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The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) announced Sunday that Moscow will stage the 2030 World Weightlifting Championships, making it the first Olympic sports federation to award a global event to Russia since the country\u2019s invasion of Ukraine began in 2022.<\/p>\n

The decision comes four months after the IWF confirmed that Russian athletes would again be allowed to compete in its events. In July, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) provisionally lifted its suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee, which had been imposed after the invasion. That move potentially cleared the way for Russian athletes to compete for their country at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

The IWF also announced host cities for four world championships at junior, youth and senior levels. The 2029 senior world championships were awarded to Ahmedabad, India.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll the bids we received were excellent and we are sure that the championships in your respective countries will be a huge success,\u201d IWF general secretary Jose Quinones said.<\/p>\n

No world championships in an Olympic sport, summer or winter, have been held in Russia since the war in Ukraine began. The 2025 World Aquatics Championships, originally awarded to the Russian city of Kazan, were moved to Singapore. Moscow has not hosted the World Weightlifting Championships since 1983.<\/p>\n

The Russian Weightlifting Federation said it was \u201cthe first Olympic sports federation to succeed in bringing a top-level official competition back to the country in many years.\u201d<\/p>\n

Federation president Aleksandr Vinokurov thanked the IWF on Telegram \u201cfor their trust.\u201d He said the championships would also serve as a qualifying event for the 2032 Olympic Games in Brisbane, Australia.<\/p>\n

\u201cRussia has all the necessary experience and capabilities to host competitions of the highest level,\u201d Vinokurov said. \u201cMoscow has repeatedly staged major international sporting events and has modern infrastructure.\u201d<\/p>\n

When the IOC provisionally lifted Russia\u2019s suspension in July, it said no decision had been made on whether Russia could display its flag, colours and anthem at the Olympic Games. The IOC also said it would continue to \u201cnot organise IOC events in Russia or invite Russian government or state officials to its events.\u201d<\/p>\n

Some Russian athletes competed as neutrals at the 2024 Paris Olympics and at this year\u2019s Winter Olympics in Milan. Ukraine has filed an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) seeking to annul the IOC\u2019s decision to lift the suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee. The IOC\u2019s move followed the International Paralympic Committee\u2019s decision to end Russia\u2019s exclusion from global sports events, allowing Russian athletes to compete under their national flag at the Winter Paralympics.<\/p>\n

Five Ukrainian athletes are listed to compete at the 2026 IWF World Championships in Ningbo, China, scheduled to take place from 27 October to 8 November.<\/p>\n

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