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Saturday, March 6, 2010

Raivis Vidzis: President of the Latvian Strongman Amateur Federation

by Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D. | ©2012 IronMind

“The new year has begun with good news,” Latvian strongman promoter Vlad Redkin told IronMind®.  “The well-known Latvian athlete Raivis Vidzis has accepted the offer to head the Latvian Strongman Amateur Federation (LSAF)."

Raivis Vidzis on the log lift. IronMind® | Photo courtesy of Vlad Redkin/LSAF.
Raivis Vidzis on the log lift.  IronMind® | Photo courtesy of Vlad Redkin/LSAF.


At its general meeting, Redkin reported, the LSAF “unanimously selected Raivis as its president.”

Today is the first stage of the 2010 Latvian Strongman Championships, at the Latvian Academy of Sport Education.


Here are the events:

1. Atlas stones: 5 stones, 90 -130 kg
2. Log lift for reps: 90 kg;
3. Deadlift for reps: 160 kg;
4. Farmer’s walk - 2 x100 kg, 50 meters;
5. Tire flip: 320-kg tire, flips

Raivis Vidzis showed a lot of heart at the 2006 World’s Strongest Man contest, where he badly tore the calluses on his hands on the first day, but went on to finish the contest. IronMind® | Randall J. Strossen photo.
Raivis Vidzis showed a lot of heart at the 2006 World’s Strongest Man contest, where he badly tore the calluses on his hands on the first day, but went on to finish the contest.  IronMind® | Randall J. Strossen photo.


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