Kettlebell Sport
Russian competitive lifting sport — how many kettlebell jerks or snatches you can do in 10 minutes.
👥1 per team🌤indoor
What is Kettlebell Sport?
Kettlebell sport (girevoy sport) is a Russian competitive lifting discipline. Athletes perform a single event — biathlon (jerk plus snatch) or long-cycle jerk (clean-and-jerk) — for 10 minutes, aiming for the highest rep count with a fixed-weight kettlebell (24 kg or 32 kg for men). The IUKL crowns annual world champions.
Quick facts
Category
Strength Sports
Type
Individual
Players
1 per team
Where played
indoor
Country of origin
🇷🇺 Russia
Estimated origin
Late 19th-century Russia (kettlebells in fairground strongman shows); IUKL founded 1992
Olympic
No
Popularity
regional
Sources & provenance
Last verified 2026-08-24.verified