How to become an A1 champion? 4 days ago at 09:00 To answer this question we have with us Sergey Yevtushenko, a bronze medalist in the up to 100 kg category, left arm. Last year he has managed to force his style on Krasimir Kostadinov, winning over him and surprising the audience by his performance after a long break. Not what you were looking for? Search for other text. Sergey, you are a medalist of A1, a prestigious event. We have not seen you in international – level tournaments before. How did you get this good? The incentive for me was meeting Ivan Dobrorezov, who used the stick and carrot method on me, to give me proper motivation. It has been eight years ago. I wanted to get to A1 for two years now, and after finishing my army service I've decided to give it a try, though I wasn't in my best shape. I had about two months of proper training – and here we go! Usually I weigh in at about 108 – 110 kg, but due to army service my weight has dropped to 100kg and I could fight in a