Russia has ticked the 2031 World Swimming ChampionshipsThe president of the Russian Aquatics Federation, Dmitry Mazepin, has stated his ambition. We have the opportunity to host the World Championships in Russia in 2031, but we will be competing with Madrid " he said, according to the TASS news agency. A victory would allow the country toto begin a return to the international sporting scene since it has been subject to numerous restrictions since the invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
World Aquatics has already awarded the 2027 edition to Budapest and the 2029 edition to Beijing. Russia has only hosted the World Championships once.only once so far, in Kazan, in 2015Moscow had also hosted the Short Course World Championships in 2002. Spain, on the other hand, has hosted the Long Course World Championships three times: once in Madrid (1986) and twice in Barcelona (2003, 2013).
