This meet crowns the “champion of champions.”
Final up to date on January twenty fourth, 2025
The 2025 SBD Sheffield Powerlifting Championships meet is on Sunday, January 26, 2024, in Sheffield, England. This meet is sanctioned by the Worldwide Powerlifting Federation (IPF), and it’ll function 12 males and 12 girls who certified to compete for world data and the title of “Champion of Champions.”
They may also be lifting for prize cash totaling £445,000 ($562,000 USD). That prize consists of £25,000 ($31,071 USD) for first place and £5,000 ($6,214 USD) for every damaged document. Based on the meet’s web site, a lifter’s max payout is £45,000 ($55,928 USD).
2025 SBD Sheffield Championships Rosters
The total 24-athlete roster is beneath, as proven on the meet’s LiftingCast web page.
Feminine Powerlifters
- Agata Sitko
- Karlina Tongotea
- Alba Bostrom
- Jade Jacob
- Sonita Muluh
- Meghan Scanlon
- Bobbie Butters
- Prescillia Bavoil
- Tiffany Chapon
- Amanda Lawrence
- Evie Corrigan
- Brittany Schlater
Male Powerlifters
- Kjell Bakkelund
- Jesus Olivares
- Jurins Kengamu
- Emil Krastev
- Austin Perkins
- Ashton Rouska
- Kasemsand Senumong
- Ade Omisakin
- Panagiotis Tarinidis
- Gustav Hedlund
- Wascar Carpio
- Russel Orhii
The right way to Qualify
To be eligible for this occasion, lifters needed to meet the factors. The rivals needed to clear 4 rounds of qualifying.
The top-performing athletes from the 2024 IPF World Classic Championships have been ranked on their whole and share of the world document whole, as much as a most of 10 male lifters and 10 feminine lifters, incomes qualification to step onto the platform at Sheffield. 4 wild card invitations have been then awarded, two male and two feminine lifters.
Each lifter on this meet can raise unbelievable weights, however there are some athletes followers will doubtless pay additional consideration to.
Tiffany Chapon
Tiffany Chapon is a four-time world champion. Her performance on the 2024 IPF World Traditional Championships was a spotlight of the occasion, breaking the all-time squat world document within the 47KGclass twice to a brand new document of 165.5 kilograms. The abstract of her efficiency is beneath:
Amanda Lawrence
Amanda Lawrence is trying to enhance on her Eleventh-place end within the 2024 version of this meet. She has been locked in all through her prep, together with a latest deadlift session that featured her 250-kilogram double. She almost obtained a 3rd rep out of it. Lawrence often competes within the 84KG class.
Gustav Hedlund
The 2024 Champion of Champions in Sheffield was Gustav Hedlund. The 93KG lifter racked up a complete of 895 kilograms due to the next lifts:
- Squat — 325 kilograms
- Bench Press — 215 kilograms
- Deadlift — 355 kilograms
- Complete — 895 kilograms
In late 2024, Hedlund was topped world champion on the 2024 IPF World Traditional Championships. This might be his first meet since claiming that world title.
Jesus Olivares
Jesus Olivares was the highest male super-heavyweight lifter on the 2024 IPF World Traditional Championships and is taken into account by many to be among the finest squatters on this planet, no matter class — he posted a five-rep set with 402.5 kilograms supported this throughout a coaching session in October 2024. Olivares is on the highway to redemption at this meet after ending Eleventh in 2024.
The right way to Watch
Your complete Sheffield Powerlifting Championship might be streamed reside without cost by way of the SBD Attire YouTube channel. The hyperlink to the reside stream is beneath. Lifting will start at 15:30 GMT (10:30 a.m. EST).
BarBend will present a full recap of the meet as soon as the final weight has been lifted.
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