IWF World Weightlifting Championships 2023: Schedule, fixtures, India squad and live streaming details

A six-member Indian contingent will participate in the tournament.

Riyadh, the capital city of Saudi Arabia, will be the venue for the IWF World Weightlifting Championships 2023 from September 4 to 17. This competition is one of two compulsory events for athletes who are hoping to compete in the 2024 Olympics in Paris, besides the IWF World Cup in Thailand, which will take place in April next year.

At the World Championships, the athletes can secure one of the 10 available spots in each of the 10 weight categories for the Olympics, based on the IWF's Olympic qualification system. The National Olympic Committees (NOCs) can only send up to three male and three female athletes and there's a cap on the number of participants per weight category for the Paris 2024 Games.

As the hosts, France automatically receives four spots - two for men and two for women. They also have the chance to earn two more spots through the qualification process. Additionally, there are six slots set aside - three for male athletes and three for female athletes that give smaller countries a fair shot at their representation in the Olympics.

This brings the total to 120 Olympic spots. However, it is up to the NOCs who will decide which athletes get to represent their country in the Paris Olympics.

India at IWF World Weightlifting Championships 2023

Team India is sending a five-member contingent to the IWF World Weightlifting Championships 2023. The squad will be led by Olympic silver medalist and two-time World Championships medalist Mirabai Chanu.

Meanwhile, Bindyarani Devi, the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships 2021 gold medalist, Commonwealth Games 2022 gold-medal weightlifter Achinta Sheuli, and Shubham Todkar, the 61kg category champion at the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships 2023 will also be top contenders in the event.

To date, India has won a total of 17 medals in the history of the World Weightlifting Championships. The nation stands 35th in the most successful nations’ list bagging 17 medals in total, which includes three gold, nine silver, and five bronze medals.

India’s Squad for IWF World Weightlifting Championships 2023

Women - Mirabai Chanu (49kg), Bindyarani Devi (55kg)

Men - Shubham Todkar (61kg), Achinta Sheuli (73kg), Narayana Ajith (73kg), Gurdeep Singh (+109kg)

Where and how to watch live streaming and TV broadcast of IWF World Weightlifting Championships 2023?

The streaming of the IWF World Weightlifting Championships 2023 will be available on Olympic Channel via Olympics.com. Not other information is available as of now.

IWF World Weightlifting Championships 2023 full schedule and fixtures (All timings are in IST)

September 4

14:00 - Women's 49kg - Group D16:30 - Women's 49kg - Group C19:00 - Men's 55kg - Group B21:30 - Women's 45kg - Group A

September 5

00:00 - Men's 61kg - Group D14:00 - Men's 61kg - Group C16:30 - Women's 49kg - Group B19:00 - Women's 49kg - Group A21:30 - Men's 55kg - Group A

September 6

00:00 - Women's 55kg - Group C14:00 - Men's 61kg - Group B16:30 - Women's 55kg - Group B19:00 - Men's 61kg - Group A21:30 - Women's 55kg - Group A

September 7

12:00 - Women's 59kg - Group E14:00 - Women's 59kg - Group D16:00 - Women's 59kg - Group C18:30 - Men's 67kg - Group B21:30 - Men's 67kg - Group A

September 8

16:30 - Men's 73kg - Group D19:00 - Women's 59kg - Group B21:30 - Women's 59kg - Group A

September 9

11:30 - Women's 64kg - Group D14:00 - Men's 73kg - Group C16:30 - Women's 64kg - Group C19:00 - Men's 73kg - Group B21:30 - Men's 73kg - Group A

September 10

11:30 - Men's 89kg - Group E14:00 - Men's 89kg - Group D16:30 - Men's 81kg - Group C19:00 - Women's 64kg - Group B21:30 - Women's 64kg - Group A

September 11

00:00 - Men's 89kg - Group C11:30 - Women's 71kg - Group E14:00 - Men's 81kg - Group B16:30 - Men's 89kg - Group B19:00 - Men's 81kg - Group A21:30 - Men's 89kg - Group A

September 12

00:00 - Women's 71kg - Group D21:00 - Women's 71kg - Group C23:00 - Men's 96kg - Group C

September 13

11:30 - Men's 102kg - Group D14:00 - Women's 71kg - Group B16:30 - Men's 96kg - Group B19:00 - Men's 96kg - Group A21:30 - Women's 71kg - Group A

September 14

00:00 - Men's 102kg - Group C11:30 - Women's 76kg - Group C14:00 - Men's 102kg - Group B16:30 - Women's 76kg - Group B19:00 - Women's 76kg - Group A21:30 - Men's 102kg - Group A

September 15

00:00 - Women's 81kg - Group C14:00 - Women's 81kg - Group B17:00 - Women's 87kg - Group B19:00 - Women's 81kg - Group A21:30 - Women's 87kg - Group A

September 16

12:00 - Women's +87kg - Group C14:00 - Women's +87kg - Group B16:30 - Men's 109kg - Group B19:00 - Women's +87kg - Group A21:30 - Men's 109kg - Group A

September 17

11:30 - Men's +109kg - Group D14:00 - Men's +109kg - Group C16:30 - Men's +109kg - Group B19:00 - Men's +109kg - Group A