ISRAEL: Muscle-bound Israelis show off their pulling powers.

Record ID: 395570

  • Title: ISRAEL: Muscle-bound Israelis show off their pulling powers.
  • Date: 9th June 2010
  • Summary: MEN PULLING TRUCKS SPECTATORS EVENTUAL WINNER OF MALE COMPETITION (ON LEFT) 34-YEAR OLD DENIS BUNDERNKO PULLING TRUCK BUNDERNKO STANDING NEXT TO TRUCK WITH OFFICIAL TIME PEOPLE WATCHING BUNDERNKO RECEIVING MEDAL AND WINNERS TROPHY CLOSEUP OF FEMALE COMPETITOR AT START OF RACE VARIOUS OF FEMALE COMPETITORS PULLING TRUCKS JUDGES WRITING TIMES 32-YEAR OLD VERA SPANYA
  • Embargoed: 24th June 2010 13:00
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  • Location: Israel
  • Country: Israel
  • Topics: Light / Amusing / Unusual / Quirky,Sports
  • Reuters ID: LVAX8S89NL34BOM8DRQEH90BSBS
  • Story Text: Beachgoers were treated to a muscle bound spectacle in Tel Aviv on Tuesday (June 8).
    Universal Trucks Israel (UTI) organised the competition to find the strongest men and women of Israel who could pull a truck the fastest.
    Competitors had to pull seven and a half tonne trucks along a 30-meter course in a car park beside the beach.
    The men's competition was eventually won by 34-year old Denis Bundernko, who pulled his truck in 20:50 seconds.
    Vera Spanyav claimed the title "The Strongest Woman in Israel at Truck Pulling" after she towed a seven and a half tonne truck along the course in a time of 29:24 seconds.
    "I am very proud of myself, it was lots of fun. I broke my record from last year, and I won a trip to Greece," Spanyav told Reuters Television.
    Spanyav and Bundernko, who both took first prize, each won vacation packages to Greece.
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