Russia has been selected to host a world championships by the International Weightlifting Federation, becoming the first Olympic federation to choose the country for a world event since the invasion of Ukraine.
The decision concerns the federation’s world championships and represents the first such hosting choice by an Olympic federation since the invasion. The available information does not specify the event’s dates, venue or the process through which Russia was selected.
The International Weightlifting Federation is the first Olympic federation identified as having awarded Russia hosting rights for a world championships since the invasion. No further details about the participation of athletes, national teams or any response to the decision are provided.
The development places Russia at the centre of an international sporting event after the country’s invasion of Ukraine. Further information about the championships and the arrangements for staging them has not been made available in the supplied material.
