The 2022 Giants Stay Strongman Basic will happen on July 9, 2022, on the Royal Albert Corridor in London, England. On April 28, 2022, the Giants Stay group bought forward of the sport and launched the schedule of 5 occasions for the esteemed strongman competitors. Right here’s what this 12 months’s one-day fixture will characteristic:
2022 Giants Stay Strongman Basic Occasions
- Dumbbell Medley
- The Pillars of Hercules
- Farmer’s Carry for Distance
- Axle Deadlift
- Citadel Stones
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2022 Giants Stay Strongman Basic Lineup
The 2020 World Strongest’s Man Champion (WSM) and 2022 Europe’s Strongest Man (ESM) Champion, Oleksii Novikov, enters the 2022 Strongman Basic because the reigning winner. Evan Singleton, Chieck “Iron Biby” Sanou, and a bunch of different contenders will attempt to supplant Novikov in London.
Right here’s the total record of anticipated athletes for the competitors:
- Oleksii Novikov (Ukraine) — Defending Champion
- Evan Singleton (United States)
- Paul Smith (United Kingdom)
- Chieck Sanou (Burkina Faso)
- Ken McClelland (United States)
- Konstantine Janashia (Georgia)
- Rob Kearney (United States)
- Andy Black (United Kingdom)
- Mark Felix (United Kingdom)
- Spenser Remick (United States)
- Adam Bishop (United Kingdom)
- Unannounced wild card
2022 Giants Stay Strongman Basic Occasion Rundown
Beneath is a preview of every occasion for the competitors and what the respective athletes can count on.
Dumbbell Medley
The Dumbbell Medley was not an occasion on the 2021 Strongman Basic. That mentioned, as a lot as the opposite strongman will assuredly put their finest foot ahead, the occasion ought to favor Novikov. The Ukrainian athlete possesses the heavy dumbbell press for reps world document. With 100-kilogram (220-pound) dumbbells, he notched a staggering 11 reps in 75 seconds on the 2020 World Final Strongman “Feats of Energy” sequence.
Novikov was additionally the one competitor to efficiently raise all 5 dumbbells throughout the Cyr Dumbbell Ladder on the 2021 Rogue Invitational. Whereas there might all the time be a shock from a few of the world’s high power sports activities athletes, he’s the seemingly main contender for the opening occasion.
The Pillars of Hercules
A traditional strongman occasion, the Pillars of Hercules — or the Hercules Maintain — asks the athletes to carry an enormous pillar in every hand for so long as doable. Normally, the competing athlete doesn’t understand how lengthy they’ve held the pillars till the ultimate consequence. Although, later athletes do profit from figuring out the time they should beat earlier than they’re up.
Since it’s an occasion with an upper-body strength and grip focus, Sanou could possibly be the large winner right here.
The present proprietor of the world log lift document with a 229-kilogram press (504.8-pound) from the 2021 Giants Stay World Tour Finals, Sanou additionally gained final 12 months’s Hercules Maintain when he held the pillars for over 75 seconds.
Mark Felix — who owns the Hercules Maintain world document from the 2019 Giants Stay World Tour Finals — is likely to be the athlete to overhaul Sanou.
Farmer’s Carry for Distance
The Farmer’s Carry facilities round motion and pace in carrying staggering weight throughout the end line. Notably, Novikov gained the 2021 Body Carry, which is a considerably shut mannequin of the Farmer’s Carry.
Axle Deadlift
Final 12 months’s fourth-place finisher, Adam Bishop, will seemingly be the favourite on the Axle Deadlift. The 2020 Britain’s Strongest Man (BSM) winner locked out seven reps at 350 kilograms (771.6 kilos) throughout the 2021 competitors. Novikov was not far behind (six reps) and will notch the respective victory on this event.
Citadel Stones
It wouldn’t be a strongman occasion if it didn’t characteristic some variation of the famed Atlas Stones. Final 12 months’s Citadel Stones winner, Tom “King of the Stones” Stoltman (5 in 16.97 seconds), just isn’t taking part on this 12 months’s competitors.
Stoltman’s absence ought to depart the door open for the ultimate occasion. Novikov, Bishop, and Singleton — who all completed 5 reps inside a second of one another in 2021 — might discover themselves on the rostrum because of an excellent Stones efficiency.
On to London
Given the pains of the one-day competitors, a repeat gained’t be straightforward for Novikov. Come early July in London, with a roster of stellar strongman abilities throughout the board, who the final word winner will probably be is anybody’s finest guess.
Featured picture: @novikov_strong_wsm on Instagram
