Last weekend, the Finnish Powerlifting Association started this year’s competition events at Paujulahti Sports College.
Jesse Pynnönen raised SE irons at the weekend in Pajulahti. Finnish Powerlifting Association / Minna Hölttä
In Pajulahti, the program included the Finnish Championships in one-handed lifting, the strongest man / woman competitions of the low threshold, and pole dancing hobby competitions.
The hardest performance of the weekend was the responsibility of Heinola Jesse Pynnönen, which pulled 202.5 pounds of new SE irons in the one-handed take-off. Pynnönen competed in the men’s + 100kg series.
The Finnish record was also set Aino Askala and Saija Kantola.
Series champions:
N-65kg: Aino Askala 110kg (SE)
N75 + / Masters: Saija Kantola 122.5kg (SE)
M-85: Tomi Kesti 160kg
M-100kg: Vesa Rouvali 190kg
M100 +: Jesse Pynnönen 202.5 kg (SE)
M-Masters: Jouni Mähönen 180kg
In 2015, the Powerlifting Association launched the first strongest sport competition in the world under the WADA-level anti-doping program. The association is both under the supervision of SUEK and a member of the Finnish Olympic Committee.
Source: Bulletin of the Finnish Power Association