The 2025 Armory City Cup contest occurred on May 24, 2025, in Tula, Russia. The competition featured nine of its countrymen clashing through five events: Dumbbell Medley, Sandbag Toss, Log Lift, Yoke & Farmer’s Carry Medley, and the Max Deadlift.
Valentin Akimov scored the overall gold with 39.5 of a possible 45 points. He outranked runner-up Alexander Klokov by 1.5 points and bronze medalist Dmitry Logunov by four points.
2025 Armory City Cup Results
- Valentin Akimov — 39.5 points
- Alexander Klokov — 38 points
- Dmitry Logunov — 35.5 points
- Roman Druzhinin — 33 points
- Egor Makarov — 27 points
- Yulian Kuznetsov — 16.5 points
- Vladlen Valyaev — 15.5 points
- Pavel Ivashkin — 15 points
- Matvei Mohonko — Four points
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2025 Armory City Cup Event Results
Below are the results for each of the five events contested in Tula:
Dumbbell Medley
The Dumbbell medley comprised four implements weighing 80, 90, 100, and 110 kilograms.
- Alexander Klokov — Four in 31.87 seconds
- Roman Druzhinin — Four in 39.25 seconds
- Dmitry Logunov — Four in 59.87 seconds
- Valentin Akimov — Three in 24.18 seconds
- Egor Makarov — Three in 27.39 seconds
- Vladlen Valyaev — Three in 49.18 seconds
- Pavel Ivashkin — Two in 15.18 seconds
- Yulian Kuznetsov — One in 4.95 seconds
- Matvei Mohonko — One in 9.96 seconds
Sandbag Toss
Athletes tossed a 16-kilogram bag for distance.
- Valentin Akimov — 11.1 meters
- Alexander Klokov — 10.11 meters
- Dmitry Logunov — 9.84 meters
- Roman Druzhinin — 8.33 meters
- Yulian Kuznetsov — 8.22 meters
- Egor Makarov — 7.62 meters
- Pavel Ivashkin — 7.32 meters
- Vladlen Valyaev — 6.24 meters
- Matvei Mohonko — 4.96 meters
Log Lift
Athletes could lift either 120 or 150 kilograms for reps within the 60-second time allotment.
- Valentin Akimov — Four reps, 150 kilograms
- Alexander Klokov — Three reps, 150 kilograms (T-second)
- Dmitry Logunov — Three reps, 150 kilograms (T-second)
- Roman Druzhinin — Three reps, 150 kilograms (T-second)
- Egor Makarov — Three reps, 150 kilograms (T-second)
- Yulian Kuznetsov — Four reps, 120 kilograms
- Vladlen Valyaev — Three reps, 120 kilograms
- Pavel Ivashkin — One rep, 120 kilograms
- Matvei Mohonko — no lift
Yoke & Farmer’s Carry Medley
Athletes traversed a 330-kilogram yoke and a 130-kilogram farmer’s carry for 20 meters each.
- Alexander Klokov — 18.37 seconds
- Valentin Akimov — 24.34 seconds
- Roman Druzhinin — 24.91 seconds
- Dmitry Logunov — 29.57 seconds
- Pavel Ivashkin — 39.07 seconds
- Egor Makarov — 31.53 meters
- Yulian Kuznetsov — 22.47 meters
- Vladlen Valyaev — 23.9 meters
- Matvei Mohonko — 13.5 meters
Max Deadlift
Each strongman established their max deadlift.
- Dmitry Logunov — 380 kilograms
- Valentin Akimov — 360 kilograms (T-second)
- Egor Makarov — 360 kilograms (T-second)
- Alexander Klokov — 320 kilograms (T-third)
- Roman Druzhinin — 320 kilograms (T-third)
- Yulian Kuznetsov — 300 kilograms (T-sixth)
- Vladlen Valyaev — 300 kilograms (T-sixth)
- Pavel Ivashkin — 280 kilograms
- Matvei Mohonko — 260 kilograms
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