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Moscow will host the 2030 World Weightlifting Championships, the International Weightlifting Federation confirmed, according to three supplied reports.

The decision makes Russia the planned host of the global weightlifting championships in 2030. The International Weightlifting Federation was identified by the reports as the body that confirmed Moscow as host.

No world championships in an Olympic sport had been held in Russia since the start of the war in Ukraine, according to the supplied reports. Clarín dates the beginning of the war referenced in its report to February 2022.

BBC World reported that the IWF was the first Olympic federation to choose Russia to host a world championship since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The available reporting establishes the hosting decision but does not provide the event's exact dates or venue.

SOURCES

  1. ClarínRusia rompe el aislamiento deportivo: organizará un Mundial por primera vez desde la invasión a Ucrania
  2. BBC WorldMoscow to host 2030 World Weightlifting Championships
  3. The Moscow TimesMoscow to Host 2030 World Weightlifting Championships, IWF Says