Strongman goes from strength to strength
Yiannis Verenakis, of Hodder Drive, St Annes, won the bench press and squat lift competitions at the Irish Drug Free Powerlifting Association (IDFPA) Championships in Gorey, Ireland.
The 21-year-old, who works at Fylde coast YMCA said: “The win in the squat has ensured I hold three major squat titles this year.
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Hide Ad“Next for me is the West Midlands Bench Press Championship at the end of November. I am really looking forward to it and would like a 150kg bench press.
“Special thanks to Woodhouse Opticians which has sponsored me for three internationals in a year and Jon Lee Plumbing, Anthony Keenan and Ian Mason Electrical for helping towards my funding.”