The 2025 Moscow Sports Cup strongman contest occurred on May 31, 2025, in Moscow, Russia. The competition featured nine athletes, all representing the home country, battling through six events: Overhead Medley, Loading Race, Deadlift Hold, Sandbag Toss, Shield Carry, and Stone Over Bar.
Alexander Klokov emerged victorious, securing 45.5 of a possible 54 points. It is his first regional competition win.
2025 Moscow Sports Cup Results
- Alexander Klokov — 45.5 points
- Valentin Akimov — 44.5 points
- Roman Druzhinin — 36 points
- Dmitrii Samoilov — 35 points
- Evgeny Konovalov — 32 points
- Ramil Ramazanov — 29 points
- Artem Yuriev — 21 points
- Alexander Kuzmin — 12 points
- Egor Makarov — 11 points
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2025 Moscow Sports Cup Event Results
Below are the results for each of the six events contested in Moscow:
Overhead Medley
The Overhead Medley consisted of five implements to be lifted within 90 seconds: a 130-kilogram log press, a 130-kilogram axle press, a 140-kilogram log press, a 100-kilogram dumbbell press, and a 110-kilogram dumbbell press.
- Roman Druzhinin — Five in 46.41 seconds
- Dmitrii Samoilov — Five in 48.5 seconds
- Ramil Ramazanov — Five in 60.25 seconds
- Alexander Klokov — Five in 66.34 seconds
- Valentin Akimov — Four in 36.87 seconds
- Alexander Kuzmin — Four in 38.21 seconds
- Evgeny Konovalov — Two in 14.73 seconds
- Artem Yuriev — Two in 36.31 seconds
- Egor Makarov — Two in 69.71 seconds
Loading Race
The Loading Race featured three implements to be loaded as fast as possible within one minute: a 90-kilogram tire, a 100-kilogram tire, and a 120-kilogram sack.
- Alexander Klokov — Three in 29.38 seconds
- Dmitrii Samoilov — Three in 29.57 seconds
- Roman Druzhinin — Three in 32.06 seconds
- Valentin Akimov — Three in 32.15 seconds
- Evgeny Konovalov — Three in 34.22 seconds
- Ramil Ramazanov — Three in 34.31 seconds
- Artem Yuriev — Three in 42.72 seconds
- Alexander Kuzmin — Three in 43.43 seconds
- Egor Makarov — Three in 49.97 seconds
Deadlift Hold
Athletes held 150 kilograms per hand for time.
- Alexander Klokov — 65.81 seconds
- Evgeny Konovalov — 61.93 seconds
- Valentin Akimov — 53.66 seconds
- Egor Makarov — 46.5 seconds
- Artem Yuriev — 43.97 seconds
- Dmitrii Samoilov — 43.94 seconds
- Roman Druzhinin — 42.87 seconds
- Ramil Ramazanov — 31.56 seconds
- Alexander Kuzmin — 24.15 seconds
Sandbag Toss
Each strongman tossed 16 kilograms for distance.
- Valentin Akimov — 11.92 meters (T-first)
- Evgeny Konovalov — 11.92 meters (T-first)
- Alexander Klokov — 10.67 meters
- Ramil Ramazanov — 10.15 meters
- Alexander Kuzmin — 9.95 meters
- Artem Yuriev — 9.51 meters
- Roman Druzhinin — Nine meters
- Dmitrii Samoilov — 8.96 meters
- Egor Makarov — 8.4 meters
Shield Carry
Athletes carried a 140-kilogram shield for distance.
- Valentin Akimov — 90 meters
- Roman Druzhinin — 87.5 meters
- Alexander Klokov — 62.5 meters
- Dmitrii Samoilov — 55 meters (T-fourth)
- Ramil Ramazanov — 55 meters (T-fourth)
- Artem Yuriev — 50 meters
- Evgeny Konovalov — 42.5 meters
- Alexander Kuzmin — no lift
- Egor Makarov — 12.5 meters
Stone Over Bar
Athletes had 90 seconds to lift a 135-kilogram stone over the bar for as many reps as possible.
- Valentin Akimov — Seven reps
- Alexander Klokov — Six reps
- Roman Druzhinin — Four reps
- Dmitrii Samoilov — Six reps
- Evgeny Konovalov — Three reps (T-fifth)
- Ramil Ramazanov — Three reps (T-fifth)
- Artem Yuriev — Two reps
- Alexander Kuzmin — no lift
- Egor Makarov — no lift
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