Powerlifter breaks record in Benoni

Powerlifting sensation Colton Engelbrecht set a new unofficial U110kg world record of 1 130kg raw wraps total at the World Powerlifting Congress SA Beast Mode Power Wars at Urban Shack at Old Bens Sports Club on June 8.The 23-year-old opened the competition with 415kg on the squat and proceeded with 440kg, which is twice his body weight.

“After this competition, I will have the highest DOTS in the world. I’ll be the strongest 110kg powerlifter in the world,” he said before the start of the event. Engelbrecht, alongside SA’s leading powerlifter Nicolaas du Preez, is on a mission to grow the sport in the country because “it’s good for the world to experience more strength culture”.

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