Ukraine Armlifting Federation National Cup

by Randall J. Strossen, IronMind Enterprises, Inc. © 2018

Shown: Anna Zdorenko competing on the Rolling Thunder at the 2018 UAF Ukraine National Cup, where six national records were broken. IronMind® | Courtesy of UAF The Rolling Thunder is what gave birth to armlifting and while the earliest major Rolling Thunder competitions largely drew big guys who often were strongman competitors, all of that has changed now with body weight classes and classes for women as well as men, opening up the sport to all. Shown: Anna Zdorenko competing on the Rolling Thunder at the 2018 UAF Ukraine National Cup, where six national records were broken. IronMind® | Courtesy of UAF

The Ukraine Armlifting Federation (UAF) National Cup produced 6 national records on the Rolling Thunder and the Apollon’s Axle, UAF General Secretary Vyacheslav Malyshutskiy reported to IronMind.

Here are the new Ukrainian national records:

Oleksandra Rebruk - Rolling Thunder 43 kg (juniors category)
Anna Koschienko - Apollon's Axle 104 kg (women 80 kg category)
Victor Onischenko - Apollon's Axle 147,5 kg (masters category)
Maksim Tumanov - Rolling Thunder 61 kg (men 60 kg)
Maksim Tumanov - Apollon's Axle 130 kg (men 60 kg)
Dmitry Potapenko - Apollon's Axle 187 kg (men 90 kg)
Eugene Plaksiy - Apollon's Axle 192 kg - absolute national record

The UAF has been a leader in armlifting since the sport was founded, with General Secretary Vyacheslav Malyshutskiy and Chief Referee Oleksiy Chizh active both nationally and internationally.

The next UAF competition will be in March 2019, “where the national team will be formed for the 2019 APL World Championships,” Malyshutskiy said.

Please visit the UAF website for full details.                                          

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