At the Russian Weightlifting Championship in Stary Oskol, Irkutsk athlete Viktoria Puzyreva won bronze in the up to 63 kg category. She totaled 212 kg and finished behind Ksenia Maksimova and Natalia Khlestkina.

From July 28 to August 3, the Russian Weightlifting Championships were held in Stary Oskol. In the weight category up to 63 kg, Irkutsk athlete Viktoria Puzyreva won the bronze medal.

The Russian champion was Ksenia Maksimova, who totaled 250 kg in the two lifts. In second place was last year’s Russian champion Natalya Khlestkina (221), and the bronze medal went to Viktoria Puzyreva, who totaled 212 kg. The Irkutsk native trains under Gennady Sutyrin.
Weightlifting. Russian Championships. Stary Oskol, July 30
Women. Weight category up to 63 kg. 1. Ksenia Maksimova (YNAO - Bashkiria) - 250 (113+137). 2. Natalya Khlestkina (Moscow Region - Chuvashia) - 221 (100+121). 3. Viktoria Puzyreva (Irkutsk Region - Moscow) - 212 (95+117).