Iron Maidens all-female weightlifting competition returns to Gowanus
Badass female athletics will once again be lifting some astounding weights in Brooklyn’s annual Iron Maidens Raw Open. The event takes place on Saturday, Feb. 18, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Crossfit South Brooklyn, 597 Degraw St.
These spectacular ladies have been practicing their back squats, bench presses and deadlifts all year to get ready for what is shaping up to be another exciting competition.
This year’s Open has attracted 60 ultra-fit competitors ages 21 to 71, who will be cheered on by their friends, family and interested spectators. (It’s free for spectators.) Weightlifters have signed up from Brooklyn, Long Island, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut and California.