Moscow Awarded 2030 World Weightlifting Championships — SkimNews
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- International Weightlifting Federation selected Moscow for the 2030 World Weightlifting Championships, the first world championships in an Olympic sport held in Russia since the invasion of Ukraine began in 2022.
- Russian athletes regained eligibility for International Weightlifting Federation events four months before the Moscow decision, with the federation confirming their return in July.
- International Olympic Committee provisionally lifted the Russian Olympic Committee’s suspension in July, potentially opening the way for Russian athletes to compete for their country at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
- International Olympic Committee said it would continue not to organize its own events in Russia or invite Russian government or state officials, while leaving Russia’s flag, colours and anthem undecided for the Olympics.
- Ukraine filed a Court of Arbitration for Sport appeal requesting annulment of the IOC decision that lifted the Russian Olympic Committee’s suspension.
- International Paralympic Committee had already ended Russia’s exile from global sports, allowing Russian athletes to compete under their national flag at the Winter Paralympics.
- Moscow last hosted the World Weightlifting Championships in 1983; the 2030 event will also serve as a qualifying event for the 2032 Olympic Games in Brisbane.
Why it matters: The Russian Weightlifting Federation gains a top-level official event in Moscow, and the 2030 championships will qualify athletes for the 2032 Brisbane Olympics. The change is limited: the IOC has not decided on Russia’s flag, colours and anthem, still bars its own events in Russia and state officials from its competitions, and faces Ukraine’s CAS challenge.
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