At the World Championship of push-ups and pull-ups, in Évry: “Go ahead Grandpa, show them!” »

2023-12-31 19:32:19

“Aaaahhhhhhhh!” » A cry that would crack the parquet floor crosses the Lac sports complex, in Évry-Courcouronnes (Essonne). As soon as you enter the vast gymnasium, the tone is set. The vision of mid-thigh shorts and other protruding biceps does the rest.

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The Essonne prefecture is hosting the first World Championship of weighted push-ups and pull-ups this Saturday, December 30. The rest is Franck Ropers, 61, who initiated the project with the town hall, who explains it to us: “The objective is to achieve a complete movement with a weight attached. We increase the weight with each pass. Whoever lifts the heaviest wins. »