If some are going to conquer the American West, the Haut-Marnais Kévin Bouly wanted to win gold at the world masters championships which took place on Thursday, December 8, in Orlando, Florida.
In the land of Walt Disney, the member of Reims Weightlifting Musculation, Kévin Bouly, won a beautiful silver medal behind the American Jared Conn in the Masters 2 category (40-45 years) in less than 102 kg of the world championships , which took place on Thursday, December 8, in Orlando.
The Langrois tried everything to get on the top step of the podium, but ultimately had to bow to the American, who delivered a very good performance at home. “Jared was in great shape. I knew it was his main opponent. I had watched his best performances. Jared is a regular grabber. On the other hand, in the clean and jerk, he was a little below me, ”says Kévin Bouly.
New masters clean and jerk world record
The Rémois started his world championships well with a successful first bar at 132 kg in the snatch. He continues with a bar at 137 kg, before missing 142 kg. At the end of the first movement, Kévin Bouly is three kilos behind the American. A gap far from being insurmountable as confirmed by the Haut-Marnais. “The match was far from over because I’m better than him at the clean and jerk. I take a first bar at 160 kg in order to secure second place overall. »
But Jared Conn is intractable by supporting 178 kilos and at the same time beating the world record held by Kévin Bouly. “It was four kilos behind and to beat him, I had to erase 183 kg. It’s a psychological bar and suddenly I preferred to play it wise by taking the world record. »
The least we can say is that Kévin Bouly did not tremble while supporting 179 kg. “This clean and jerk masters world record is a bonus. I am satisfied with my competition. The world title was played at one try. We can always redo the game several times, but I have no regrets,” explains Kévin Bouly, who ended the year on an excellent note. “These Worlds came early in the season, we had to put the turbo in training. I knew that the preparation was going to be a bit short, ”concludes the member of Reims Haltérophilie Musculation who will continue at the start of the new year with the third round of the French team championships on January 7.
Romain Randoing