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Police officer breaks world record in stone-lifting competition

Metropolitan Police Officer James Rude lifts a rock during a weightlifting competition in Fefor ...
Metropolitan Police Officer James Rude lifts a rock during a weightlifting competition in Fefor, Norway, in July 2023. (Metropolitan Police Department on Twitter)
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July 17, 2023 - 10:05 am
 
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A Metropolitan Police Department officer won first place in a stone-lifting competition at a strength event in Norway last week.

Officer James Rude lifted a 447-pound granite atlas stone during the “Stones in Strength” competition at Fefor Power Week in Fefor, Norway. Rude set a world record, according to LVMPD’s Twitter.

Fefor Power Week also features other strength-based competitions like arm wrestling, tug of war and wrestling, according to a Facebook page for the event.

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