The Federation of Gay Games is proud to announce that Gay Games Powerlifting champion and FGG Ambassador Chris Morgan has successfully defended his world deadlift championship.
He was lifting in the World Single Event Championships, held in Moscow, Russia, where he made lifts of 210kg, 240kg, and 250kg to once again clinch the World Open Deadlift title in the 82.5kg weightclass. His achievement is all the greater since he had extraordinary difficulty making it to Moscow due to the grounding of UK flights.
Speaking about the competition, Chris said: "I’m absolutely delighted to have won my third World ‘Open’ Gold Medal here at the World Drug-Free Powerlifting Championships, completing my aim of winning back-to-back World Championship titles. It has been my goal since failing to regain my first world open title in 2005, to once again win and then defend the World Open Championship. It feels very satisfying to achieve something that I’ve never managed to do before in my sporting career."
"Russia is the ultimate away fixture for a competitive Powerlifter and I’m extremely grateful to have had the opportunity to compete in Moscow. This was always going to be the most difficult backdrop for this year’s world championships, providing both challenging conditions and environment. These championships have been one of the most fulfilling and interesting experiences of my career to date, especially meeting participants from former Soviet nations such as Moldova, Turkmenistan and Ukraine that I otherwise would not have had the opportunity to meet.
"It fills me with great pride to be arriving at this year’s Gay Games in Cologne as a three time World Open Champion and to be representing the Federation of Gay Games as one of their global ambassadors. One of the key objectives at this year’s Gay Games is outreach to Eastern Europe, so it seems particularly relevant to have been able to carry the Gay Games message at this year’s World Powerlifting Championships in Moscow, Russia.’
Visit Chris's website HERE.
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