OREANDA-NEWS  An athlete from Omsk set two records at the international extreme power tournament in Guangzhou, China. This is reported by Top24News with reference to the press service of the Ministry of Sports of the Omsk region.

It is noted that 32-year—old Russian Evgeny Markov won a gold medal at the competition, and also set two national records - he lifted a dumbbell weighing 120 kilograms and turned over a huge tire weighing 505 kilograms.

As the source says, in Omsk, the strongman is known for the annual "The Strongest Man" tournaments, which are usually held on the City Day.

Earlier, an athlete from Nizhny Tagil set a world record for push-ups in an unusual way. Russian Fanis Khairullin performed 60 push-ups per minute on the back of his hand, twisting his hands.