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A Giant Slayer Emerges In The 74kg Class

Author: Jo Whiteley Kosei Yokoyama competed at his first international competition at the Asian Bench Press Championships in Japan in September 2023.  He won the gold medal convincingly at that event with an impressive 200kg bench. Fast forward a few months and...

European Classic – The Women

Author: Jo Whiteley The women outnumbered the men (very slightly) at the European Classic this year and we saw some intense battles and many records broken during a cold week in Estonia. Italy’s Annalisa Motta had her best ever result in the 47kg class.  She hit...

European Classic 2023 – The Men

Author: Jo Whiteley The 2023 European Classic was held in the historic city of Tartu, Estonia.  The temperatures were lower than most had experienced before, but a thick and beautiful blanket of pristine snow lay over everything, cladding the trees and giving...
SHEFFIELD – Men Preview

SHEFFIELD – Men Preview

Author: Jo Whiteley SHEFFIELD - The Men We are only days away from one of the most anticipated battles in powerlifting.  Originally scheduled for 2020, the wait has been long but we are finally here and 24 of the top powerlifters in the IPF will soon be...

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Sheffield Women Trash the Record Books

Author: Jo Whiteley Sheffield Women Trash the Record Books The hype around the Sheffield Powerlifting Championships was unprecedented.  We were given so many superlatives - biggest potential prize fund, biggest seated powerlifting event, the most world...

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SHEFFIELD – Men Preview

Author: Jo Whiteley SHEFFIELD - The Men We are only days away from one of the most anticipated battles in powerlifting.  Originally scheduled for 2020, the wait has been long but we are finally here and 24 of the top powerlifters in the IPF will soon be...

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Sheffield 2023 – Women Preview

Author Jo Whiteley Sheffield - The Women The long wait is nearly over. Years in the making, Sheffield is finally upon us! Legends of the IPF are converging on England's Steel City to do battle for the biggest prize fund ever offered in powerlifting. 24 athletes will...

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2022 KOTL Lifter of the Year

2022 was a fantastic year for powerlifting filled with all-time great performances, new world records, upsets, and more. In this article, we’re going to go over some of the top lifters of the year in the drug-tested classic powerlifting division as voted on by the...

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