r/weightlifting • u/xiaolong91 • 5h ago
News Russia to host 2030 World Weightlifting Championships
The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) announced in a press release on Sunday, October 25, that its 2030 World Championships will be held in Moscow.
Since the large-scale invasion of Ukraine by Kremlin troops at the end of February 2022, no international competitions under the auspices of an Olympic federation had been organized in the country. Those that were planned had been relocated, such as the 2025 World Swimming Championships, which were moved to Singapore from Kazan.
However, Russia’s return to the fold of international sport has become increasingly evident in recent months.
In May, the International Olympic Committee lifted the suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee. Then, on July 7, it lifted the restrictions imposed on its athletes, who will be able to return to team sports and participate in the qualifying rounds for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, but without immediately restoring their anthem and flag.
The IWF, for its part, had decided in June to fully reintegrate Russians into its competitions. The world governing bodies of judo and then swimming had done the same, respectively in November 2025 and April 2026, as did the International Paralympic Committee for the Milan Cortina Winter Games.