Chris Morgan, openly gay British Powerlifter and defending Gay Games champion, has successfully defended his world deadlift gold medal at the 2010 WDFPF World Single Event Championships in Moscow, Russia. Mr Morgan won the World Open Deadlift Title in the 82.5kg weight class with lifts of 210kg, 240kg and 250kg to clinch the World Drug-Free Powerlifting Championship, held netween April 23 and 25 2010 at the Park Hotel Ognikovo in the Istrinsky district of Moscow.
Speaking about the competition, he said: "I’m absolutely delighted to have won my third World Open Gold Medal here at the World Drug-Free Powerlifting Championships, completing my aim of winning back-to-back World Championship titles. It has been my goal since failing to regain my first world open title in 2005 to once again win and then defend the World Open Championship. It feels very satisfying to achieve something that I’ve never managed to do before in my sporting career."
"It fills me with great pride to be arriving at this year’s Gay Games in Cologne as a three time World Open Champion and to be representing the Federation of Gay Games as one of their global ambassadors," said Chris. "One of the key objectives at this year’s Gay Games is outreach to Eastern Europe, so it seems particularly relevant to have been able to carry the Gay Games message at this year's World Powerlifting Championships in Moscow, Russia."
Chris began his Powerlifting career at the 1998 Gay Games in Amsterdam where he won a silver medal. He won gold at the 2002 Gay Games in Sydney and at the 2006 Gay Games in Chicago. He will also compete in Powerlifting at the 2010 Gay Games in Cologne, Germany, 31 July to 7 August 2010.