For the first time since the full-scale war: the International Weightlifting Federation gave Russia the right to host the 2030 WC The Executive Committee of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) decided to give Russia the right to host the 2030 World Adult Weightlifting Championships. This is the first time since the start of Russia's all-out war against Ukraine that the International Olympic Sports Federation has entrusted the Russian Federation with such a high-level tournament. In addition to Moscow, Pristina (Kosovo), Caracas (Venezuela) and Ahmedabad (India) won the rights to organize tournaments. The IWF has not yet announced the specific dates and location of the tournament in the capital of the Russian Federation. "All the applications we received were excellent," said IWF Secretary General Jose Quinones. And we are on Facebook, Instagram, X, Tik-Tok, YouTube.