The 2024 IPF World Classic & Equipped Sub-Junior & Junior Championships span Aug. 28 through Sept. 8, 2024, in Valletta, Malta. In the Men’s 93KGd Sub-Junior division, Vasyl Zbandut of Ukraine eclipsed the IPF squat and total records en route to gold.
Zbandut went six for nine in attempts, missing one attempt across each of the three big lifts. He dominated his weight category, achieving an 838-kilogram total — 78 kilograms more than the silver medalist, Iizuka Shogen of Japan. Along the way, Zbandut scored an IPF Sub-Junior squat record of 355.5 kilograms.
2024 IPF World Equipped Sub-Junior Championships Results — Vasyl Zbandut, 93KG
- Squat
335 kilograms- 335 kilograms
- 355.5 kilograms — IPF Sub-Junior Record
- Bench Press
- 170 kilograms
- 182 kilograms
187.5 kilograms
- Deadlift
- 285 kilograms
- 300 kilograms
310 kilograms
- Total — 838 kilograms — IPF Sub-Junior Record
The 18-year-old Zbandut weighed in officially at 88.2 kilograms. He was the defending champion entering the competition. Since August of 2023, Zbandut has increased his total by 75.5 kilograms.
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With a lifting belt, wrist wraps, and knee wraps on, Zbandut held the barbell mid-to-high on his packed back. With his elbows at full flexion and wrists nearly touching his shoulders, Zbandut assumed a wider-than-shoulder-width stance, screwed in his feet, and controlled his descent with a visibly stable brace.
After achieving sufficient depth, Zbandut rebounded the momentum into his ascent, which displayed no signs of disruption en route to lockout.
The 2024 IPF World Classic & Equipped Sub-Junior & Junior Championships conclude on Sept. 8, 2024. At the time of this article’s publication, 33 other Junior and Sub-Junior records across equipped and classic competition were achieved.
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