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Weightlifting contest in Poland dropped as Warsaw bars Russians

Ewan Jones
 08.01.2026, 17:08
The EWF said in a statement that failure to make the weightlifting event accessible to all athletes precluded Poland from hosting it. Photo: Stringer/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
The EWF said in a statement that failure to make the weightlifting event accessible to all athletes precluded Poland from hosting it. Photo: Stringer/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

The Polish government has refused to issue visas to Russian and Belarusian competitors.