Ukrainian veterans claim GPC world titles and records in Poland
Mykhailo Drobotenko broke a para-athlete bench press record, while Yurii Chirtik collected two gold medals and an overall bronze.
Two Ukrainian war veterans delivered medal-winning performances at the GPC Powerlifting World Championships held in Poland. Telegram channel @odesaoda reported their results on Monday, October 26.
Mykhailo Drobotenko pressed 180 kilograms in the bench press to set a GPC world record for para-athletes in the up-to-90-kilogram division. He competed as an athlete representing Ukraine’s Dynamo sports organization.
Marine veteran and Black Battalion fighter Yurii Chirtik won the bench press title in the up-to-140-kilogram class. He finished third in the overall standings and added another gold medal and a world record in the biceps curl.