Tournament of strong men in Makeyevka
One of the World famous strong man Valentin Dikul (Russia) (left) is photographed as a souvenir with Alexander Zolot after the finishing of Strong Men Tournament on the stadium "Pazhanovets" in Makeevka, Donetska oblast, on Sunday, August 27, 2000. On that day of the tournament Zolot made a record for entrance in the Guinness Book of Records - for 78 minutes he a thousand times raised the weight of 32 kilograms. He also declared that he could raise more. Alexander Zolot, village Krasnaya Polyanka-dweller, Donetska Oblast was born in 1952. He is invalid from his childhood, he had never walk on his own. He started to develop his hands muscles when he was 8. Tournament "The Strongest in Donbass" was dedicated to the Day of Miner, which was celebrated in the Donetskaya oblast, 12 strong men took part in the tournament. Valentin Dikul and Vladimir Turchinskyi, called Dynamit were present on the tournament as honored guests.
Photo by Igor Novitskyi/ UNIAN
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