2018 World Weightlifting Championships

2018 World Championships
Host cityTurkmenistan Ashgabat
Dates1–10 November
Main venueAshgabat Weightlifting Arena
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The 2018 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan from 1 to 10 November 2018.[1][2] This was the first World Championship after the IWF changed their weight classes and nullified all world records. As a result, this World Championship saw a total of 31 senior men's world records and 41 senior women's world records set.

To celebrate the event, then-President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow lifted a golden weight bar, albeit without any actual weights, during a cabinet meeting while his subordinates applauded him. The bizarre scene, broadcast on state media, was met with ridicule by worldwide press.

  1. ^ "Turkmenistan Will Host the 2018 IWF World Championships". barbend.com. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  2. ^ "«Ashgabat 2018» World championships". belli.studio. Archived from the original on 2019-08-22. Retrieved 2019-08-22.