Sitko holds the bench press world file in three weight lessons.
Final up to date on July sixteenth, 2024
The “Polish Powerhouse,” Agata Sitko, has had a busy 2024. In February, she was the general winner on the 2024 Sheffield Powerlifting Championships. In March, she took the highest prize on the UK Arnold. In June, Sitko received her first basic Open world title on the Worldwide Powerlifting Federation (IPF) Basic World Championships (CWC) in Druskininkai, Lithuania.
Solely three weeks after her historic efficiency in Lithuania, Sitko was in motion once more, competing TWICE on the Euro Muscle Present in Amsterdam. On the second day of the competition, Sitko lifted within the basic powerlifting occasion. On squat, she went three-for-three, ending on 210 kilograms for a lifetime greatest.
On bench press, Sitko hit a brand new Junior and Open world file of 150 kilograms on her opening try, making it look straightforward. She adopted with 156 kilograms for her second. Try the carry under, courtesy of the IPF’s Instagram web page:
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Sitko beforehand said her objective of benching 160 kilograms. She tried on her closing try, however it didn’t manifest. Nonetheless, 156 kilograms was a lifetime private greatest, eclipsing the 155.5-kilogram bench press she carried out in Lithuania a short while in the past.
Sitko broke the Junior whole world file together with her second deadlift. This file, which had beforehand belonged to Amanda Lawrence, stood at 613 kilograms since 2019.
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With one carry remaining, Sitko got here out for a 252.5-kilogram deadlift for yet one more lifetime private greatest. She pulled the Junior whole world file to 618.5 kilograms. This secured the highest prize of three,000 Euros.
2024 IPF Euro Muscle Present Outcomes Day 2 — Agata Sitko (Poland), 84KG
- Squat
- 200 kilograms
- 205 kilograms
- 210 kilograms
- Bench Press
- 150 kilograms — IPF Junior & Open World File
- 156 kilograms — IPF Junior & Open World File
160 kilograms
- Deadlift
- 237.5 kilograms
- 247.5 kilograms
- 252.5 kilograms
- Complete — 618.5 kilograms — IPF Junior World File
On the primary day of competitors, Sitko competed within the basic bench press. Her measured efficiency was sufficient to win her the €2,000 prime prize, which means Sitko secured €5,000 in prize cash throughout the weekend.
2024 IPF Euro Muscle Present Outcomes Day 1 — Agata Sitko (Poland), 84KG
- Bench Press
- 120 kilograms
- 132.5 kilograms
- No try
Sitko didn’t try a 3rd carry, having simply secured first place together with her opening carry. She competed within the 84KG class however barely, weighing in at 77.92 kilograms. That is her third weight class of the yr, having competed within the 69KG class on the 2024 Sheffield and the 76KG class on the 2024 IPF CWC.
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