Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received the President of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Mohammed Jalood and Secretary General Antonio Urso.

The Prime Minister welcomed the visit of the heads of the International Weightlifting Federation to Armenia and highlighted the decision to hold the 2027 World Weightlifting Championship in our country. Nikol Pashinyan thanked for trusting our country to hold the tournament, stressing that the Armenian government will invest all efforts to organize it at a high level. The Prime Minister considered the fact that the World Championship of the Olympic sport will be held in Armenia for the first time. Nikol Pashinyan added that the goal of the Armenian government is to hold major tournaments in various sports in our country, which primarily contributes to the development and promotion of sports.

Muhammed Jalood noted that the decision to hold the tournament in Armenia was made with great confidence in that it will be held at a high level. He noted the high success of Armenian athletes in weightlifting and added that the World Championship 2027 is also important because it will be qualifying for the Olympic Games to be held in Los Angeles.

During the meeting, reference was made to the organization of the tournament, as well as the steps aimed at the development of weightlifting in Armenia, including the construction of new sports schools.