{"id":17716,"date":"2026-06-29T07:22:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T07:22:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/blog\/kolm-vagilast-xii-joutostmise-turniir-hc-gym-kohtla-jarves\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T07:28:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T07:28:11","slug":"kolm-vagilast-xii-joutostmise-turniir-hc-gym-kohtla-jarves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/en\/blog\/kolm-vagilast-xii-joutostmise-turniir-hc-gym-kohtla-jarves\/","title":{"rendered":"Kolm V\u00e4gilast XII Powerlifting Tournament at HC GYM Kohtla-J\u00e4rve"},"content":{"rendered":"<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mqyvsxpi-51d2f993a6b9f43607887a2600a2b452 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>HC GYM Fitness Center Kohtla-J\u00e4rve hosted the traditional Kolm V\u00e4gilast XII powerlifting tournament on 16 May 2026 under WDFPF rules.<\/p>\n<p>kolm-vagilast-12-hc-gym-kohtla-jarve-powerlifting-2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kolm V\u00e4gilast XII brought powerlifting history, strong performances and a great atmosphere to HC GYM Fitness Center Kohtla-J\u00e4rve<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mqyvt8ud-65131ac1860050572d710c4a81e19bd6\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mqyvt8ud-65131ac1860050572d710c4a81e19bd6 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mqyvt8ud-65131ac1860050572d710c4a81e19bd6 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mqyvt8ud-65131ac1860050572d710c4a81e19bd6 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-17694 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-17694 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/5599250938087719979-1030x773.jpg\" alt='Kolm V\u00e4gilast XII powerlifting tournament at HC GYM Fitness Center Kohtla-J\u00e4rve 2026' title='Kolm V\u00e4gilast XII brought a strong powerlifting atmosphere to HC GYM Kohtla-J\u00e4rve'  height=\"773\" width=\"1030\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/5599250938087719979-1030x773.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/5599250938087719979-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/5599250938087719979-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/5599250938087719979-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/5599250938087719979-1500x1125.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/5599250938087719979-705x529.jpg 705w, https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/5599250938087719979.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mqyvungc-eefcfc6c2c036a9985af24142d0700a7 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>On 16 May 2026, <strong>HC GYM Fitness Center Kohtla-J\u00e4rve<\/strong> hosted the traditional powerlifting tournament <strong>Kolm V\u00e4gilast XII<\/strong>, also known as Three Heroes 12. The event gathered athletes from Kohtla-J\u00e4rve, Ahtme, J\u00f5hvi, L\u00fcganuse parish and Tallinn. The competition followed WDFPF amateur powerlifting rules and was also connected to the <strong>20th anniversary of EDFPF<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>HC GYM Fitness Center Kohtla-J\u00e4rve, led by <strong>Timo Majuri<\/strong>, has become an important strength training location in Ida-Virumaa. The tournament showed that Kohtla-J\u00e4rve has a strong powerlifting tradition and that the local gym offers a solid training and competition environment for both experienced athletes and new lifters.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mqyvxp4n-46bf4025079d33905b8e9b327a5f222b\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mqyvxp4n-46bf4025079d33905b8e9b327a5f222b img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mqyvxp4n-46bf4025079d33905b8e9b327a5f222b .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mqyvxp4n-46bf4025079d33905b8e9b327a5f222b av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-17702 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-17702 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2895363862071028283-1030x1030.jpg\" alt='Sergei Dermelev 225 kg deadlift at HC GYM Kohtla-J\u00e4rve' title='Sergei Dermelev\u2019s 225 kg deadlift was one of the strongest moments of the competition'  height=\"1030\" width=\"1030\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2895363862071028283-1030x1030.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2895363862071028283-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2895363862071028283-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2895363862071028283-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2895363862071028283-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2895363862071028283-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2895363862071028283-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2895363862071028283-1500x1500.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2895363862071028283-705x705.jpg 705w, https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2895363862071028283.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mqyvzmi9-1667dce3de096c4c2a068c415038fe25 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>One of the biggest highlights of the day was the equipped deadlift performance by <strong>Sergei Dermelev<\/strong>. The 21-time World Champion, EDFPF President and event organizer lifted <strong>225 kg<\/strong> in the M6 age group, under 100 kg bodyweight category, in equipped deadlift. In the event report, this result was marked as a world-record-level achievement dedicated to the <strong>80th anniversary of Kohtla-J\u00e4rve<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The atmosphere in the gym was warm and emotional. Sergei Jekimov\u2019s supporters created a real competition spirit, with his children cheering him on and helping him reach the best overall powerlifting result of the day. Jekimov finished with a raw total of <strong>160 + 92.5 + 185 = 437.5 kg<\/strong>, earning <strong>253.794 points<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Special guests Vladimir and Taisia Kotov also attended the event and highlighted the friendly atmosphere of the competition. The venue itself received positive feedback as well. Vladimir Kavalevski, coach of the Ida-Keskus Tallinn team, praised the ventilation and training conditions at HC GYM Fitness Center Kohtla-J\u00e4rve.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-v3yvp8-3aeb1f48171f47c6bf45ddb9bddf09cf\">\n.avia-image-container.av-v3yvp8-3aeb1f48171f47c6bf45ddb9bddf09cf img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-v3yvp8-3aeb1f48171f47c6bf45ddb9bddf09cf .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-v3yvp8-3aeb1f48171f47c6bf45ddb9bddf09cf av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-17698 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-17698 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1457934645981581656-1030x671.jpg\" alt='powerlifting squat at HC GYM Fitness Center Kohtla-J\u00e4rve competition' title='Athletes competed in classic powerlifting events at HC GYM'  height=\"671\" width=\"1030\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1457934645981581656-1030x671.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1457934645981581656-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1457934645981581656-768x500.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1457934645981581656-1536x1000.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1457934645981581656-1500x977.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1457934645981581656-705x459.jpg 705w, https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1457934645981581656.jpg 1599w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mqyw0czl-46de3caaa9eb67eab10df2c15f153094 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>Men\u2019s raw \/ unequipped powerlifting results<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Place<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Athlete<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>City \/ region<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Class<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Result<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Points<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Sergei Jekimov<\/td>\n<td>Ahtme \/ Kohtla-J\u00e4rve<\/td>\n<td>SR UQ -100 kg<\/td>\n<td>160 + 92.5 + 185 = 437.5 kg<\/td>\n<td>253.794<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Bogdan M\u00e4nnik<\/td>\n<td>Tallinn \/ Ida-Keskus Sport<\/td>\n<td>T1 UQ -82.5 kg<\/td>\n<td>110 + 87.5 + 132.5 = 330 kg<\/td>\n<td>not provided<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>Evgeni Mikhailov<\/td>\n<td>J\u00f5hvi<\/td>\n<td>UQ<\/td>\n<td>95 + 70 + 115 = 280 kg<\/td>\n<td>not provided<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Men\u2019s raw \/ unequipped bench press results<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Place<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Athlete<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Class<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Result<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Note<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Denis Bykov<\/td>\n<td>SR UQ -90 kg<\/td>\n<td>145 kg<\/td>\n<td>one of the strongest bench press results of the day<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Feodor Djatlov<\/td>\n<td>UQ -90 kg<\/td>\n<td>122.5 kg<\/td>\n<td>reported as meeting the World Championship standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>Viktor Matvejev<\/td>\n<td>M6 UQ -82.5 kg<\/td>\n<td>107.5 kg<\/td>\n<td>World Champion, repeated his 2021 result<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>A. Zintsenko<\/td>\n<td>UQ<\/td>\n<td>107.5 kg<\/td>\n<td>strong debut performance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>Aleksei Djatlov<\/td>\n<td>M3 UQ<\/td>\n<td>92.5 kg<\/td>\n<td>competed at 102.5 kg bodyweight<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>Bogdan M\u00e4nnik<\/td>\n<td>T1 UQ -82.5 kg<\/td>\n<td>87.5 kg<\/td>\n<td>15-year-old athlete<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>Evgeni Mikhailov<\/td>\n<td>UQ<\/td>\n<td>70 kg<\/td>\n<td>part of his full powerlifting total<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mqyw1jvo-6fe4d2b28b3affc6772a860a2cce7243\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mqyw1jvo-6fe4d2b28b3affc6772a860a2cce7243 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mqyw1jvo-6fe4d2b28b3affc6772a860a2cce7243 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mqyw1jvo-6fe4d2b28b3affc6772a860a2cce7243 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-17706 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-17706 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1401588491622119407-1030x709.jpg\" alt='bench press at Kolm V\u00e4gilast XII powerlifting tournament in HC GYM Kohtla-J\u00e4rve' title='Bench press was one of the key events of the tournament'  height=\"709\" width=\"1030\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1401588491622119407-1030x709.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1401588491622119407-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1401588491622119407-768x528.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1401588491622119407-1536x1057.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1401588491622119407-1500x1032.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1401588491622119407-705x485.jpg 705w, https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1401588491622119407.jpg 1599w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mqyw26jo-12c5a0249f2cbacc5d6b1b138deb9d05 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>Men\u2019s raw \/ unequipped deadlift results<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Place<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Athlete<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Class<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Result<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Points \/ note<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Aleksei Zhuravlyov<\/td>\n<td>M1 UQ -100 kg<\/td>\n<td>185 kg<\/td>\n<td>106.912 points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Sergei Jekimov<\/td>\n<td>SR UQ -100 kg<\/td>\n<td>185 kg<\/td>\n<td>part of the best PL total of the day<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>Bogdan M\u00e4nnik<\/td>\n<td>T1 UQ -82.5 kg<\/td>\n<td>132.5 kg<\/td>\n<td>successful lift<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>Evgeni Mikhailov<\/td>\n<td>UQ<\/td>\n<td>115 kg<\/td>\n<td>part of his PL total<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Men\u2019s equipped lifting results<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Place<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Athlete<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Class<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Event<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Result<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Points<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Sergei Dermelev<\/td>\n<td>M6 EQ -100 kg<\/td>\n<td>Deadlift<\/td>\n<td>225 kg<\/td>\n<td>128.475<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Women\u2019s division<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The report did not include separate women\u2019s raw or equipped results. If women\u2019s results are added later, they can be published in a separate table using the same structure.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Young athletes and the future of powerlifting<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One of the most impressive young athletes of the day was <strong>15-year-old Bogdan M\u00e4nnik<\/strong>, who achieved a raw powerlifting total of <strong>330 kg<\/strong>. According to the report, this result exceeded the standard required for participation at the World Championships. His performance shows that a new generation of strong lifters is rising in Estonian powerlifting.<\/p>\n<p>Denis Bykov\u2019s <strong>145 kg raw bench press<\/strong> and Feodor Djatlov\u2019s <strong>122.5 kg raw bench press<\/strong> also stood out, confirming the strong presence of the Ida-Keskus Sport Tallinn team at the event.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mqyw2wx0-a6fbbed536578337c07c08c3af0dd3b3\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mqyw2wx0-a6fbbed536578337c07c08c3af0dd3b3 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mqyw2wx0-a6fbbed536578337c07c08c3af0dd3b3 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mqyw2wx0-a6fbbed536578337c07c08c3af0dd3b3 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-17710 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-17710 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/5333056294276149472-1030x882.jpg\" alt='Kolm V\u00e4gilast XII participants with medals at HC GYM Kohtla-J\u00e4rve' title='The competition brought together lifters of different ages and experience levels'  height=\"882\" width=\"1030\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/5333056294276149472-1030x882.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/5333056294276149472-300x257.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/5333056294276149472-768x658.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/5333056294276149472-1536x1316.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/5333056294276149472-1500x1285.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/5333056294276149472-705x604.jpg 705w, https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/5333056294276149472.jpg 1599w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mqyw3dov-4f1044b278a7bc84eaee18a6705ce797 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>HC GYM Fitness Center Kohtla-J\u00e4rve as a home for strength sports<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kolm V\u00e4gilast XII proved that <strong>HC GYM Fitness Center Kohtla-J\u00e4rve<\/strong> is well suited for both everyday strength training and serious powerlifting events. The gym offers good lighting, strong ventilation and a wide range of training equipment, creating a reliable environment for beginners, advanced lifters and competitive athletes.<\/p>\n<p>The event was supported by Kohtla-J\u00e4rve City Government, Kaitseliit Alutaguse malev, Ida-Virumaa Sports Union, supporters connected with the Estonian Olympic Committee, Arthur Seppern and many judges, assistants, athletes and spectators who helped make the competition possible.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mqyw4bpj-c83f2dcbc879baf52b4759cd0f4b284f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>Kolm V\u00e4gilast XII was more than a competition &#8211; it was a celebration of strength sports in Ida-Virumaa. HC GYM Fitness Center Kohtla-J\u00e4rve thanks all athletes, organizers, guests and supporters, and welcomes everyone interested in strength training to a gym where power, community and sporting spirit come together.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17716","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Kolm V\u00e4gilast XII Powerlifting Tournament at HC GYM Kohtla-J\u00e4rve | HC GYM<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/en\/blog\/kolm-vagilast-xii-joutostmise-turniir-hc-gym-kohtla-jarves\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Kolm V\u00e4gilast XII Powerlifting Tournament at HC GYM Kohtla-J\u00e4rve | HC GYM\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/en\/blog\/kolm-vagilast-xii-joutostmise-turniir-hc-gym-kohtla-jarves\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"HC GYM\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-06-29T07:22:52+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-06-29T07:28:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hcgym.ee\\\/en\\\/blog\\\/kolm-vagilast-xii-joutostmise-turniir-hc-gym-kohtla-jarves\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hcgym.ee\\\/en\\\/blog\\\/kolm-vagilast-xii-joutostmise-turniir-hc-gym-kohtla-jarves\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hcgym.ee\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/71b270ff131b95c3aafb2ce16810710e\"},\"headline\":\"Kolm V\u00e4gilast XII Powerlifting Tournament at HC GYM Kohtla-J\u00e4rve\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-29T07:22:52+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-29T07:28:11+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hcgym.ee\\\/en\\\/blog\\\/kolm-vagilast-xii-joutostmise-turniir-hc-gym-kohtla-jarves\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":3068,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hcgym.ee\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Blog\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hcgym.ee\\\/en\\\/blog\\\/kolm-vagilast-xii-joutostmise-turniir-hc-gym-kohtla-jarves\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hcgym.ee\\\/en\\\/blog\\\/kolm-vagilast-xii-joutostmise-turniir-hc-gym-kohtla-jarves\\\/\",\"name\":\"Kolm V\u00e4gilast XII Powerlifting Tournament at HC GYM Kohtla-J\u00e4rve | HC GYM\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hcgym.ee\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-29T07:22:52+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-29T07:28:11+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hcgym.ee\\\/en\\\/blog\\\/kolm-vagilast-xii-joutostmise-turniir-hc-gym-kohtla-jarves\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/hcgym.ee\\\/en\\\/blog\\\/kolm-vagilast-xii-joutostmise-turniir-hc-gym-kohtla-jarves\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hcgym.ee\\\/en\\\/blog\\\/kolm-vagilast-xii-joutostmise-turniir-hc-gym-kohtla-jarves\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hcgym.ee\\\/en\\\/homepage\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Kolm V\u00e4gilast XII Powerlifting Tournament at HC GYM Kohtla-J\u00e4rve\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hcgym.ee\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hcgym.ee\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"HC GYM\",\"description\":\"Spordisaal \\\/ J&otilde;usaal\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hcgym.ee\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hcgym.ee\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hcgym.ee\\\/en\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"HC GYM\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hcgym.ee\\\/en\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hcgym.ee\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hcgym.ee\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/01\\\/hc-gym-final-facebook.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hcgym.ee\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/01\\\/hc-gym-final-facebook.jpg\",\"width\":1366,\"height\":768,\"caption\":\"HC GYM\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hcgym.ee\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hcgym.ee\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/71b270ff131b95c3aafb2ce16810710e\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/hcgym.ee\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hcgym.ee\\\/en\\\/author\\\/admin\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Kolm V\u00e4gilast XII Powerlifting Tournament at HC GYM Kohtla-J\u00e4rve | HC GYM","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/en\/blog\/kolm-vagilast-xii-joutostmise-turniir-hc-gym-kohtla-jarves\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Kolm V\u00e4gilast XII Powerlifting Tournament at HC GYM Kohtla-J\u00e4rve | HC GYM","og_url":"https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/en\/blog\/kolm-vagilast-xii-joutostmise-turniir-hc-gym-kohtla-jarves\/","og_site_name":"HC GYM","article_published_time":"2026-06-29T07:22:52+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-06-29T07:28:11+00:00","author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/en\/blog\/kolm-vagilast-xii-joutostmise-turniir-hc-gym-kohtla-jarves\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/en\/blog\/kolm-vagilast-xii-joutostmise-turniir-hc-gym-kohtla-jarves\/"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/71b270ff131b95c3aafb2ce16810710e"},"headline":"Kolm V\u00e4gilast XII Powerlifting Tournament at HC GYM Kohtla-J\u00e4rve","datePublished":"2026-06-29T07:22:52+00:00","dateModified":"2026-06-29T07:28:11+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/en\/blog\/kolm-vagilast-xii-joutostmise-turniir-hc-gym-kohtla-jarves\/"},"wordCount":3068,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/en\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Blog"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/en\/blog\/kolm-vagilast-xii-joutostmise-turniir-hc-gym-kohtla-jarves\/","url":"https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/en\/blog\/kolm-vagilast-xii-joutostmise-turniir-hc-gym-kohtla-jarves\/","name":"Kolm V\u00e4gilast XII Powerlifting Tournament at HC GYM Kohtla-J\u00e4rve | HC GYM","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2026-06-29T07:22:52+00:00","dateModified":"2026-06-29T07:28:11+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/en\/blog\/kolm-vagilast-xii-joutostmise-turniir-hc-gym-kohtla-jarves\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/en\/blog\/kolm-vagilast-xii-joutostmise-turniir-hc-gym-kohtla-jarves\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/en\/blog\/kolm-vagilast-xii-joutostmise-turniir-hc-gym-kohtla-jarves\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/en\/homepage\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Kolm V\u00e4gilast XII Powerlifting Tournament at HC GYM Kohtla-J\u00e4rve"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/en\/","name":"HC GYM","description":"Spordisaal \/ J&otilde;usaal","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/en\/#organization","name":"HC GYM","url":"https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/hc-gym-final-facebook.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/hc-gym-final-facebook.jpg","width":1366,"height":768,"caption":"HC GYM"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/71b270ff131b95c3aafb2ce16810710e","name":"admin","sameAs":["https:\/\/hcgym.ee"],"url":"https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/en\/author\/admin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17716","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17716"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17716\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17721,"href":"https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17716\/revisions\/17721"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17716"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hcgym.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}