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Junior BP Worlds Final Results

Submitted by Staff on July 4, 2009 - 11:43am.

(updated with day final results)

The inaugural IPF Junior and Sub Junior World Bench Press Championships ran from Wednesday through today in Pilsen, Czech Republic.

Almost 170 lifters competed from Hungary, Slovakia, Germany, Belarus, Czech Republic, Ukraine, Finland, Poland, Austria, Japan, Sweden, Lithuania, France, Latvia, Estonia, South Africa, Switzerland, and Norway.

The first Championships had no lifters representing the United States, Russia, or Canada, and only one from Great Britain.

Hungary's Victoria Fadgyas (105) earned the best lifter title for the Sub Junior women with a 187 pound bench press. Hungary also took the team title, dominating the second and third place teams, Poland and Finland.

The Junior women featured Hungary's Eva Makrai (105) winning best lifter. Makrai pressed 209 pounds. Hungary swept the women's competition by defeating Germany and Poland by a large margin.

In men's Junior action, Belarus' Maksim Nahela (198) grabbed the best lifter award with a 551 pound bench press. Poland defeated Finland, 57 to 54, in the team competition. Belarus placed third.

France's Adrien Poinson (148) pressed 396 pounds on day one to take best lifter in the Sub Junior men's competition. Poland duplicated its narrow victory over Finland, 57 to 54. Hungary earned the final podium position.

Full results.

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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on July 2, 2009 - 9:33am. » quote

This meet is a bad idea. I can see it going under within a few years. There just aren't enough juniors who are bench-only lifters to make it work. There has been no talk of this among the Americans at all.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on July 2, 2009 - 12:34pm. » quote

How is a meet with 170 lifters a bad idea, just because the US sends no lifters?

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on July 2, 2009 - 1:49pm. » quote

As soon as this meet doesn't take place in Europe, the numbers will fall greatly.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on July 2, 2009 - 5:25pm. » quote

Anonymous wrote:

As soon as this meet doesn't take place in Europe, the numbers will fall greatly.

Based on what evidence? World meets in both the US,Asia, and Oceana are always heavily attended. Besides, there are 25+ active national federations in Europe. The event could stay there indefinately.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on July 2, 2009 - 6:02pm. » quote

First hand reports states that shirts that been altered (ie even shirts that has been tightened following the original seam - as stated in the rules) are not allowed.

Lifters are forced to buy new shirts at place, and use them as they are.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on July 3, 2009 - 4:52am. » quote

Anonymous wrote:

First hand reports states that shirts that been altered (ie even shirts that has been tightened following the original seam - as stated in the rules) are not allowed.

Lifters are forced to buy new shirts at place, and use them as they are.

The ipf is digging its own grave.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on July 3, 2009 - 5:18am. » quote

Anonymous wrote:

First hand reports states that shirts that been altered (ie even shirts that has been tightened following the original seam - as stated in the rules) are not allowed.

Lifters are forced to buy new shirts at place, and use them as they are.

The ipf is digging its own grave.

The officials are doing it (tech commite, refs etc). On the lifting side IPF is well alive and kickin!

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on July 3, 2009 - 5:35am. » quote

Anonymous wrote:

First hand reports states that shirts that been altered (ie even shirts that has been tightened following the original seam - as stated in the rules) are not allowed.

Lifters are forced to buy new shirts at place, and use them as they are.

The ipf is digging its own grave.

The officials are doing it (tech commite, refs etc). On the lifting side IPF is well alive and kickin!

Im an ipf lifter myself but this is the 3rd major rule change/interpretation in the bench press in 3 yrs. The others being head lift/foot position, arch/belly bench and now this.

Submitted by jon on July 3, 2009 - 8:11am. » quote

Anonymous wrote:

First hand reports states that shirts that been altered (ie even shirts that has been tightened following the original seam - as stated in the rules) are not allowed.

Lifters are forced to buy new shirts at place, and use them as they are.

Can you email me with further information (jon@powerliftingwatch.com)

Submitted by Hondo (not verified) on July 3, 2009 - 9:45am. » quote

The IPF should call this the European Sub-junior/Junior Bench Press Championships.

Submitted by MMG (not verified) on July 3, 2009 - 1:18pm. » quote

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Anonymous wrote:
First hand reports states that shirts that been altered (ie even shirts that has been tightened following the original seam - as stated in the rules) are not allowed.

Lifters are forced to buy new shirts at place, and use them as they are.

Can you email me with further information (jon@powerliftingwatch.com)

Please send me the informations you received at Onim123@gmx.at . Thanks man.

Submitted by JC Carter on July 3, 2009 - 6:09pm. » quote

I heard the IPF are requiring the lifters to wear clown shoes, even though the rules state they can wear other shoes.
The lifters are forced to buy these new shoes and use them as they are, and the guy who sells them is the IPF president..

really, I have evidence

http://healthandfitness-secrets.com/images/mcdo_benchpress.jpg

Submitted by Heinrich1 (not verified) on July 4, 2009 - 5:59pm. » quote

I was lifting at the Worlds and I can tell you that this was a great competition and that there were not only lifters from Europe but me as a South Africa and there was lifters from Japan who were really great!

This was a great idea to get the Juniors and sub-Juniors at a Worlds competition to get young lifters to get more involved in Powerlifting.

If anybody have to say something about the competition you just had to be there to see the lifting and the spirit beteween the lifters from different nations.

Heinrich Janse van Rensburg
South Africa

Submitted by mike desimone` (not verified) on July 5, 2009 - 10:28pm. » quote

does anyone know if the USA will send juniors from this competition next year I would love to compete in it