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
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.
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