Think You're the Next Svend Karlsen?
by Randall J. Strossen, IronMind Enterprises, Inc. © 2002
Not quite at the level of being a World's Strongest Man competitor, but interested in strutting your stuff, with an eye toward becoming a future strongman star?
If you're a notch below the World's Strongest Man level, and want to have a opportunity to compete internationally and maybe get noticed, here's your chance: The Finnish Open, on June 29th, in Vlitornio, Finland, welcomes international competitors, although the field will be limited.
Before you write this off as a joke, consider that Svend Karlsen, the defending WSM winner, was "discovered" in one of these contests.