WSM Qualifier: Giants Live Returning to Hungary

by Randall J. Strossen, IronMind Enterprises, Inc. © 2013

Giants Live is returning to Hungary on June 22 and the top three finishers will be invited to the 2013 World’s Strongest Man contest—to be held in Sanya, China late in August—Colin Bryce told IronMind today.

Akos Nagy, winner of the Giants Live Hungary in 2012, is returning for year’s competition. Nagy is a 1997 Junior World Weightlifting Championships gold medalist. IronMind® | Photo courtesy of Giants Live
Akos Nagy, winner of the Giants Live Hungary in 2012, is returning for year’s competition.  Nagy is a 1997 Junior World Weightlifting Championships gold medalist.  IronMind® | Photo courtesy of Giants Live
 
Here’s Bryce’s full report, verbatim:

“Giants Live are back at Aquaworld in Budapest the weekend of the 22nd of June. The returning champion Akos Nagy will be taking on a host of top internationalists including Mike Burke from the USA and Ed Hall of England. 

“The athletes are to be treated to a fairly special weekend. Not only is the Ramada Aquaworld resort one of Hungary's finest holiday locations but the athletes will be treated to a special visit to the Hungarian Parlaiment hosted by Mr Gabor Balogh, Advisor of the Prime Minister on Sport Relations and Policy. Mr Balogh is himself a multiple World Champion and Olympic medallist in Modern Pentathlon. 

“This rare honour has been kindly created by the Hungarian Tourist Board.
 
“As ever the top three gain qualification to the The World's Strongest Man [WSM] contest which is in late August in Sanya, China.”
 
Bryce, who is the managing director of Giants Live, the official qualifying tour of the World’s Strongest Man contest, also gave IronMind the following details.

Competitors
1. Michael Burke - USA
2. Tomi Lotta - Finland
3. Alex Curletto - Italy
4. Eddie Hall - England
5. Marc V.D. Haer - South Africa
6. Bjorn Solvang - Norway
7. Dimitri Savatinov - Bulgarian
8. Tamas Hajnal - Hungary
9. Ákos Nagy - Hungary
10. Sergi Romanchuk - Ukraine
 
Reserve: Alen Radosevic - Serbia
 
Referee team: Svend Karlsen and Darren Sadler
 
Events
1. Bus Pull
2. Viking press - 150kg
3. Frame carry 340kg 2x20m
4. Weight for height - 25kgs
5. Car deadlift - 350kg
6. Medley
 
You can follow the contest on Twitter @giantsliveWSM or on the Giants Live Facebook page.

 
                                                               ### 



The IronMind Forum: discuss this article, talk strength, get help with your training.  

You can also follow IronMind on Twitter. 

IronMind: Tools of the Trade for Serious Strength Athletes . . . home of Captains of Crush Grippers, MILO, SUPER SQUATS, Just Protein, the Rolling Thunder, Mastery of Hand Strength . . .

Check out our Resource Pages for more information on grip training; Olympic-style weightlifting and weight training; and strongman and World's Strongest Man.

Captains of Crush® Hand Grippers


Captains of Crush grippers: the gold standard of grippers
The gold standard of grippers.

The fastest route to the strongest grip.

MILO®: Strength


MILO-25.3a
Universal power broker

We deal in kilos and meters, pounds and feet.

Strong-Enough™ Lifting Straps


IronMind: Strong-Enough Lifting Straps: Most popular" at WSM. Proven daily by the world's strongest men.

Proven daily by the world's strongest men.

If you're not using IronMind lifting straps, you're not lifting as much as you could be.

Expand-Your-Hand Bands


Expand-Your-Hand Bands
Say goodbye to tennis elbow

Prevent, eliminate or reduce tennis elbow and associated pains. Simple, fun and effective.