The ladies came out swinging. Brown was first to break the squat world record with her second attempt at 280.5kg. However, this only stood until Canada's Brittany Schlater came out for her third. 281kg went on the bar and into the record books in short order. Next out was Belgium's Sonita Muluh who made 285.5kg look like an opener, and the record changed hands once more.
The final squat of the day went to Bonica Brown and she loaded 289kg to re-take the squat world record and the gold medal placing. She shook a little during the ascent but the bar speed was good and the superheavyweight squat queen was back on her throne.
At sub-total Brown held a 5.5kg advantage over Schlater. Muluh had dropped back 12.5kg during bench, not her best event but, when Brown missed her opener on soft lockout, Muluh slid into the lead, only 2kg ahead of Schlater.
Natalie Laalaai of Australia, at her first international event, OPENED on a world record of 258kg to the ecstatic chanting of the Australian team in the audience. With Brown yet to post a total, this pulled Laalaai all the way up to third place.
Schlater took her first total world record with 247.5kg for her second deadlift. Neither record survived long though - Muluh stormed the platform on her second attempt and took both with a 260.5kg pull and a 688.5kg total.
Before we could catch our breath, Laalaai was out for her second world record attempt of the day - 268kg on the bar. She had to put a bit of work in to lock it out but she got it through and snatched back the deadlift world record.
Brown's second deadlift was initially given but then overturned by the jury, putting her in real peril.. She opted to retake the same weight in the final round, pulling for the bronze medal at this point. She couldn't quite lock it out and, with three red lights, the Brown dropped out of the title race.
New Zealand's Jewel Tasi had flown under the radar all day, not taking any individual lift medals but quietly putting together a huge 647.5kg total that secured her the bronze medal. An outstanding performance at her first world championships.
Schlater rounded out a perfect 9 for 9 day with 257.5kg to take deadlift bronze, the total world record and, most importantly, gold medal position overall. But here comes Muluh for 267.5kg, everything on the line with this last pull. She stood it up but couldn't quite get it through. Three red lights and no appeal possible, Schlater takes the win.
The real winners here were the fans. This was easily the most competitive 84+kg class we have ever had at classic worlds and the numbers were historic. What a great way to end the women's championships.
Brittany Schlater CAN 693.5kg
Sonita Muluh BEL 688.5kg
Jewel Tasi NZL 647.5kg
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