Irkutsk native Viktoria Karlysheva became world junior powerlifting champion in Prague

Irkutsk athlete Viktoria Karlysheva became junior world powerlifting champion in Prague and set two world records. In the up to 57 kg class she beat rivals from the US and Ukraine, totaling 510 kg and widening her lead.

Irkutsk athlete Viktoria Karlysheva became the world junior powerlifting champion and set two world records in Prague.
In the up to 57-kilogram category, Viktoria outperformed girls from the USA and Ukraine, lifting a total of 510 kilograms over three attempts. Thus, the Irkutsk native set two world junior records: in the squat and in the total. The gap to the nearest competitor from the USA was 65 kilograms.
At present, the Russian women's national team at the world championship in Prague is in the leading position, ahead of Japan and the USA.
Background: Viktoria Karlysheva is a multiple winner of the world and European powerlifting championships. In 2011, the girl set six world records at the world junior championship in Canada. In 2013, she won gold at the world junior powerlifting championship held in the USA. At the open European championship last year in Bulgaria, Viktoria set a new world junior record.