by KOTL | Dec 21, 2023 | European Classic Championships
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...
by KOTL | Dec 21, 2023 | European Classic Championships
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...
by KOTL | Dec 8, 2022 | European Classic Championships, News
Author Jo Whiteley 120kg class In the 120kg class, GBR’s Kieran Gray led from the start. He took the squat gold with 340kg ahead of team mate Inderraj Singh who took the silver with 327.5kg. Current junior world champion, Nicolas Peyraud (FRA), squatted...
by KOTL | Dec 6, 2022 | European Classic Championships, News
Author: Jo Whiteley 84s Agata Sitko of Poland is surely the favourite to win wherever she pops up. However, up in the 84kg class at the Euro Classic, she had Kristin Thorhallsdottir (ISL) to contend with. She was nominated only 5kg back and would...
by KOTL | Dec 6, 2022 | European Classic Championships, News
Author Jo Whiteley 105kg The King returned to competition this week but Ukraine’s Anatolii Novopismennyi found the Swedish Prince all grown up and ready to rumble. Emil Norling is the current world champion and carries a huge amount of momentum. At...
by KOTL | Dec 4, 2022 | European Classic Championships, News
Auothor: Jo Whiteley 69kg class Ivana Horna (SLK) took an early lead in the 69kg class when incoming European champion, Marte Kjenner (NOR) struggled for depth. Raphaela Jungmann of Austria missed her opener for the same reason but came back strong to take the...
