The Governor of the Vitebsk region set a world record at the World Kettlebell Triathlon Championship
For two days, June 18 and 19, 2016, at Secondary School No. 46 in Vitebsk, athletes from 17 countries competed for first place and demonstrated their best results. Kettlebell sport has no age restrictions. Participants from 8 to 80 years old were present at the championship.
The competition program included: kettlebell snatch (clean and jerk); kettlebell snatch (jerk); sprint, clean and jerk (1 and 2 minutes); sprint, snatch (1 and 2 minutes); long cycle clean and jerk – 1 and 2 minutes; marathon, half marathon, etc.
Three teams participated in the marathon: the national team of Belarus, the national team of Russia, and the national team of Europe. The chairman of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, Nikolai Nikolaevich Sherstnev, competed for the national team of Belarus, setting a new world record – 53 clean and jerks (the Russian national team had 19, the European national team had 27). Total team results: 1st place – the national team of Belarus – 165 lifts, 2nd place – the national team of Europe – 140 lifts, and 3rd place – the national team of Russia – 118 lifts.
- It is very pleasant that competitions of such a high rank are being held in Vitebsk. This encourages young people and adults to take care of themselves and engage in sports, - Nikolai Nikolaevich shared with us. - The World Kettlebell Sport Championship is a strength sport that is personally important to me, so I decided to test my abilities.
- In 2017, in the second half of September, we plan to hold the 3rd World Kettlebell Triathlon Olympic Games in Vitebsk, - shared Anatoly Ezhov, Chairman of the Presidium of the International Federation of Kettlebell Sports.