February 4, 2019St. Petersburg

St. Petersburg Open Tug of War Cup winners decided

Pictured: winners and medalists of the 2019 St. Petersburg Open Cup

Last Sunday, February 3, the St. Petersburg Open Tug of War Cup was held in the sports hall of the S.M. Budyonny Military Academy of Communications.

The honorary trophy was contested in three weight categories among:
- men's teams up to 720 kg;
- mixed teams (four men + four women) up to 600 kg;
- women's teams up to 560 kg.

Among the men, the Mikhailovsky Military Artillery Academy team was unrivaled, the Penza Region team was second, and athletes from the Military Academy of Communications were third.

Among the mixed teams, representatives of the EuroFitness club took almost the entire podium, with first and third places. Their only competition came from the rope pullers from Penza, who, as in the men's event, finished second.

And finally, the Penza women did bring gold home to their region, with EuroFitness second and the Tver team third.

St. Petersburg Open Cup. Technical results:

Men, up to 720 kg
1. Mikhailovsky Military Artillery Academy
2. Penza Region team
3. Military Academy of Communications

Mixed, up to 600 kg
1. EuroFitness 1
2. Penza Region team
3. EuroFitness 2

Women, up to 560 kg
1. Penza Region team
2. EuroFitness
3. Tver Region