For the first time in Yamal: Novy Urengoy will become the center of the Russian championship in weightlifting
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The Russian Weightlifting Championship will be held in the Zvezdny Sports Palace in the gas capital from June 12 to 17. Such an event will be held for the first time not only in Novy Urengoy, but also in Yamal as a whole, Mayor Andrey Voronov said on his social media pages.
“We are proud that it was Novy Urengoy that received the right to become the sports arena of this large-scale event. Spoiler: we are waiting for the Olympic champions to visit,” the head of the municipality wrote.
More than 250 Russian sportsmen and women will compete for the titles of the strongest in ten weight categories.
There will also be an open tournament of the Russian Weightlifting Federation. Strongmen from Belarus, Uzbekistan, Abkhazia, Iran will take part in it.
Earlier in Novy Urengoy took place Cup of Russia snow volleyball.
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