Dainis Zageris Wins SCL Portugal

Dainis Zageris—winner of SCL Portugal 2016. IronMind® | Courtesy of SCL No more power suits in SCL, but don’t think that means the results will shrivel up. Here, Dainis Zageris, who won the overall contest at SCL Portugal, pulls 11 reps on the 390-kg “big Tyre deadlift for reps.” IronMind® | Courtesy of SCL

“The leader in the MLO Strongman Champions League, Dainis Zageris (aka TITAN), won SCL Portugal last weekend, one 1 point ahead of the “Polish Power” Krzysztof Radzikowki,” Marcel Mostert reported to IronMind.

This was a nice reversal of fortunes for Zageris, as he had lost the previous stage, SCL Curacao, by one point.

“The new number 1 on the Spanish strongman scene,  Roberto Rodriquez, surprised many with a 3rd place overall, on the same points as Matjaz Belsak from Slovenia, Mostert continued.

“Roberto even won the first 2 events in this tight and hard battle with 3 equal final placings of other athletes.


“Also, there were  2 newcomers where in the SCL Portugal: Topi Ovaska from Finland and Renato Soares from Portugal. They did well and got a great experience, in the old school of Strongman.

“The new Finn is a big guy who only needs some more experience, same as Sean O’Hagan , the biggest Strongman in the World, who ended in the top 6 here.

“The big Tyre deadlift for reps with 390 kg was also a great event, especially without the power suits, which are banned in SCL now—we still have fantastic results. Dainis Zageris and Krzysztof Radzikowski both made 11 reps, for the win.

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Many thanks here also to Nuno and Angelina Araujo, who did an outstanding job at by organizing the Power Expo in Porto and the professional Strongman within.
 
Top 10 Results

1. Dainis Zageris Latvia 54.0
2. Krzysztof Radzikowski Poland 53.0
3. Roberto Rodrigues Spain 47.5
4. Matjaz Belsak Slovenia 47.5
5. Marcos Ferrari Brasil 36.5
6. Sean O'Hagan Ireland 36.5
7. Aurelien Le Jeune France 23.5
8. Fabio Silva Portugal 20.0
9. Topi Ovaska Finland 17.0
10. Renato Soares Portugal 16.5

 
“Dainis Zageris is still leading the MLO Strongman champions League, with Matjaz Belsak and Krzysztof Radzikowski following on 2nd and 3rd place, respectively. 


“It will be a great battle in Dubai, for the finals , where also JF Caron and the strong American Eric Dawson will enter the stage. Keep following us on our websiteFacebook and of course on IronMind, who will also be an official sponsor in Dubai,” said Mostert.
 
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