Irkutsk athletes Olga Adamovich and Elena Kucherenko became world champions in junior and subjunior powerlifting, winning gold at the tournament in Oroshaza, Hungary. Adamovich won the up to 63 kg category and set Russian junior records, and became the absolute world champion. Kucherenko won the heaviest weight class, setting four Russian records and posting an impressive total of 615 kg.

The Junior and Sub-Junior World Powerlifting Championships were held in Hungary. The competitions took place from September 1 to 6 in the city of Orosháza.
Irkutsk athletes Olga Adamovich and Elena Kucherenko won. The tournament brought together the best athletes from various countries: Germany, Great Britain, France, the USA, Italy, Russia, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Ecuador, New Zealand, Mongolia, Japan, etc.
23-year-old Olga Adamovich, a postgraduate student at the Irkutsk State Technical University, was recognized as the best in the up to 63 kg weight class. She posted a total result of 537.5 kg across the three lifts (212.5 kg in the squat, 195 kg in the deadlift, and 130 kg in the bench press). In each of the lifts and in the total result, she set Russian junior records. She also received the title of absolute world champion among junior women in all weight classes and a special cup.
In the heaviest weight class, over 84 kg, Irkutsk athlete Elena Kucherenko became the junior women’s world champion, setting four Russian records. In the squat her result was 255 kg, in the deadlift 212.5 kg, and in the bench press 147.5 kg, bringing her final total to 615 kilograms. From October 6 to 12, the Russian Cup powerlifting championship will be held in the city of Orel. According to Alexander Dekhanov, senior coach of the Irkutsk Region powerlifting national teams, there is a possibility that Olga Adamovich and Elena Kucherenko will also take part in it. In addition, another major tournament, the World Powerlifting Championships, will be held in the USA from November 2 to 9. At the championship to be held in the USA, well-known athletes from the Irkutsk Region, masters of sport of international class Konstantin Danilov, Konstantin Lebedko, and Sergey Gaishenets, will compete as part of the Russian national team.
We remind you that in 2010 Anastasia Galanova won the World Championship, and in 2011 she became the best at the European Championship in Great Britain. In 2013 Olga Adamovich took second place at the World Championship in the USA, and Elena Kucherenko became second at the European Championship.
Based on materials from the press service of the Ministry of Physical Culture, Sports and Youth Policy of the Irkutsk Region.