2022 World Weightlifting Championships

2022 World Championships
Host cityColombia Bogotá, Colombia
Athletes537[1]
Dates5–16 December
Main venueGran Carpa Américas Corferias
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The 2022 World Weightlifting Championships was a weightlifting competition held in Bogotá, Colombia in December 2022.[2] It was scheduled to be held in Chongqing, China but this changed in March 2022 as a result of COVID-19 measures in China.[3][4] The new location was announced in April 2022.[5][6] It was the first time Colombia hosted the World Weightlifting Championships.[7]

The event served as a qualification event for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[8][9] Weightlifters from Russia and Belarus did not compete after a ban as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[10][11] North Korea also did not compete after the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) tightened its rules on anti-doping controls.[10]

The IWF considered using two platforms instead of one at the competition but the venue proved to be unsuitable.[10][12] During the competition, an increase in the number of no lift results was attributed by competitors and staff to the city's altitude above sea level with weightlifters experiencing difficulty in taking in enough oxygen.[13]

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  2. ^ Oliver, Brian (4 December 2022). "China can pile up golds again as Colombia hosts World Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  3. ^ Oliver, Brian (23 March 2022). "COVID-19 forces China to scrap plans for landmark Weightlifting World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  4. ^ "China renounces hosting right for the World Weightlifting Championship due to outbreaks of COVID-19". Around The Rings. 23 March 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  5. ^ "IWF appoints Colombia as the host nation for the 2022 IWF Senior World Championships". IWF. 25 April 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  6. ^ Oliver, Brian (12 October 2022). "Exclusive: North Korea's weightlifters miss first Paris 2024 qualifier after doping rule change". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  7. ^ Oliver, Brian (5 December 2022). "Sukcharoen retains her title in Thailand one-two at weightlifting World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  8. ^ Lloyd, Owen (30 September 2022). "IWF delegation travels to Colombia before World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  9. ^ "Weightlifting Qualification System Paris 2024" (PDF). IWF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  10. ^ a b c Oliver, Brian (10 November 2022). "Record entries for IWF World Championships as weightlifters take first steps to Paris 2024". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  11. ^ Dickson, Jake (4 March 2022). "International Weightlifting Federation Suspends Russian And Belarusian Athletes & Events". BarBend. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  12. ^ Oliver, Brian (13 October 2022). "Exclusive: IWF plans two platforms at Paris qualifying events to cope with huge entry numbers". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  13. ^ Oliver, Brian (9 December 2022). "Red lights everywhere as weightlifters suffer in high altitude at World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 10 December 2022.