 Oct, 18:50 · Archive

Moscow will host the 2030 World Weightlifting Championships, the first Olympic federation world event in Russia since its 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

The International Weightlifting Federation announced on Sunday that Moscow will host the 2030 World Weightlifting Championships. This marks the first time an Olympic federation has chosen to stage a world championships in Russia since the country's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

The decision comes four months after Russian athletes were confirmed eligible to compete in IWF events, following the International Olympic Committee's provisional lifting of its suspension on the Russian Olympic Committee in July. The 2025 World Aquatics Championships, initially awarded to the Russian city of Kazan, were instead moved to Singapore. Moscow last hosted the World Weightlifting Championships in 1983.

The IWF general secretary Jose Quinones said: 'All the bids we received were excellent and we are sure that the championships in your respective countries will be a huge success.' The Russian Weightlifting Federation president Aleksandr Vinokurov thanked the IWF 'for their trust'. The championships will serve as a qualifying event for the 2032 Olympic Games in Brisbane. No decision has yet been taken on whether Russian athletes will compete under their national flag, colours and anthem at the Olympic Games, and the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine has appealed against the IOC's decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

How it is being reported

• Russia to host first sporting World Championships since invasion of UkraineMoscow has been awarded the 2030 World Weightlifting ChampionshipsIndependent Sport · 25 Oct, 18:38
• Russia to host first Olympic federation world event since Ukraine invasionThe International Weightlifting Federation becomes the first Olympic federation to choose Russia to host a world championships since its invasion of Ukraine.BBC Sport · 25 Oct, 14:34

In this story: Russia · Moscow · International Weightlifting Federation · International Olympic Committee · Ukraine

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