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Home » Strongman News » August 2025 Moscow Sports Night Strongman Results

August 2025 Moscow Sports Night Strongman Results

Valentin Akimov wins big in Russia!

Phil Blechman
Written by Phil Blechman
Last updated on August 20th, 2025

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

  1. Valentin Akimov — 31 points
  2. David Shamey — 27.5 points
  3. Dmitry Logunov — 21 points
  4. Egor Makarov — 18.5 points
  5. Yulian Kuznetsov — 18 points
  6. Vladlen Valyaev — 14.5 points
  7. Gela Lursmanashvili — 7.5 points
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2025 Moscow Sports Night Event Results

Below are the results for each event contested in Moscow:

Max Axle Press

  1. David Shamey — 185 kilograms
  2. Dmitry Logunov — 180 kilograms
  3. Valentin Akimov — 170 kilograms
  4. Egor Makarov — 150 kilograms (T-fourth)
  5. Yulian Kuznetsov — 150 kilograms (T-fourth)
  6. Gela Lursmanashvili — 140 kilograms
  7. Vladlen Valyaev — 130 kilograms

Front Hold

Athletes established their max front holds with kilograms.

  1. Valentin Akimov — 90 seconds
  2. David Shamey — 83.68 seconds
  3. Egor Makarov — 78.22 seconds
  4. Gela Lursmanashvili — 53.25 seconds
  5. Yulian Kuznetsov — 46.03 seconds
  6. Vladlen Valyaev — 49.5 seconds
  7. Dmitry Logunov — 37.47 seconds

Max Deadlift

  1. Dmitry Logunov — 380 kilograms
  2. Valentin Akimov — 370 kilograms
  3. Egor Makarov — 340 kilograms
  4. Yulian Kuznetsov — 320 kilograms (T-fourth)
  5. Vladlen Valyaev — 320 kilograms (T-fourth)
  6. David Shamey — 300 kilograms (T-sixth)
  7. 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.

  1. David Shamey — Four in 31.61 seconds
  2. Valentin Akimov — Four in 47.05 seconds
  3. Dmitry Logunov — Three in 50.44 seconds
  4. Yulian Kuznetsov — One in 31.04 seconds
  5. Vladlen Valyaev — One in 34.24 seconds
  6. Egor Makarov — One in 35.21 seconds
  7. Gela Lursmanashvili — no lift

Atlas Stones

The four stones weighed 110 to 140 kilograms, and athletes had a 90-second time cap.

  1. Valentin Akimov — Four in 33.53 seconds
  2. David Shamey — Four in 43.56 seconds
  3. Yulian Kuznetsov — Three in 44.6 seconds
  4. Vladlen Valyaev — Three in 64.6 seconds
  5. Egor Makarov — Two in 18.96 seconds
  6. Dmitry Logunov — Two in 29.74 seconds
  7. Gela Lursmanashvili — no lift

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Phil Blechman

About Phil Blechman

Phil is a native New Yorker passionate about storytelling, bodybuilding, and game design. He holds a BFA from Syracuse University.

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