Ukrainian athlete wins Europe's Strongest Man title
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Ukrainian athlete Pavlo Kordiyaka won Europe's Strongest Man title at the strength athletics competition held in the UK on April 1.
Kordiyaka also set the new Conan's Wheel World Record, Lviv City Council's Sports Department.
The competition took place in the English town of Leeds, which is considered the birthplace of strongmen in Europe. The best athletes of the continent competed for the awards.
The one-day event consists of five different rounds testing the participants' strengths.
Kordiyaka also set the new Conan's Wheel World Record.
The athlete beat his fellow Ukrainian strongman, last year's champion Oleksii Novikov, who was second this year. The third place was taken by Latvian athlete Aivars Shmaukstelis.
- Pavlo Kordiyaka (Ukraine) 57.5 points
- Оleksii Novikov (Ukraine) 53.5 points
- Aivars Shmaukstelis. (Latvia) 51.5 points
Pavlo is 27 years old. He studied at Ivan Bobersky Lviv State University of Physical Culture. He started strongman training in 2014. Kordiyaka became Ukraine's Strongest Man in 2020.
