2022 Giants Live Strongman Classic Reveals Lineup

On April 14, 2022, the Giants Dwell group revealed its roster of rivals for the 2022 Strongman Basic. The occasion will happen on July 9, 2022, on the Royal Albert Corridor in London, England. The Giants Dwell Strongman Basic is a comparatively new competitors — solely courting again to 2020 — however is nonetheless a high quality showcase of a number of the world’s stellar strength-sports athletes. 

This yr’s occasion has locked in 11 of its 12 rivals, whereas a still-undetermined “wild card” holds the ultimate slot. Giants Dwell will reveal the wild card at a later date. 

2022 Giants Dwell Strongman Basic Lineup

Listed below are the confirmed rivals for London in early July:

• 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 

The 2021 Giants Dwell Strongman Basic Champion, Oleksii Novikov, is again to defend his title. After a disappointing end on the 2021 World’s Strongest Man (WSM), the Ukrainian athlete got here in robust and beat Evan Singleton by a 1.5-point margin. Chieck “Iron Biby” Sanou rounded out the rostrum with a third-place end result.

Of the 5 occasions — together with the Axle Press, Hercules Maintain, Axle Deadlift, Body Carry, and Fortress Stones — Novikov was solely the athlete to notch a top-three end in 4 of the 5 occasions, serving to him to his eventual victory. 

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Potential Contenders

There are two notable absences from this yr’s competitors — the Stoltman Brothers.

The 2021 WSM reigning champion, Tom Stoltman, additionally didn’t take part within the 2022 Europe’s Strongest Man (ESM). He seems to be focusing his present vitality on defending his title on the 2022 WSM, which is able to happen on Could 24-29, 2022, in Sacramento, CA.

In the meantime, Luke Stoltman tried to defend his 2021 ESM championship at the 2022 ESM before coming in second place to Novikov. 

Even with out these two elite athletes within the fold, listed below are a couple of names to observe — outdoors of Novikov — for this yr’s competitors. Observe: Giants Dwell has not confirmed the 2022 Strongman Basic occasions. 

Chieck Sanou

Whereas he didn’t win, Sanou’s total efficiency on the 2021 Strongman Basic was nonetheless noteworthy. He gained two of the 5 occasions outright — the Hercules Maintain and Axle Press. On the latter, Sanou notched the present axle press world report of 217 kilograms (478.4 kilos). He additionally possesses the present log lift world report with a 229-kilogram press (504 kilos) set on the 2021 Giants Dwell World Tour Finals.

Sanou doesn’t sometimes compete in full competitions, often choosing singular world-record lifts. If anybody can seize first place and break a report alongside the best way, it is perhaps him. 

Evan Singleton

The 2021 Arnold UK was Singleton’s final formal competitors. A victory there bookended a profitable late 2021 run the place Singleton had not less than a podium end in 4 of his last 5 competitions — together with the 2021 Strongman Basic. Seeing as how Singleton fell quick by the slimmest of margins final time round, search for him to try to fill within the hole with one other alternative. 

Adam Bishop

Bishop is perhaps extra of a darkish horse, however his rivals shouldn’t take him flippantly. In late February 2022, the British athlete most just lately completed in third place within the 2022 Britain’s Strongest Man (BSM). An total fourth-place end result eventually yr’s Strongman Basic — the place Bishop gained the Axle Deadlift occasion and got here in second on the Body Carry — is perhaps a harbinger of issues to come back. 

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