Here’s what to anticipate in London later this summer.
The 2023 Giants Live Strongman Classic (GLSC) is scheduled for Jul. 8, 2023, in London, England. With a loaded lineup featuring reigning champion Oleksii Novikov and recent World’s Strongest Man (WSM) victor Mitchell Hooper already on tap, this strength battle across the pond guarantees to be a doozy. Giants Live, the organizing body, has now revealed the expected events for among the strongest athletes on the globe via its Instagram page.
2023 Giants Live Strongman Classic Events
On the time of this text’s publication, with information on the 2023 GLSC’s events limited to the small print provided over Instagram, a precise outline for the lineup is unclear. Specific information regarding exact implements, weight, and format for every event could also be provided at a later date.
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On the time of this writing, here’s the list of competitors for the 2023 GLSC expected to tackle these five respective events:
2023 Giants Live Strongman Classic Roster
From a look, it may be easy to establish that Novikov, Hooper, and Stoltman are the clear favorites for a victory in the competition. Such a speculative assertion is each based on their WSM success — they’re the one athletes available with wins in strongman’s biggest contest — and their overall standard as established strongman superstars. That said, depending on the format, among the events could favor a dark horse or two.
For instance, on the Nicol Stone Carry, Kevin Faires is undoubtedly an enormous favorite on paper to win the event. The American athlete is the present Nicol Stones Carry World Record holder with a carry of 24.61 meters, beating the previous record of twenty-two.2 meters — which Faires also held. Meanwhile, an overhead press-centered event just like the Viking Press might favor Cheick “Iron Biby” Sanou, the present owner of the Axle Press and Log Lift World Records. Assuming Tom Stoltman continues his usual proficiency on the Castle Stones (a variation on the normal strongman Atlas Stones), that leaves a potentially wide-open slate on the Super Yoke and Axle Deadlift.
All of that is to say that even with household names in attendance in London this July, the 2023 GLSC may very well be anyone’s contest to win when the dust settles.
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The 2023 GLSC is but one significant event on the most important strongman calendar. With the roster and events for the competition now set in stone, it should still act as a high quality notch within the lifting belt of 1 stellar strongman when this summer rolls around.
Featured image: @giantslivestrongman on Instagram