With worldwide concern focused on the declining health of Pope John Paul II, the strongman contest scheduled for this weekend in Poland has just been rescheduled.

As the Vatican describes the 84-year old pontiff's condition as "very serious," the contest's organizers have just changed the date from this Sunday to June 12.

The pope, who is Polish and was renown for being robust and vigorous, has suffered a series of medical setbacks in recent days, intensifying worldwide concern about his well-being