On the basis of Hostel No.3 of the University Campus the competitions in bench press took place. The event became a great opportunity to gather the best “press-masters” from all the University hostels. 30 athletes took part in the competition and among them there was also a female athlete – Elena Chernova, student of Physical Education and Sport Faculty, who meet the sub-master sportsman qualifying standard in her weight class. She became the winner of the contest.
Before the contest the participants had to proof their weight to identify the weight class. The athletes contested within 6 weight classes. The prize winners of various weight classes became: under 60 kg: 1 – Kirill Brunko (result – 80 kg), Hostel No.2, EE - 469; 2 – Igor Zaytsev (77.5 kg), Hostel No. 7.1, CTCRE - 261; 3 – Damir Sitdikov (75 kg), Hostel No.3, PE - 149; under 67. 5 kg: 1 – Daniyar Orozbaev (97.5 kg), Hostel No.3, PE - 305; 2 – Aleksey Zhigalin (95 kg), Hostel No.3, PE - 141; 3- Vitaly Gorelov (85 kg), Hostel No.5, ATE - 261; under 75 kg: 1 – Evgeny Stegny (120 kg), Hostel No.7.1, FT - 359; 2 – Dmitry Yakovlev (115 kg), Hostel No.3, PE - 152; 3 – Evgeny Andrianov (107.5 kg), Hostel No.1; under 82.5 kg: – 1- Ayrat Mukhitdinov (110 kg), Hostel No.1; 2 – Albert Khazhin (100 kg), Hostel No.6, MT - 177; 3 – Vadim Akhtyamov (97.5 kg), Hostel No.1, PhM - 370; under 90 kg: 1- Andrey Alshevsky (125 kg), Hostel No.8, AC - 102; 2 – Aleksey Sukhov (115 kg), Hostel No.1; 3 – Dmitry Obukhov (105 kg), Hostel No.1; 3 – Aynur Bayzigitov (105 kg), Hostel No.3, PE - 496; more than 90 kg: 1- Aleksandr Putinin (140 kg), Hostel No.3; 2 – Maxim Ustyugov (130 kg), Hostel No.1.
The official awarding ceremony of the winners will be on March 12 in SUSU field and track arena.
The event was carried out to celebrate the opening of the new gym equipment which was installed in 5 workout rooms of the Campus. The Campus would like to thank SUSU Rector, Aleksandr L. Shestakov for the new training equipment for the students who live in hostels.
