Moscow will host the World Weightlifting Championships in 2030. This decision was made at a meeting of the Executive Committee of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF). It became the first Olympic sports federation to grant the Russian Federation the right to host world-class competitions after the start of a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. In June 2026, the IWF removed the restrictions on the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes in its tournaments in all age categories. At the same time, the federation referred to the recommendations of the IOC.