Barbell 1610

We’re stoked to back four of the country’s strongest this week at IPF Classic Sub-Junior and Junior Worlds in Sun City. Watch all the action live on the IPF YouTube & check back here for updates! Let’s goooo ⚪️⚪️⚪️

Asia Pacific Africa Championship Results 🏆

Equipped Benchpress:
🥇 M1 66kg - Steven Coleman (2nd Best Lifter)
🥇 M1 74kg - Ryno Theron

Classic Powerlifting:
🥇 O 57kg - Norma Thipe
🥇 J 57kg - Joanna Ridgard (2nd Best Lifter)
🥇 M1 84kg - Zanele Ngwenya (3rd Best Lifter)
🥈 SJ 74kg - Jonathan Ridgard
🥈 SJ 83kg - Chris Botha
🥇 M2 83kg - Jerry Botha (2nd Best Lifter)
🥇 M3 93kg - Alan Ridgard (2nd Best Lifter)

Equipped Powerlifting:
🥇 M3 76kg - Heather Leighton (2nd Best Lifter)

Go team! Next up: Sub-Junior and Junior Worlds in Sun City 🦁

Wishing Steven Coleman white lights today, as he takes to the platform at the World Equipped Benchpress Championships in the competitive M1 66kg category.

Watch live on the IPF YouTube Channel at 9am SA time 🇿🇦

Let’s go, Steve!!!

SA EQUIPPED RESULTS 2026 🏆

🥇 O 84+kg - Olivia Perotti (210.5kg SA Squat Record)
🥇 M3 69kg - Heather Leighton (96kg Squat, 70kg Bench, 111kg Deadlift and 277kg Total SA Records)
🥇 O 83kg - Daniel Asiwe
🥇 M1 93kg - Derik Van Wyk

Awesome lifting !!!

Our team is heading to Fochville today for SA Equipped Champs, the last National competition for 2026! Wishing white lights to Olivia, Heather, Daniel and Derik! 💪🏼

SA CLASSIC RESULTS 2026 🏆

Classic Women:
🥇 J 57kg - Joanna Ridgard
🥈 J 69kg - Gaia Mottalini
🥈 M1 84kg - Zanele Ngwenya
🥇 M2 84kg - Jodi Poxon
🥈 M2 84kg - Janine Vaughan

Classic Men:
6th SJ 66kg - Thomas Vaughan
5th SJ 74kg - Kuaan van Tonder
7th SJ 74kg - Jonathan Ridgard
🥉 SJ 83kg - Chris Botha
11th O 83kg - Chris Botha
🥈 J 59kg - Tankiso Mayaba
🥇 M1 93kg - Deon Smedley
4th O 93kg - Deon Smedley
🥈 M1 120kg - Tony Mudau
🥇 M2 83kg - Jerry Botha
10th O 83kg - Jerry Botha
🥈 M2 120kg - Cornel Welgemoed
🥇 M3 93kg - Alan Ridgard (M3 SQ, DL & TL Records)
9th O 83kg - Daniel Asiwe
7th O 105kg - Khotso Thekiso
🥉 O 120kg - Daine Groenewald
8th O 120kg - Yusri Ally

We also had the privilege of assisting the following lifters:
🥇 SJ 63kg - Mia Breytenbach
🥈 J 63kg - Natanya Rossouw
🥈 M1 76kg - Pia Marangoni
🥉 O 76kg - Pia Marangoni
🥇 O 84kg - Nicole Coopoosamy (Best Lifter, O SQ & TL Records)

🥇 SJ 53kg - Gabriel Chiremba (SJ BP, BP-only, DL & TL, J DL & TL Records)
11th J 83kg - Satvik Nrusimhadevara
🥇 J 93kg - Oladapo Jaiyeola
13th O 83kg - Simon Sishamge
🥇 O 93kg - Gian Havemann (O SQ & TL Records)
🥉 O 120+kg - Joaquim Geraldes

Congratulations to all of you! We are so proud!!