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Saturday, July 27, 2024
In the women’s 84 kg category, Sweden’s Stina Lindkvist dominated with 460.5 points, setting a new FISU squat record (173 kg). Estonia’s Marelin Jüriaido, who set a new FISU bench press record (98 kg), came in second with 425.5 kg. Great Britain’s Kate Mitchell finished third with 407.5 kg.
In the women’s 84+ kg category, France’s Mmadi Salma stood out with 485 points, winning by a margin of 42.5 kg over Great Britain’s Alexis Scott. Estonia’s Reya Soontalu took third place with 355 kg.
In the men’s 120 kg category, Great Britain’s Lewis Kelly achieved a good result with 840 points. Sweden’s Elias Kenneryd came second with 833 points, and Alasdair Wilson from Great Britain took third place with 810.5 points. J. Sigut, who finished fourth, set a new FISU deadlift record with a 341 kg lift.
In the men’s 120+ kg category, all available records were broken. Austria’s Alexander Renner delivered an outstanding performance, setting FISU records in bench press (243.5 kg), deadlift (367 kg), and total (943 kg). Finland’s Nuutti Mansukoski took second place, 98 kg behind Renner, and Czech Republic’s Artem Usov came third with 842.5 points. Tapia Polo, who finished sixth, set a new FISU squat record with a 350 kg lift.
In the overall standings, the British team was crowned champions with 50 points in both men’s and women’s categories. France came second with 42 points in both categories. Singapore finished third in the men’s category with 42 points, and Sweden took third in the women’s category with 34 points.
The competition concluded with a closing ceremony, featuring speeches from EASL’s new president Hendrik Voll, FISU Executive Committee member Mehmet Günay, and Tartu’s Deputy Mayor Raimond Tamm. At the end of the ceremony, the FISU flag was handed over to the representative of the next host country for the FISU World University Powerlifting Championships. After the ceremony, all delegation members and the organizing team were invited to a banquet at Newton Cafe.
Friday, July 26, 2024
The men’s 93 kg category was won by France’s Guillaume J.M. Flore with 797.5 points, breaking both the FISU deadlift and total records. Britain’s Jason Wu, who set a new FISU squat record with 303 kg, came second with 750.5 kg. Poland’s Aleksander Koszewski secured third place with 740 points.
In the women’s 76 kg class, Great Britain’s Odette Tobaiwa won with 468 points. It was a tight competition, but Tobaiwa knew her limits best, leaving France’s Emma Machwate in second place with 467.5 kg. Czech Valerie Velemanova took third place with 465 kg.
France’s Eliam Tchandeu Noundou won the men’s 105 kg class with 855.5 kg. The second place went to Mexico’s Diego Octavio Salgado, who put up a good fight, setting FISU records in squats (312.5 kg) and bench press (212.5 kg). However, his total of 855 points fell short by 0.5 points. The Netherlands’ Collin Yakwo took third place with 792.5 points.
Thursday, July 25, 2024
In the women’s 69 kg category, the Netherlands’ Romy van Vianen excelled with 497.5 points, winning by a substantial 45-point margin and setting a new FISU total record. The runner-up from Poland scored 452.5 points, and third place went to Bo Arends, also from the Netherlands, with 448 kg, setting a new FISU deadlift record with a 203 kg lift.
In the men’s 83 kg category, Britain’s Zhi Hao Guo was crowned champion with 725 points, taking the lead in squats and maintaining it. His teammate Chinedum Okolo took second place with 717.5 points, setting a new FISU deadlift record with a 317.5 kg lift. Singapore’s Lucas Spencer Chan, also scoring 717.5 points, had to settle for third place due to being heavier by 0.18 kg at the pre-competition weigh-in, giving the edge to the lighter athlete.
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
In the first event of the day, France’s Lea Lucas won the women’s 57 kg category with 439.5 points, showing solid performance in all areas and breaking FISU records in squats and overall. Great Britain’s Hannah Matson came second with 420 points, and Singapore’s Day Yun Chan, who set a new FISU deadlift record with 185.5 kg, secured third place with 390.5 points. In the women’s 63 kg category, Sweden’s Ellen B Akesson won with 440.5 points, comfortably ahead after breaking the FISU deadlift record. Poland’s Wiktoria Zapotoczna took second place with 427.5 points, and Slovenia’s Eva Fajs earned third place with 407.5 points.
In the men’s 74 kg category, Matthew Lee Ming Kai from Singapore won gold with 647.5 points. Although his French competitor broke the FISU bench press record with 175.5 kg, it wasn’t enough to surpass the Singaporean. Consequently, Mathis Convers had to settle for the silver medal with 645.5 points, and Ping Hao Ng from Great Britain took the bronze with 642.5 points.
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
The long-awaited FISU World University Powerlifting Championships have arrived, and the opening events featured 6+6 women in the 47 kg and 52 kg weight classes. The competition ran smoothly, and in the 47 kg category, Mexico’s Aylin Cuevas emerged as the winner with 344 points, setting FISU records in squats, deadlifts, and overall. The second and third places were secured by France’s Johanna Sanjuan with 315 points and Singapore’s Claudia Chu Xin Mei with 305 points, respectively.
In the women’s 52 kg category, Abby Cooley from Great Britain won with 346.5 points. It was a close contest, but Cooley’s successful 159 kg deadlift attempt set a new FISU record. Mexico’s Ana Sophia Arriola took second place with 346 points, and Lithuania’s Deimante Zurinskaite earned third place with 315 points.
Later in the day, 7+16 men competed in the 59 kg and 66 kg weight classes. In the 59 kg category, Khalifa Mohammad from the United Arab Emirates won with 508 points, setting a FISU record in the deadlift on his final attempt. Singapore’s Lun Ting Chia secured second place with 487.5 kg, and Britain’s Matt Chan took third place with 465 kg. In the 66 kg category, Saudi Arabia’s Majed Fallata won with 618 points, setting two new FISU deadlift records and breaking the FISU total record as well. France’s Noah Nativel, who set a new FISU bench press record, finished second with 617.5 points. The third place was taken by the USA’s Daniel Glavan with 600.5 points, setting a new FISU squat record during the competition.
At the end of the first competition day, an opening ceremony took place, featuring speeches from EASL’s new president Hendrik Voll, FISU Executive Committee member Mehmet Günay, and Tartu’s Deputy Mayor Raimond Tamm. Delegations were treated to a taste of Estonian culture with performances by the Popsid orchestra and the Tartu Health Care College folk dance group Pistandi.
We thank all the performers, delegations, and organizers!