The head of the Russian Weightlifting Federation, Alexander Vinokurov, spoke at the Sports Council with the participation of Vladimir Putin. He told how within a year and a half the federation restored the right to athletes to compete under the flag and received the right to host the World Championships in 2030, and introduced the Power Sports Association, which was created to develop and popularize power training. This is a new model for the development of mass sports, the goal of which is public health.

The head of the Russian Weightlifting Federation, Alexander Vinokurov, spoke at the Sports Council with the participation of Vladimir Putin. He told how within a year and a half the federation restored the right to athletes to compete under the flag and received the right to host the World Championships in 2030, and introduced the Power Sports Association, which was created to develop and popularize power training. This is a new model for the development of mass sports, the goal of which is public health.

Vinokourov chaired the FTAR in 2025 and during this time brought the federation back into the international arena. In the summer of 2026, he founded the Power Sports Association, uniting six federations. According to the Union's estimates, millions of people in the country lift weights regularly - and the goal is to double that number.