Leskovets competed on the EPF Geared up Powerlifting Championships in Hamm, Luxembourg
Final up to date on Could twenty first, 2024
Geared up powerlifter Viktor Leskovets was a part of the dominant Ukrainian workforce on the European Powerlifting Federation (EPF) European Geared up Championships (EEC) in Hamm, Luxembourg. He has just lately been lifting within the 120KG class however has come again all the way down to the 105KG class in 2024, and it definitely appears to go well with him.
Leskovets has three European and one World Bench Press titles, in addition to the bench press world file within the 120KG class at a gargantuan 375.5 kilograms.
Leskovets’ numbers had been a good manner off his 120KG greatest, however 325.5 kilograms was nonetheless sufficient to say the world file within the 105KG class. Check out the raise beneath, courtesy of the IPF’s Instagram web page:
Leskovets lifted within the geared up class on Could 11, 2024. Within the Worldwide Powerlifting Federation (IPF), of which the EPF is an affiliate, this class permits using single-ply bench shirts and the extra standard wrist wraps and lifting belts. Leskovets availed himself of all of those aides for his large raise.
The barbell’s descent to the chest was clean — an achievement in itself in an geared up bench press. Leskovets acquired a strong contact and commenced the press.
Leskovets’ physique swayed laterally through the raise as he struggled with the load. Within the IPF, there isn’t any requirement for even lockout, as there may be in some federations: your complete bar should dip for the raise to be rejected by the referees.
Leskovets fought the load, finally bringing it to full lockout at arms’ size to safe his first world file within the 105KG class.
2024 EPF European Geared up Powerlifting Championship Outcomes — Viktor Leskovets (UKR), 105KG
- Squat
- 380 kilograms
390 kilograms- 395 kilograms
- Bench Press
- 307.5 kilograms
- 317.5 kilograms
- 325.5 kilograms — IPF Open World Document
- Deadlift
- 302.5 kilograms
312.5 kilograms- 312.5 kilograms
- Whole — 1,033 kilograms
Leskovet’s colossal bench press put him forward within the competitors at sub-total. Nonetheless, Denmark’s Nicki Lentz took benefit of Leskovets lacking his second deadlift and moved just a few kilograms into the lead.
Leskovets efficiently hit his remaining deadlift to get well the lead, however he couldn’t forestall Lentz from taking it again with a clean 320-kilogram pull. This left Leskovets with the silver medal, two kilograms behind Lentz.
Leskovets is anticipated to raise subsequent in November on the 2024 IPF World Geared up Powerlifting Championships in Reykjavik, Iceland. From there, he can have the chance to qualify for the 2025 World Video games in Chengdu, China.
Featured picture: @theepf on Instagram