Minsk Girevik Show 2008

In the photograph: to the little finger of the right hand of the Greek Pantelei Filikidi repeatedly submitted 48-kilogram “bulldog”.

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Only person himself can get to know the depth of his physical possibilities By the firework of achievements was marked BY IX the international festival in the nontraditional nominations of weightlifting, dedicated to Independence Day of Belarus’. It took place on the improvised scene of the capital park of the name of Gor’kiy and it gathered into this time a record quantity of participants. In the domestic strong people, familiar on the post-Soviet space by high results, arrived the worshippers of this form of sport from the Ukraine, Russia, Greece and Slovenia.

On the whole before the Minsk public their unusual possibilities demonstrated 26 athletes of the, including six representatives of the fair sex. Age of athletes – from 16 until 71, the weight of weights – from 8 to 80 kilograms, the temporary cycle of lifts – from the minute to two hours! But began this sport- cultural show from the presentation of diplomas to the laureates of the sixth edition of the book of the records of Russia, countries of the CIS and [Baltii] “wonder” on the sums of last year’s festival.

In the number of those noted there was our legendary hero Vyacheslav Horoneko, whose all phenomenal achievements entered into the last four publications of this book. Specifically, to it was trusted open the program of the current holiday of weightlifters. And Vyacheslav wrote down into his active membership one additional record, already 128-yrs according to the calculation (!), after squeezing out in five minutes 24- kilogram projectile, sitting in the twine, 88 times, which to 8 lifts exceeds its previous index.

Then Horoneko it became that leading entertainment [deystva]. And it appeared here enviable [kommentatorskie] abilities. Good, that to this contributed its partners in the weight-lifting shop. Brought public the cognitive quiz, which Vyacheslav also conducted. One of the questions: “In what city of peace, who and when blinded the largest snow?” Many spectators still remembered this unique creation (height 2 meters of 16 centimeters, circle 6 meters of 84 centimeters, weight of 4 tons), created by journalists “R” in March 2006 in the national airport Minsk. It, by the way, also will enter into the sequential publication of the book of records “wonder”. There are no doubts, that the publication also will be supplemented still numerous records, which were being taken place during this day in the park of the name of Gor’kiy. Let us name most curious.

So, [mogilevchanin] Vitalius Sitnikov, as already it communicated in “R”, it established two new extreme records in the push by the left and right hand of 40-kilogram weight for the hour and two.

Simply bewitched spectators by two their uncommon appearances Ukrainian, inhabitant of Ternopol Ivan Dutchishin. At first he during the minute demonstrated the press of two 32- kilogram weights, costing on the [bortsovskom] bridge, it and then astonished all by leaps with the 8-kilogram projectile through… the kitchen table.

Twice differed one of the leaders of Greek team 22-year Georgiadi Pavlos in the push three-poodoy of weight, which, by the way, still they name “bulldog”, and also in the lift of the nonstandard, prepared on the special-order projectile with a weight of 56 kilograms.

One reaching fixed its more distinguished compatriot, veteran of the command of Pantelei Filikidi, 4 times who raised “bulldog” by the little finger of right hand to the biceps.

From the Belorussians astonished by phenomenal result the 49-summer Lieutenant Colonel of the police Alexander Revin, the deputy of chief [Osipovichskiy] [ROVD], which made 642 lifts of two 24-kilogram weights for the hour.

But on the whole during this day in Minsk are established 14 world achievements in the extreme lift of gravity! “To the dessert” of this curious spectacle power juggling with the weights they demonstrated six excellent guests from the Ukraine and Slovenia. In their tournament victory gained the champion of peace the 19-year student of Dnepropetrovsk academy MVD, future [operupolnomochennyy] Irina [Deyak]. – Such measures best anything contribute to the popularization of discipline and healthy way of life, said in the conversation with the correspondent “R” the President of the international federation of weightlifting a Kievian of Yuri Shcherbin. – Now into our organization enter 22 countries. Last world championship took place recently in German Hamburg, in it participated 10 national composite. In last year planetary tournament took place in American San Diego, where, by the way, Belarus’ occupied the second [obshchekomandnoe] place.

The following superiority of planet will pass in November in Italian Milan, claim fors participation in which already gave 16 states. Certainly, as any federation, we strive for the greatest gratitude at the summit level, including in the International Olympic Committee. In 2013 weightlifting it is planned to include in the program of world [universiady], capital of which, by the way, will become Russian Kazan, and this the second on the significance [predstavitelskiy] forum after the Olympic Games. And I hope, in the course of time the matter will not become also after the first.