Ironman comes from Žilina

The 10th Annual Ironman Competition was held on the premises of the Training Centre Lešť. A total of thirty representatives from the Ministries of Defence, Interior and Justice took part in the event. They competed with no set age groups or weight classes. A lieutenant from the Žilina-based 5th Special Forces Regiment won for the fourth consecutive year – something never achieved before. WO1 Peter Ursíny from the Police Corps Special Unit, based in Banská Bystrica, finished second and WO1 Michal Sklárčik from the Constitutional Authorities Protection Office came in third. Members of military units from all over Slovakia came to represent the Defence Department. In what was a competition with ten sporting events, they had to reach the end of their tether. After a quick redeployment in BDUs and boots with submachine-guns in the hands, they did the bench presses, pulled a military vehicle, engaged in pull-ups on the bar with an overhand grip, carried two logs, went over the CIZMA obstacle course, climbed the rope without using legs, carried external frame backpacks with loads, and finally swam across a water obstacle in uniforms.