The Republic of Moldova will host the Under-20 and Under-23 European Weightlifting Championships in 2019.

Vice president of the Weightlifting Federation of Moldova Antonio Conflitti has told IPN that this is a big success for Moldova given that this will be a premiere.

The competition will involve about 370 athletes from 38 countries.

The decision was taken by the Executive Board of the European Weightlifting Federation in Split, Croatia, on March 31. Split has hosted the Senior European Weightlifting Championships for about a week. Moldova is represented there by six athletes.