Kharkov region bench press championship
On December 23, 2023, the Kharkov region championship in classic and equipment bench press among all ages was held in Kharkov. 8 athletes took part from our sports club “Radiotechnik KNURE”, under the guidance of the coach – MSMKU teacher Natalia Didyuk. And they all brought medals of various denominations to our club’s collection.
Among the young participants was Alexandra Zaikina, who improved her personal result in the classic bench press and took 1st place in her weight category. Among the juniors under 23 years old, Tatyana Slivka (VPVSS-21-5) performed, who in the weight category up to 52 kg easily handled the weight of 35 kg and also took 1st place, and in the equipment division the champion of these competitions was Alena Didyuk, in the weight category 57 kg with a bench press result of 85 kg.
4 athletes competed among juniors. In the weight category up to 59 kg, Ivan Chigirev (IRTm-23-1), with a result of 90 kg, and, in the weight category up to 93 kg, KMSU Alexander Narvatov (KSMm-23-1), with a result of 140 kg, received championship gold Kharkov region from the classic bench press. Silver went to Alexander Aksenov, who bench pressed 127.5 kg in the up to 93 kg weight category. And KMSU Rustam Fabrovan (EPP-23-1) with a result of 130 kg in the weight category up to 83 kg became the bronze medalist of these competitions.
Powerlifting is a sport that is accessible to everyone at any age. Coach and teacher of MSMKU Natalya Didyuk performed in the classic bench press and with a result of 72.5 kg took 1st place in her age category M2.
8 medals is an excellent result for our team!
