Last days to bid for the IWF Worlds 2024!
The IWF sent a circular to all its Member Federations reminding them that March 1, 2023 will be the last day to send an eventual Letter of Intent concerning the organisation of the IWF World Championships in 2024. The proposed period for the staging of next year’s competition is November/December.
Interested hosts have therefore until this Wednesday to show their motivation to host the IWF showcase. After that, and according to the IWF Guidelines – Candidature Procedure for IWF World Championships, the IWF may conduct Evaluation Visits to the Candidate Cities, while a detailed questionnaire on the organisation of the IWF World Championships is to be filled by each bidder. Moreover, guarantee letters from national authorities (Government or City), sport (NOC) and commercial (sponsors) entities may be added to the candidature file.
On the final stage of the bid, the candidates make a formal presentation to the IWF Executive Board, before a vote of its members decides on the winning city. After that, a Host City Agreement is signed and the corresponding event fee is transferred to IWF.
The IWF World Championships is the global showcase of the weightlifting sport, gathering the best athletes of the planet. The 2022 edition of the event was successfully held last December in Bogota (COL), while the 2023 IWF Championships will be organised in Riyadh (KSA), from September 2-17. The Saudi Arabia rendezvous will naturally be one of the qualifying opportunities for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris (FRA).