WSF–World Strongman Cup Heads to Minsk
by Randall J. Strossen, IronMind Enterprises, Inc. © 2011
With Olympic gold medalist Leonid Taranenko supporting the competition, Vlad Redkin said that WSF–World Cup is coming to Minsk on September 10, with a program that features eight countries, 10 athletes and six events in the center of the capital of Belarus.
Belarusian strongman Sergey Vachinsky will be one of the local favorites when WSF World Cup brings strongman back to Minsk, Belarus. IronMind® | Courtesy of WSF–World Cup.
Here is the official start list and the list of events:
Athletes
1. Tarmo Mitt / Estonia
2. Antanas Abrutis: Lithuania
3. Aleksandr Lashin / Ukraine
4. Konstantine Janashia / Georgia
5. Evgeny Scherbakov / Latvia
6. Denis Nagibin / Russia
7. Sergiu Mirzenko / Moldova
8. Sergey Vachinsky / Belarus
9. Vjacheslav Astapenkov / Belarus
10. Aleksandr Lapirev / Belarus
Events
1. Log lift: 130 kg for reps
2. Deadlift: car for reps
3. Manhood stone: 180 kg for reps
4. Bus pull: time
5. Conan wheel: 400 kg
6. Medley: Farmer's walk (2 x135 kg, 25 m) + Tire flips (6 times)
Vlad Redkin is pleased to have the support of Olympic weightlifting great Leonid Taranenko, whom he calls “the official brand of Belarusian strongmen sport!”
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