More than ten world records were set at the Open Cup of Belarus in power sports in Minsk

The Open Cup of Belarus in power sports gathered more than 200 participants in Minsk. More than ten world records have been set in various types of the program, the correspondent of the Minsk-Novosti agency reports.

Competitions were held under the rules of the National Powerlifting Association. In addition to Belarusians, strongmen from Russia and Israel fought for medals.

According to the director of BelProfSport LLC Yuri Prokhorenko, there are more young children among the participants. And there are newcomers-girls.

- The real battle for the championship in the team standings unfolded between the club "Energia" (CFOR Leninsky district of Minsk) and "Sparta" from Lida. Capital athletes won the dispute. The best coach is recognized as the Minsk specialist Igor Voitekhovsky, said Prokhorenko.

Among the participants was a regular of such competitions Vyacheslav Horoneko. He performed in the Belarusian press with a 24-pound weight. With one hand (left) he made 186 climbs, which was a new world record in the 65-69 age group. Minchanin exceeded the achievement of the Russian athlete by 6 times.

- The day before the tournament, he performed at Dozhinki-2026 in Dzerzhinsk with a weight of 32 kg. Completed 90 climbs in 5 minutes. I understood that in Minsk, on the second day, it is unlikely to be possible to repeat the result with a sports projectile of the same weight. I decided to pick the smaller one. Everything went according to plan - managed to keep a certain pace and work quietly. I am satisfied with the result, as a specialist who professionally performed his work, said V. Khoroneko.

He added that before the end of the calendar year will perform at two more tournaments in Minsk. At the first of them, in November, he will perform in a Russian press with a 75 kg barbell. His personal achievement equals 24 climbs, and he plans to surpass it. At the competitions in December, the hero will try his hand with a 100 kg barbell. In this form, he has a record 10 times. V. Horoneko wants to bring it up to 11-13 times.

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