"Team Lithuania won the IFSA Strongman World 2-Man Team Championships," IFSA Managing Director Christian Fennell told IronMind®, "with a score of 31.0 points."


When one-half of your two-man team is none other than Zydrunas Savickas, anything other than first place might be a surprise. IronMind® | Photo courtesy of Zydrunas Savickas and Christian Fennell.

"Team Russia was second, with 25.5 points, and Team USA was third, with 24.0 points," Fennell said.

"There was a good crowd on hand to watch the Lithuanian team of Savickas and Blekaitis win the event. Incredibly, the two-man Lithuanian team put up a mark of 9 reps on the 2-man 250-kg log and this was a 'turning point for the team,' said Zydrunas, as it established a big mark for the other teams to follow as well as a statement about the desire of Team Lithuania to win this event on home soil," reported Fennell.