The World’s Strongest Man competitors has introduced collectively the buffest and hardest strongman rivals on the planet because it was created in 1977. This yr’s occasion came about from June 15 to June 20 in Sacramento, California, with a discipline of 25 individuals (that narrowed all the way down to 22 after early withdrawals as a consequence of damage) who competed in 12 iconic occasions just like the Keg Toss, Atlas Stones, and extra.)
As soon as all the massive weights had been lifted, tossed, and dragged and the mud settled, the highest prize went to the UK’s Tom Stoltman. The 27-year-old from Scotland nicknamed “The Albatross” claimed the title after ending second final yr.
“I’m the primary Scotsman to win World’s Strongest Man and the primary with autism to win,” stated Stoltman after the occasion. “I made a promise to my mother earlier than she died that I might win this occasion and I had the entire world on my shoulders till that Stones occasion. It hasn’t sunk in but that I’m the World’s Strongest Man.”
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American Mind Shaw, a four-time World’s Strongest Man who was competing in his 14th WSM competitors looking for a record-tying fifth title, completed in second place. After Stoltman held a large lead after the primary day of Finals occasions, Stoltman and Shaw entered the competitors’s final occasion, the Atlas Stones, separated by only one level in line with BarBend. Stoltman’s specialty is the Stones, nevertheless, and he received the day after putting all 5 stones in 20.21 seconds to Shaw’s 31.45 seconds.
Whereas Shaw did not stroll away together with his fifth title, he did break his personal world document within the REIGN Complete Physique Gasoline Keg Toss with a 7.75 meter toss. Canada’s Maxime Boudreault took third place to spherical out the rostrum finishers.
