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Raw powerlifting, also called classic or unequipped powerlifting has been codified in response to the proliferation and advancement of bench shirts and squat/deadlift suits. The 100% RAW federation was founded in 1999; [ 66 ] within a decade, many established federations came to recognize "raw" divisions, in addition to their traditional (open ...
A trans weightlifter is receiving backlash after racking up multiple wins during the 100% Raw Weightlifting Federation competition in Virginia. Transgender weightlifter smashes women's world ...
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On 15 April 2023, he competed in his first out of three scheduled powerlifting meets, on his journey towards breaking the world record, and squatted 420 kg (930 lb), but tore his left pectoral muscle on his last bench press attempt of 252.5 kg (557 lb), forcing him to withdraw from performing the deadlifts. [81]
The all-time medal table for all Olympic Games from 1896 to 2024, including Summer Olympic Games, Winter Olympic Games, and a combined total of both, is tabulated below.. These Olympic medal counts do not include the 1906 Intercalated Games which are no longer recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as official Gam
At the 2008 World Powerlifting Federation – World Championships in Austria, he totaled 1,000 kg (single ply equipment) and won the Juniors (20–23) category; and the following year at the 2009 World Powerlifting Federation – World Championships in the United States, he improved his total to 1,035 kg and again won the Juniors (20–23 ...
In the 2017 contest, two four-time winners Brian Shaw and Žydrūnas Savickas competed head-to-head for the first time since the 2015 contest, but Eddie Hall won his first title over runner-up Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson by 1 point and was the first person to win for the UK since Welshman Gary Taylor in 1993. Hall also set a new strongman ...
Different powerlifting federations have different rules governing allowed equipment—for example, the only supportive equipment allowed by the 100% Raw Powerlifting Federation for bench press is a leather belt, [2] whereas the International Powerlifting Federation stipulates that support shirts must be "of one ply stretch material". [3]