The World Championships in Women’s Fitness started with four Finnish medals.
Ulpu Silvennoinen achieved World Championship gold and silver on the opening day of the World Championships. EastLabs Photo / Finnish fitness sports
Finnish fitness athletes started the Women’s World Championships held in Tokyo handsomely with four medals.
Lahtalainen Ulpu Silvennoinen on the opening day of the Games, won the World Championship gold in the over 163-centimeter general Women’s physique series. Silvennoinen also achieved World Championship silver in the over 35-year-old open masters series.
Silvennoinen has previously won three SM golds and one Nordic championship in the Women’s physique series.
Physique is a fitness series that requires much more muscle than the lighter series. In addition to the physics round, it includes a free program, which is performed without high heels.
In the series won by Silvennoinen, he took bronze Helena Huikkala. The winner of the fourth Finnish medal on the opening day Iris Romowho placed bronze in artistic fitness’s general category under 163 centimeters.
A total of 56 athletes will represent Finland at the World Championships in Tokyo. Last year, Finland won 16 World Cup medals.
The competitions include junior series, masters series and general series. The World Cup ends on Thursday.