Meet recap
City Cup Panama 2026 — the meet's biggest total, and the best pound-for-pound
A regional championship in Panama City where the lifter who moved the most weight was also the strongest for his bodyweight — and where several juniors went toe-to-toe with the open field.
Published 6 July 2026
The meet's biggest total
Alejandro Thurber705 kg
93 kg class · Raw · 449.14 DOTS
No one moved more weight than Alejandro Thurber: a 705 kg total — 262.5 squat, 167.5 bench, 275 deadlift — at 92.8 kg bodyweight. And it wasn't just the biggest total: at 449.14 DOTS, it was also the best bodyweight-adjusted mark of the whole championship.
Alejandro Thurber — 275 kg deadlift, third attempt, good — his top deadlift
Watch at 4:01:00 on YouTube ↗What happened
- Alejandro Thurber posted the meet's biggest total: 705 kg (262.5 squat, 167.5 bench, 275 deadlift) at 92.8 kg bodyweight — and at 449.14 DOTS, the best pound-for-pound mark of the meet too.
- The second-best pound-for-pound mark came from a junior: Jan Alexander Rodríguez, 445.15 DOTS on a 557.5 kg total at just 64 kg bodyweight.
- The 105 kg class ended in a three-way tie at 690 kg — Forcheney, Palacios and Lam — and one of them, Andy Lam, competes as a junior.
- Among the women, the best pound-for-pound mark went to María Alexandra Castillo: 380 kg at 62 kg bodyweight (412.6 DOTS), ahead of bigger totals in heavier classes.
- Hassan Abuzid closed the strongest bench of the top group — 186 kg — on the way to a 681 kg total.
The board
The meet's biggest totals, by class. Total is the headline number; DOTS adjusts for bodyweight and sex, so it ranks strength across the weight classes — which is where this meet's real story lives.
Men
| # | Lifter | Class | Age | Equip | Total (kg) | DOTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alejandro Thurber | 93 kg | Open | Raw | 705 | 449.14 |
| 2 | Luis Alberto Forcheney | 105 kg | Open | Raw | 690 | 426.55 |
| 3 | Pablo Palacios | 105 kg | Open | Raw | 690 | 420.70 |
| 4 | Andy Lam | 105 kg | Junior | Raw | 690 | 419.69 |
| 5 | Hassan Abuzid | 93 kg | Open | Raw | 681 | 436.49 |
| 6 | Omar Adrián Villalta | 105 kg | Junior | Raw | 677.5 | 410.95 |
| 7 | Juan José Pérez | 93 kg | Open | Raw | 667.5 | 432.19 |
| 8 | Ramiro Ramirez | 93 kg | Open | Raw | 662.5 | 426.83 |
Women
| # | Lifter | Class | Age | Equip | Total (kg) | DOTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruby González Araúz | 84+ kg | Open | Raw | 395 | 348.22 |
| 2 | María Alexandra Castillo | 63 kg | Open | Raw | 380 | 412.60 |
| 3 | Ana Yirelkys Pinzón | 84 kg | Open | Raw | 355 | 332.29 |
| 4 | Isabella González | 69 kg | Junior | Raw | 352.5 | 363.33 |
| 5 | Magdaleis Caballero | 63 kg | Open | Raw | 352.5 | 382.59 |
| 6 | Melva Palma | 52 kg | Masters | Raw | 310 | 379.69 |
City Cup was contested by weight class, as usual. The DOTS column is our lens for comparing everyone on equal footing: it adjusts the total for bodyweight, so the biggest total and the best DOTS needn't be the same person.
Strongest pound-for-pound
Jan Alexander Rodríguez · 445.15 DOTS — the second-best pound-for-pound mark of the meet — a 66 kg junior, 557.5 kg total, a breath from the meet's best DOTS
The juniors showed up
The second-best pound-for-pound mark of the meet didn't come from the heavy classes but from a 66 kg junior: Jan Alexander Rodríguez, 445.15 DOTS, a hair behind Thurber. And in the three-way tie at 690 kg in the 105s, one of the three — Andy Lam — also competes as a junior, alongside Omar Adrián Villalta a few kilos down.
It isn't a room of first-timers, either: several of the names here arrive with more than one meet in our database, and their profile gathers that history in one place.
How the meet unfolded — pound for pound
Every attempt in competition order, scored on DOTS — so lighter and heavier lifters race on one line. Hover or tap a lifter in the standings to follow their line through the meet.
Men Raw — pound-for-pound
| Lifter | BW (kg) | Squat | Bench | Deadlift | Total (kg) | DOTS | Category | Place | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92.75 | 250 | 262.5 | 270 | 155 | 165 | 167.5 | 255 | 267.5 | 275 | 705 | 449.14 | — | 1 | |
| 64.36 | 190 | 200 | 207.5 | 100 | 110 | 117.5 | 200 | 220 | 240 | 557.5 | 445.15 | — | 2 | |
| 91.6 | 235 | 245 | 245 | 175 | 180 | 186 | 250 | 250 | 260 | 681 | 436.49 | — | 3 | |
| 63.33 | 180 | 190 | 197.5 | 107.5 | 115 | 120 | 217.5 | 217.5 | 220 | 537.5 | 434.54 | — | 4 | |
| 89.76 | 225 | 245 | 255 | 130 | 140 | 150 | 235 | 255 | 272.5 | 667.5 | 432.19 | — | 5 | |
| 90.65 | 240 | 257.5 | 267.5 | 145 | 150 | 152.5 | 225 | 242.5 | 277.5 | 662.5 | 426.83 | — | 6 | |
| 99.01 | 220 | 235 | 245 | 157.5 | 165 | 170 | 220 | 240 | 275 | 690 | 426.55 | — | 7 | |
| 102.25 | 250 | 265 | 275 | 150 | 157.5 | 162.5 | 245 | 255 | 262.5 | 690 | 420.70 | — | 8 | |
| 102.84 | 245 | 260 | 267.5 | 145 | 155 | 158.5 | 260 | 265 | 275 | 690 | 419.69 | — | 9 | |
| 65.53 | 167.5 | 172.5 | 177.5 | 102.5 | 107.5 | 111.5 | 227.5 | 238 | 245.5 | 523 | 411.97 | — | 10 | |
| 103.53 | 240 | 252.5 | 265 | 135 | 142.5 | 147.5 | 260 | 277.5 | 290.5 | 677.5 | 410.95 | — | 11 | |
| 101.45 | 250 | 265 | 265 | 140 | 147.5 | 147.5 | 250 | 260 | 280 | 665 | 406.80 | — | 12 | |
| 91.5 | 220 | 237.5 | 242.5 | 140 | 152.5 | 152.5 | 220 | 245 | 255 | 627.5 | 402.42 | — | 13 | |
| 66 | 190 | 190 | 195 | 95 | 105 | 112.5 | 180 | 195 | 207.5 | 502.5 | 393.72 | — | 14 | |
| 78.67 | 202.5 | 215 | 225 | 102.5 | 110 | 115 | 215 | 230 | 230 | 565 | 393.50 | — | 15 | |
| 56 | 145 | 147.5 | 160 | 80 | 87.5 | 87.5 | 180 | 197.5 | 206 | 437.5 | 391.59 | — | 16 | |
| 115.5 | 255 | 265 | 275.5 | 145 | 152.5 | 160 | 235 | 250 | 252.5 | 670 | 389.84 | — | 17 | |
| 111.38 | 205 | 227.5 | 237.5 | 147.5 | 175 | 190 | 227.5 | 250 | 272.5 | 652.5 | 384.66 | — | 18 | |
| 81 | 165 | 180 | 185 | 107.5 | 112.5 | 117.5 | 230 | 250 | 257.5 | 560 | 383.35 | — | 19 | |
| 80.97 | 200 | 207.5 | 212.5 | 130 | 140.5 | 140.5 | 205 | 215 | 230 | 557.5 | 381.72 | — | 20 | |
| 72.57 | 160 | 170 | 175 | 115 | 122.5 | 125 | 200 | 210 | 217.5 | 517.5 | 379.32 | — | 21 | |
| 89.69 | 190 | 200 | 215 | 135 | 145 | 145 | 190 | 215 | 225 | 585 | 378.92 | — | 22 | |
| 113.66 | 210 | 230 | 250 | 150 | 170 | 180 | 225 | 240 | 242.5 | 642.5 | 375.98 | — | 23 | |
| 68.45 | 170 | 180 | 190 | 100 | 105 | 110 | 200 | 207.5 | 227.5 | 492.5 | 375.81 | — | 24 | |
| 126.75 | 225 | 235 | 240 | 140 | 150 | 160 | 250 | 260 | 270 | 655 | 369.61 | — | 25 | |
| 73.44 | 165 | 177.5 | 185 | 102.5 | 112.5 | 115 | 205 | 215 | 215 | 497.5 | 361.81 | — | 26 | |
| 90.35 | 192.5 | 205 | 212.5 | 107.5 | 115 | 117.5 | 202.5 | 217.5 | 230 | 557.5 | 359.78 | — | 27 | |
| 68.02 | 150 | 165 | 167.5 | 90 | 97.5 | 100 | 180 | 200 | 220 | 467.5 | 358.34 | — | 28 | |
| 80.68 | 185 | 197.5 | 205 | 100 | 107.5 | 112.5 | 190 | 202.5 | 217.5 | 520 | 356.79 | — | 29 | |
| 95.33 | 200 | 212.5 | 215 | 120 | 125 | 125 | 220 | 235 | 250 | 560 | 352.16 | — | 30 | |
| 76.85 | 145 | 155 | 165 | 105 | 110 | 115 | 215 | 230 | 240 | 495 | 349.72 | — | 31 | |
| 90.6 | 165 | 172.5 | 175 | 120 | 125 | 127.5 | 195 | 212.5 | 215 | 517.5 | 333.50 | — | 32 | |
| 101.47 | 185 | 185 | 200 | 95 | 105 | 115 | 195 | 205 | 215 | 520 | 318.07 | — | 33 | |
| 76.05 | 147.5 | 162.5 | 167.5 | 95 | 100 | 105 | 160 | 172.5 | 190 | 445 | 316.45 | — | 34 | |
| 91.03 | 185 | 190 | 195 | 115 | 120 | 122.5 | 175 | 177.5 | 180 | 485 | 311.82 | — | 35 | |
| 91.12 | 170 | 185 | 195 | 95 | 100 | 102.5 | 180 | 192.5 | 192.5 | 477.5 | 306.85 | — | 36 | |
| 86.46 | 160 | 170 | 180 | 82.5 | 82.5 | 90 | 185 | 192.5 | 202.5 | 445 | 293.78 | — | 37 | |
| 81.25 | 135 | 145 | 157.5 | 95 | 110 | 110 | 150 | 160 | 170 | 422.5 | 288.71 | — | 38 | |
| 100.85 | 150 | 160 | 165 | 100 | 107.5 | 112.5 | 150 | 160 | 170 | 447.5 | 274.44 | — | 39 | |
| 88.52 | 130 | 142.5 | 147.5 | 85 | 92.5 | 100 | 175 | 190 | 190 | 415 | 270.62 | — | 40 | |
| 86.73 | 125 | 140 | 150 | 85 | 100 | 112.5 | 140 | 150 | 160 | 400 | 263.63 | — | 41 | |
| 109.4 | 150 | 157.5 | 165 | 70 | 72.5 | 77.5 | 170 | 180 | 192.5 | 435 | 258.17 | — | 42 | |
| 101.35 | 150 | 155 | 160 | 75 | 85 | 95 | 165 | 172.5 | 177.5 | 417.5 | 255.50 | — | 43 | |
| 64.08 | 155 | 165 | 170 | 112.5 | 112.5 | 112.5 | 180 | 190 | 190 | — | — | — | — | |
Plifto replay · competition order by division
More from the broadcast
María Alexandra Castillo — 170 kg deadlift, third attempt, good — the meet's best women's pound-for-pound mark
Watch at 3:29:40 on YouTube ↗Pablo Palacios — 265 kg squat, second squat, good — part of the three-way tie at 690 kg
Watch at 5:15:40 on YouTube ↗Luis Alberto Forcheney — 275 kg deadlift, third attempt, good — 275 kg to close on 690
Watch at 7:23:20 on YouTube ↗Jan Alexander Rodríguez — 240 kg deadlift, third attempt, good — the meet's second-best pound-for-pound mark, at 66 kg
Watch at 4:56:15 on YouTube ↗Andy Lam — 275 kg deadlift, third attempt, good — a junior closing out his 690 tie
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