India to host World Weightlifting Championships for first time

Ningbo (China), Oct 26 (UNI) Ahmedabad has been awarded the hosting rights to the World Weightlifting Championships 2029, marking the first time that the global showpiece will be held in India. The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) confirmed Gujarat as the host on Sunday after its Executive Board meeting here. During the meeting, it was also decided that Moscow, Russia will host the 2030 edition of the World Weightlifting Championships, according to olympics.com. Meanwhile, the 2028 World Youth Championships were allotted to Prishtina, Kosovo, and the 2028 World Junior Championships to Caracas, Venezuela. Gujarat recently hosted a high-profile weightlifting competition, with…