Moscow will host the World Weightlifting Championships for the first time in 47 years Moscow will host the World Weightlifting Championships in 2030. The decision was made by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF), as reported on October 25 on the organization's official website. For the first time since 2022, Russia received the right to host the World Championships in Olympic sports. The decision on the distribution of the international competitions for the years 2028-2030 was made by the IWF Executive Committee. Moscow received the right to host the 2030 World Senior Weightlifting Championships. The Secretary General of the International Weightlifting Federation, Jose Quinones, positively assessed the requests of the organizing countries and expressed confidence in the successful holding of the competition. "All the entries we received were excellent and we are sure that the championships in these countries will be a great success," said Quinones. In addition to Moscow, three other cities received the right to host the World Championship. In 2028, the youth championship will be held in Pristina (Kosovo), and the youth championship in Caracas (Venezuela). The 2029 World Senior Championship will be hosted by Ahmedabad (India). For Moscow, the upcoming tournament will be the first world championship in weightlifting in 47 years. In the past, the Russian capital hosted these competitions in 1975, 1980 and 1983. We remind you that in June 2026, the IWF Executive Committee decided to admit Russian and Belarusian weightlifters of all age categories to international competitions. Before that, the participation restrictions were lifted only for boys and young people. Since June 2025, the head of the Russian Weightlifting Federation is the founder of the Marathon Investment Group, Alexander Vinokurov.

Moscow will host the World Weightlifting Championships for the first time in 47 years Moscow will host the World Weightlifting Championships in 2030. The decision was made by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF), as reported on October 25 on the organization's official website. For the first time since 2022, Russia received the right to host the World Championships in Olympic sports. The decision on the distribution of the international competitions for the years 2028-2030 was made by the IWF Executive Committee. Moscow received the right to host the 2030 World Senior Weightlifting Championships. The Secretary General of the International Weightlifting Federation, Jose Quinones, positively assessed the requests of the organizing countries and expressed confidence in the successful holding of the competition. "All the entries we received were excellent and we are sure that the championships in these countries will be a great success," said Quinones. In addition to Moscow, three other cities received the right to host the World Championship. In 2028, the youth championship will be held in Pristina (Kosovo), and the youth championship in Caracas (Venezuela). The 2029 World Senior Championship will be hosted by Ahmedabad (India). For Moscow, the upcoming tournament will be the first world championship in weightlifting in 47 years. In the past, the Russian capital hosted these competitions in 1975, 1980 and 1983. We remind you that in June 2026, the IWF Executive Committee decided to admit Russian and Belarusian weightlifters of all age categories to international competitions. Before that, the participation restrictions were lifted only for boys and young people. Since June 2025, the head of the Russian Weightlifting Federation is the founder of the Marathon Investment Group, Alexander Vinokurov.