According to a press release sent to IronMind, “WHEA/Armlifting Finland is proud to announce that, the 5th annual US World Grip Championships will be held at Northern Europe´s biggest fitness expo in Lahti, Finland 5th, October 2019.

“The events will include a newcomer as we are bringing in the Rolling Thunder® - medley, where athletes lift 3 different RT´s as fast as they can. The weights will be different for each weight class. This new system will bring more action for the audience, which we are expecting a lot as the event will done at the expos main stage just before Nordic Open bikini fitness competition. Also Silver Bullet and the awarding will be at the main stage.

The events of the competition are:

Ironmind Rolling Thunder® - medley (3 weights for time, weights TBA)
IronMind Hub max, 4 attempts
IronMind Little Big Horn max, 4 attemps
Sportkraft Axle Max, 4 lifts (men 50mm, women 40mm)
Ironmind Silver Bullet for max time.

Classes
Men: -70kg, -85kg, -100kg, 100kg +, Masters 40+
Women: -55kg, -65jg, -75kg, 75kg+, Masters 40+


“All athletes competing must be WHEA members with approved anti-doping contract latest on 5th, July, 2019. Finnish athlete are chosen via qualifications. Other athletes may apply spots from info@worldheavyeventsassociation.com. Max. 3 athletes per class from one country.


“The competition day will be long, so we have decided to offer meals to each athlete competing at our event there along with other refreshments and the awards will be announced during the spring - and they will something what isn’t seen in grip sports before.

“‘Nordic Fitness Expo is the main event in Finland for the fitness genre and the event has high profile with around 20 000 visitors over the weekend and all the main competitions at the expo are from doping-tested sports, so it is natural that WHEA events are seen there also and this is a great way to raise the awareness of grip sports/armlifting also. I’m also happy, that we can seal the deal of the events over a half year before the contest and with well known international events, all athletes are on the same line, says WHEA Chairman Jyrki Rantanen.’”


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