HYEDRAM · Sports & records · 2022-09-01

Ministry of Emergency Situations RA Yuri Sakunts Attempt For A New World Record Pulling 54 Tons

Announcement of Yuri Sakunts' September 5, 2022 attempt to pull 54 tons using his pinky finger in Yerevan.

By Tiran Antaplian · 2022-09-01

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Original September 5 Yuri Sakunts 54-ton world record attempt event poster — Original event announcement poster — September 5, 2022

Yuri Sakunts: September 5 world record attempt

On September 1, 2022, HYEDram announced that Armenian strongman and world champion Yuri Sakunts was preparing for a new world record attempt at the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Armenia.

Original HYEDRAM blog photograph related to Ministry of Emergency Situations RA Yuri Sakunts Attempt For A New World Record Pulling 54 Tons — Image from the original HYEDRAM blog archive

The event was scheduled for September 5, 2022, at 109/8 Anastas Mikoyan Street, Yerevan, Armenia.

54 tons pulled with one pinky finger

According to the original announcement, Sakunts planned to pull a combined weight of 54 tons using just his little finger. The planned load consisted of two fire trucks weighing 40 tons in total and one tourist bus weighing 14 tons.

This article documents the announcement of the attempt, not an independently verified record result.

Event location and organizers

The event was announced for the Ministry of Emergency Situations RA. For information about the ministry, visit the official event location reference cited in the original post.

Watch the original event video

Event details in Armenian

Սեպտեմբերի 5-ին Երևանում՝ Անաստաս Միկոյան 109/8 հասցեում գտնվող ՀՀ արտակարգ իրավիճակների նախարարությունում, հայ ուժային մարզիկ Յուրի Սաքունցը նախատեսում էր փորձել սահմանել նոր համաշխարհային ռեկորդ՝ ճկույթով քաշելով ընդհանուր 54 տոննա քաշ ունեցող երկու հրշեջ մեքենա (40 տոննա) և մեկ զբոսաշրջային ավտոբուս (14 տոննա)։

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