2017 World Weightlifting Championships
| Host city |
 Anaheim, United States
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|---|---|
| Dates | 28 November – 5 December |
The 2017 World Weightlifting Championships will be held in Anaheim, United States from 28 November to 5 December 2017.
9 countries were banned from competing at the world championships due to their history of doping at previous Olympic Games. The International Weightlifting Federation said that any country that had 3 positive tests uncovered by the International Olympic Committee, who were re-testing stored urine samples for banned substances from the 2008 and 2012 olympics, would be banned. These were: Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Turkey, Moldova, Ukraine, Belarus and Azerbaijan.
Iran, North Korea, Venezuela possible unable to attend due refused of Visa or entry for United States.
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