UAE Storm Games 2023 in Fujairah
UAE Storm Games 2023: This impressive International CrossFit Competition took place on the 11th and 12th March 2023 at the Tennis & Country Club Fujairah. The Fitness Committee of the Emirates Bodybuilding Federation organized the Fujairah Fitness Challenge Championship.
The event was honored with the presence of many prestigious guests, namely, Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad bin Saif Al Sharqi, President of the Emirates Federation for Bodybuilding and Physical Fitness, Sheikh Sultan bin Saleh Al Sharqi, Sheikh Ahmed bin Hamad bin Saif Al Sharqi as well as other members of the Federation’s Board of Directors and a number of sports leaders. Ahmed bin Zabawi, Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Championship, spoke highly of the efforts made by the Fitness Committee and the Organizing Committee.
The competition consisted of seven different workouts that truly tested the strength, endurance and functional abilities of each of the competitive athletes. The final had the top five athletes in each division battle it out in an extremely challenging workout to secure their final podium position.
The final workout was released live on the competition floor to the finalist which consisted of 52 Deadlifts; 7 Muscle-ups / 7 Wall Walks; 52 Box Jumps; 7 Rope Climbs / 7 Pull-ups; 52 Dumbbell shoulder to overhead movements; 7 lengths of SandBag Carry and finally 52 calories on the assault bikes. The weights and movements were adjusted according to the categories of the athletes’ divisions in the final.
Top 5 Finalists in each division:
Elite Men:
1. Luka Dukic
2. Artur Semennov
3. Oleg Lascenko
4. Alex Millington
5. Damian
Elite Females:
1. Sara Sigmundsdottir
2. Elena Sanahuja
3. Kseniia Trubetskaia
4. Gemma Rader
5. Elin Hallgrimsdottir
Intermediate Female:
1. Monika Pawlak
2. Stef Weston
3. Molly Elkins
4. Margarita Fedorova
5. Vera Biedermann
Intermediate Males:
1. Eduardo Rangel
2. Mahoud Atfah
3. Messoud Lefouili
4. Khalid Aldajani
5. Moustafa Kotb
Teams:
1. Liftdex Black
2. Kolesnikov/ The WOD Guys
3. Performance Athletics
4. 962 Athletics
5. Fit Aid
