Russia to host first Olympic federation world event since Ukraine invasion
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Weightlifting was first included as an Olympic sport in the 1896 Games in Athens Moscow will host the 2030 World Weightlifting Championships - the first time an Olympic federation has chosen to stage a global event in Russia since the country's full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in 2022.
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The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) announced its decision on Sunday, four months after confirming Russian athletes would again be eligible to compete in its events.
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In July, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) provisionally lifted a suspension on the Russian Olympic Committee.
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That suspension had been imposed following the country's invasion of Ukraine.
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The IOC's subsequent decision potentially opened the way for Russian athletes to compete for their country at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
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The IWF announced the host cities of four world championships at junior, youth and senior levels, awarding the 2029 senior event to Ahmedabad in India.
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"All the bids we received were excellent and we are sure that the championships in your respective countries will be a huge success," said IWF general secretary Jose Quinones.
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No world championships in an Olympic sport, summer or winter, have been held in Russia since the start of the war in Ukraine.
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The 2025 World Aquatics Championships, initially awarded to the Russian city of Kazan, were instead moved to Singapore.
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Moscow has not held the World Weightlifting Championships since 1983.
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The Russian Weightlifting Federation said: "[We are] the first Olympic sports federation to succeed in bringing a top-level official competition back to the country in many years."
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Federation president Aleksandr Vinokurov thanked the IWF in a post on Telegram "for their trust", with the championships also serving as a qualifying event for the 2032 Olympic Games in Brisbane, Australia.
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"Russia has all the necessary experience and capabilities to host competitions of the highest level," he said.
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"Moscow has repeatedly staged major international sporting events and has modern infrastructure."
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In announcing its decision in July to provisionally lift Russia's suspension, the IOC said that no decision had been taken on whether Russia could display their flag, colours and anthem at the Olympic Games.
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The IOC said it would continue to "not organise IOC events in Russia or invite Russian government or state officials to its events".
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Some Russian athletes competed at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games and this year's Winter Olympics in Milan as neutrals.
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Ukraine filed an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) requesting that the IOC decision to lift its suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee be annulled.
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The IOC's move decision came after the International Paralympic Committee had already ended Russia's exile from global sports events, with the country's athletes allowed to compete under their national flag at the Winter Paralympics.
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Five Ukrainian athletes are listed to compete in the 2026 IWF World Championships in Ningbo, China, which are scheduled to take place from 27 October to 8 November.
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