April 25, 2024
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North Korea to host 2018 junior world weightlifting championships

Rights to host international competition awarded day after anti-doping punishments

North Korea has been awarded the hosting rights for the 2018 Junior World Championships (JWC) by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF), the organization announced on Thursday.

The decision to award the rights was made during a two day IWF conference in Tbilisi, Georgia and was announced via the IWF’s twitter account.

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