girya is a repetitive weight lifting sport performed with kettlebells in a given period of time.
[2] The sport consists of three main lifts: the snatch, jerk and the long cycle.
Classic competition format is usually composed of two to three categories; biathlon, long cycle and snatch.
There are two main international sanctioning bodies: the International Union of Kettlebell Lifting (IUKL) based in Riga, Latvia[21] and the World Kettlebell Sport Federation (WKSF) based in Nosate, Italy which formed in 2017.
[28] International Kettlebell Lifting Union (IUKL) is World Anti Doping Agency - WADA signatory.