Final nominations have now closed for the 2024 World Classic & Equipped Bench Press Championships and these can be viewed on
goodlift.info. The classic benchers will be on the platform from Wednesday 22nd May until Monday 27th May - please note that the timetable has now been updated and is available on our website. Link in bio.
Most of the women’s weight classes have fierce battles at the front, judging from the nominations.
In the 57kg class, last year’s M2 world champion, Sachiko Iwamoto, is competing in the open this year, and she is just 1.5kg ahead of newcomer Jamie Fisher.
In the 57s, Megan Hurlburt is getting some IPF experience under her belt before her full power debut in Lithuania. She has Alison Huet and Johanna Forsstrom to contend with and they are only a couple of kilos behind.
The top 4 lifters in the 63kg class are all within 5kg of each other and, in the 69s, last year’s junior world champion, Elsa Marin Karlsson will go toe to toe with the 2023 open world cha...