On June 19 and 20, the WPF 2021 Russian Powerlifting Championship was held in Moscow. Timiryazev Academy was represented at the competition by Associate Professor of the Department of Physical Culture Sergey Yuryevich Nikitchenko.

According to the results of the competition, Sergey Yuryevich fulfilled the standard for the title of "Master of Sports of Russia" and took first place in the nomination "Multi-repeat bench press".

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