“Strength comes in all sizes,” said WHEA Chairman Jyrki Rantanen, as his organization plans to introduce bantamweight classes to its strong(wo)man competitions.



Starting in 2018, the new classes will be -70 kg for men and -55 kg for women with both national and world championships titles.

Rantanen said he has 43 entries for the upcoming Finnish championships, with “a sudden rise in competitors in the -80 kg class,” which he saw as “a sign that we need more classes for smaller people.”

         

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