The 2017 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Anaheim, United States from 28 November to 5 December 2017.

M Ankhtsetseg earned bronze medal from World Weightlifting championship for the first time in Mongolian weightlifting sport history. She competed at women`s 75 kg, snatch style and lifted 107 kgs.

Beacuse of the injury, her coach Ts Khosbayar refused to compete at clean and jerk.    

Nine countries were banned from competing at the World Championships due to their history of doping at previous Olympic Games. International Weightlifting Federation rules state that any country that had three positive tests uncovered by the International Olympic Committee during re-testing of stored urine samples for banned substances from the 2008 and 2012 Olympics would be banned.

The banned countries were: Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Turkey, Moldova, Ukraine, Belarus and Azerbaijan.

Iran, North Korea and Venezuela may not be able to attend the World Championships as these countries are normally refused Visas for entry into the United States, or United States with Iran, North Korea, Venezuela relation crisis.

Despite the problems, Iran still had 8 weightlifters participating.