Men will compete in weight classes ranging from 59kg to +120kg, while women will take part in weight classes ranging from under 47kg to over +84kg.
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The World Open Equipped Powerlifting Championships 2022 organized by the International Powerlifting Federation 2022 got underway in Denmark on November 14 and continues until November 19, 2022. A total of 106 lifters will compete in the eight male categories, while 84 ladies will participate in the eight female categories. Men will compete in weight classes ranging from 59kg to +120kg, while women will take part in weight classes ranging from under 47kg to over +84kg. The World Open Championships will be the major attraction in Viborg, but there will also be Special Olympics classifications. The lifters will be evaluated using the squat, bench press, and deadlift as three power lifts.
Jaroslaw Olech (men’s -74 kg), Kjell Egil Bakkelund (men’s -74 kg), and Tsung-Ting Hsieh (men’s 66kg), Rysiyev Volodymyr (men’s 93 kg), Kostiantyn Musiienko (men’s 93 kg), Nicki Lentz (men’s 93 kg), Joseph Cappellino (men’s 120 kg), Andrei Konovalov (men’s 120 kg), are among the elite men powerlifters to watch out for in the competition. While in the women’s division, all eyes will be on Kimberly Johnson (women’s 57 kg), Yen-Tzu Huang (women’s 57 kg), Emily Finnern (women’s 57 kg), Zuzanna Kula (women’s 52 kg), Karen Hesthammer (women’s 52 kg), Larysa Soloviova (women’s 63 kg), Rhaea Stinn (women’s 84 kg).
The LIVE Streaming of the World Equipped Open Powerlifting Championship will be available on the Olympics channel via Olympics.com. We will update you with more details on live streaming once it is known.
The Schedule for the World Open Equipped Powerlifting Championship 2022 is as follows:
Monday, November 14
10:00 -12:30: Women’s 47kg
13:30 – 16:00: Men’s 59kg
16:00 -18:30: Women’s 52kg
Tuesday, November 15
12:00 – 14:30: Men’s 66kg
15:00 – 17:30: Women’s 57kg
18:00 – 20:30: Men’s 74kg
Wednesday, November 16
10:00 – 14:00: Men’s 83kg
14:30 – 18:30: Men’s 93kg B-Group
19:00 – 22:00: Women’s 63kg A-Group
19:00 – 22:00: Men’s 93kg A-Group
Thursday, November 17
13:00 – 16:30: Women’s 69kg
17:00 – 20:30: Men’s 105kg
Friday, November 18
11:00 – 14:30 Women 76kg
14:30 – 16:30: Special Olympics, Men/Women – All Categories
17:00 – 20:00: Special Olympics, Men/Women – All Categories
Saturday, November 19
09:30 – 12:30: Women 84kg B-Group
09:30- 12:30: Women 84+Kg
13:00 – 15:30: Men 120+ Kg B-Group
16:00 -19:00: Women 84kg A-Group
16:00 -19:00: Men 120+Kg A-Group
