Last updated on March 25th, 2025
The 2025 EPU European Classic Championships occurred on March 23, 2025, in Malaga, Spain. Among the most notable performances was Women’s Superheavyweight lifter Sonita Muluh of Belgium, who achieved an International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) squat world record of 318 kilograms en route to an IPF world record total of 735.5 kilograms.
Muluh’s triumph on the platform was never in doubt as her world record total was 97.5 kilograms more than runner-up Aquinn Onuoha of Great Britain’s 638 kilogram total. Bronze medalist Amelie Mierger did not exceed the 600-kilogram mark, scoring 582.5 kilograms.
Muluh’s squat can be seen in the video below, courtesy of the EPF’s Instagram page:
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Outfitted entirely in orange, from weightlifting shoes to knee sleeves to singlet to wrist wraps to lifting belt to hair, Muluh traveled to Spain to shatter world records in style. Upon walking out the barbell from the squat rack, she visibily braced before beginning her descent.
After fulfilling sufficient depth, she charged through the ascent, grinding slightly midway through before standing up to full lockout and a sign of relief. The lift never appeared in doubt.
2025 European Classic Championships — Sonita Muluh, +84KG
Muluh went six for eight in attempts. She declined to take a third squat attempt after achieving the all-time world record on her second.
- Squat
- 300 kilograms
- 318 kilograms — All-Time World Record
- Bench Press
- 145 kilograms
- 152.5 kilograms
155 kilograms- Deadlift
- 245 kilograms
- 265 kilograms
275 kilograms- Total — 735.5 kilograms — All-Time World Record
Muluh’s squat exceeded the previous record she also held by five kilograms. Per Open Powerlifting, Muluh’s lift is the all-time world record squat for any division at any weight. The same is true of her 735.5-kilogram total, which chipped the previous all-time world record total held by USA’s Tamara Walcott by a half-kilogram.
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Featured image: @sonita_ml on Instagram
