{"id":32966,"date":"2026-10-25T14:06:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T14:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=32966"},"modified":"2026-10-25T14:06:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T14:06:00","slug":"moscow-to-host-2030-world-weightlifting-championships-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=32966","title":{"rendered":"Moscow to host 2030 world weightlifting championships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"text-primary article-summary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">PARIS \u2013 Moscow was announced on Oct 25 as host of the 2030 world weightlifting championships, with the International Weightlifting Federation becoming the first Olympic federation to hand Russia global staging rights since 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">No world championships in an Olympic sport, summer or winter, have been held in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/world\/timeline-how-russias-attack-on-ukraine-unfolded?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><span class=\"inline font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"typography-test-id\"> Russia since the start of the war against Ukraine<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/sport\/world-aquatics-cships-in-spore-deemed-as-success-by-athletes-fans-and-officials?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><span class=\"inline font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"typography-test-id\">2025 World Aquatics Championships<\/span><\/a>, the hosting rights of which were initially awarded to the Russian city of Kazan, were moved to Singapore.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cConcerning the IWF (Senior) World Championships in 2029, it will be staged in Ahmedabad (India), and Moscow (Russia) will host the 2030 edition,\u201d the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">IWF general secretary Jose Quinones added that \u201call the bids we received were excellent and we are sure that the championships in your respective countries will be a huge success\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In a post on messaging platform Telegram, Russian Weightlifting Federation president Aleksandr Vinokurov thanked the IWF \u201cfor their trust\u201d, with the 2030 world champs also serving as a qualifying event for the 2032 Olympic Games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cRussia has all the necessary experience and capabilities to host competitions of the highest level,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cMoscow has repeatedly staged major international sporting events and has modern infrastructure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The federation toasted its success in snagging the hosting rights.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cThe Russian Weightlifting Federation is the first Olympic sports federation to succeed in bringing a top-level official competition back to the country in many years,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The decision to name Moscow as the host is a ground-breaking one and comes in the wake of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announcing a pathway for Russian athletes to compete in international competitions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">A state-sponsored doping programme implemented, according to the World Anti-Doping Agency, at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games, and the assault on Ukraine launched by President Vladimir Putin in 2022 resulted in Russians competing in various guises at international competition, most recently as Individual Neutral Athletes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">On July 7, Russia came in from the cold when the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/sport\/ioc-lifts-russia-suspension-athletes-to-return-to-international-competitions?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><span class=\"inline font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"typography-test-id\"> IOC eased restrictions on Russian athletes<\/span><\/a> and opened a pathway for them to compete in qualifying events for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">A furious Ukraine then filed an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport requesting that the IOC decision be annulled. 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