The second Moscow Sports Night of 2025 occurred in Moscow, Russia, on Aug. 16, 2025. The contest featured seven of the country’s strongest athletes compete in five events: Max Axle Press, Front Hold, Max Deadlift, Overhead Medley, and Atlas Stones.
Valentin Akimov stood atop the podium, having scored 31 of a possible 36 points. The 36-year-old bested fellow countryman and runner-up, David Shamey, by 3.5 points.
2025 Moscow Sports Night Results
- Valentin Akimov — 31 points
- David Shamey — 27.5 points
- Dmitry Logunov — 21 points
- Egor Makarov — 18.5 points
- Yulian Kuznetsov — 18 points
- Vladlen Valyaev — 14.5 points
- Gela Lursmanashvili — 7.5 points
2025 Moscow Sports Night Event Results
Below are the results for each event contested in Moscow:
Max Axle Press
- David Shamey — 185 kilograms
- Dmitry Logunov — 180 kilograms
- Valentin Akimov — 170 kilograms
- Egor Makarov — 150 kilograms (T-fourth)
- Yulian Kuznetsov — 150 kilograms (T-fourth)
- Gela Lursmanashvili — 140 kilograms
- Vladlen Valyaev — 130 kilograms
Front Hold
Athletes established their max front holds with kilograms.
- Valentin Akimov — 90 seconds
- David Shamey — 83.68 seconds
- Egor Makarov — 78.22 seconds
- Gela Lursmanashvili — 53.25 seconds
- Yulian Kuznetsov — 46.03 seconds
- Vladlen Valyaev — 49.5 seconds
- Dmitry Logunov — 37.47 seconds
Max Deadlift
- Dmitry Logunov — 380 kilograms
- Valentin Akimov — 370 kilograms
- Egor Makarov — 340 kilograms
- Yulian Kuznetsov — 320 kilograms (T-fourth)
- Vladlen Valyaev — 320 kilograms (T-fourth)
- David Shamey — 300 kilograms (T-sixth)
- Gela Lursmanashvili — 300 kilograms (T-sixth)
Overhead Medley
The five implements were an 80-kilogram stone, a 100-kilogram block, a 120-kilogram sack, and a 110-kilogram stone.
- David Shamey — Four in 31.61 seconds
- Valentin Akimov — Four in 47.05 seconds
- Dmitry Logunov — Three in 50.44 seconds
- Yulian Kuznetsov — One in 31.04 seconds
- Vladlen Valyaev — One in 34.24 seconds
- Egor Makarov — One in 35.21 seconds
- Gela Lursmanashvili — no lift
Atlas Stones
The four stones weighed 110 to 140 kilograms, and athletes had a 90-second time cap.
- Valentin Akimov — Four in 33.53 seconds
- David Shamey — Four in 43.56 seconds
- Yulian Kuznetsov — Three in 44.6 seconds
- Vladlen Valyaev — Three in 64.6 seconds
- Egor Makarov — Two in 18.96 seconds
- Dmitry Logunov — Two in 29.74 seconds
- Gela Lursmanashvili — no lift
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