How to Stream the 2019 World Open Powerlifting Championships

00:49 - 09 August 2024

How To Stream the 2019 Powerlifting Championships

These buff dudes have got the powerto lift double their body weight and then some. The in Dubai are upon us, streaming for free from Nov. 18 to Nov. 23 on the and the . During the six-day competition, competitors will face off in a series of three disciplines: squat, bench press, and deadlift.

The total weight of each athletes best lift in each of the three disciplines determines the overall winner in each weight class. This total relative to each lifter's weight class determines overall titleholders in each gender category. Approximately 249 athletes are slated to participate in the event, with 155 men and 94 women entered. The competition is fierce, with iconic powerlifters from across the globe convening on Dubai.

Thats right, strength sport fansyou'll want to see this. Heres what you need to know before tuning in.

Competitors to Watch at the 2019 World Open Powerlifting Championships

The Olympic Channel names , an in the over 120kg category and holder of the , as a competitor to watch during the championships. His fiercest competition in the 120kg class is , who won the championship title last year in Sweden. Fellow , who holds 13 World Open titles in the under 59kg category, is also named as a lifter to watch. The trio were the three top lifters overall in last years Open, with Konovalov coming out on top followed by Fedosienko and Sumner.

Lifter of Poland is also one to watch for a record-breaking moment. Olech, who co-holds the record for the most World Open Powerlifting titles with retired Japanese lifter Hideaki Inaba, could break the existing record by clinching an eighteenth title at this years championship.

In the womens category, nine-time World Open Powerlifting Champion in the under 52kg category and eight-time World Open titleholder in the under 63kg class are named as athletes to watch by the Olympic Channel. Japanese lifter , who holds five World Open titles in the 47kg category, is also a strong competitor overall. a lifter in the 57kg class and holder of six World Open titles, is also one to watch, given her last year. Soloviova came out on top overall at last years women championships, followed by Yukako and Hartati.

U.S. powerlifter Bonica Brown was named one to watch in the 84+kg class, with five world records in the classic division. In the 2018 championships, Brown broke the previous total record of 783kg by lifting an additional 20kg. FYI, she held that previous record herself.