Bahrain wins bid to host 2024 IWF World Championships
Bahrain has been awarded the 2024 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships only eight months after hosting its first major competition.
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Bahrain has been awarded the 2024 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships only eight months after hosting its first major competition.
Two Olympic gold medallists and a world champion were among the weightlifters who took to the streets this week to help promote the sport in Bahrain and raise the credentials of the Gulf nation as a future host of international competitions.
Loredana-Elena Toma finally got the better of Chinese opponents to win her second world title and become the only non-Asian holder of a current world record in women's weightlifting.
Bahrain has "passed the test with flying colours" in hosting a major weightlifting event for the first time and is already aiming higher, seeking to host an International Weightlifting Federation World Championships.