International Weightlifting Federation says Moscow will host 2030 world championships; Ahmedabad gets 2029 event

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) announced on Sunday that Moscow will host the 2030 World Weightlifting Championships. The IWF said Ahmedabad, India, will host the 2029 Senior World Championships.1

Russian and Belarusian weightlifters have been eligible to compete in IWF events since the International Olympic Committee provisionally lifted its suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee in July.1

No world championships in an Olympic sport, summer or winter, have been held in Russia since the start of the war in Ukraine.1