Ahmedabad and Moscow awarded weightlifting worlds

The International Weightlifting Federation has awarded Ahmedabad the 2029 Senior Weightlifting World Championships, the first senior edition of the competition to be held in India, and selected Moscow to host the 2030 event. The IWF announced the host cities after an Executive Board meeting in Ningbo, China, on October 25. The decisions were part of allocations for four world championships: the 2028 World Youth Championships will be held in Pristina, Kosovo, and the World Junior Championships in Caracas, Venezuela, according to the federation. IWF General Secretary José Quiñones said the bids were excellent and noted that Kosovo, Venezuela and India would each stage an IWF world event for the first time. The federation said awarding four championships together was intended to consolidate its international calendar. The Moscow selection makes Russia the host of an Olympic-sport world championship for the first time since its 2022 invasion of Ukraine, according to reporting on the decision. Moscow last hosted the World Weightlifting Championships in 1983. Russia’s invasion has led to restrictions on its participation and hosting of international sporting events, although...