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The 2023 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) will happen on Apr. 19-23, 2023, in Myrtle Seashore, SC. Lower than 12 weeks earlier than the competitors truly will get up and rolling, the official slate of strength obstacles has been revealed. On Jan. 26, 2023, the WSM group revealed the 12 occasions that may comprise the newest iteration of the premier occasion in strongman. There shall be six occasions through the Qualifying Spherical and 6 through the Closing. The 2023 WSM announcement additionally clarified that this 12 months’s competitors would now begin a day in a while Apr. 19, 2023, after initially asserting an April 18 begin date.
Listed below are the occasions scheduled for the 2023 WSM in mid-April. Notably, even with a change to a tightened schedule, there’ll probably be a built-in relaxation day between the Qualifying Phases and the Closing, as has been the norm in current editions of the WSM. That mentioned, with a comparatively shortened schedule, fatigue may play a task within the latter phases of the competitors, probably even deciding the champion.
2023 World’s Strongest Man Occasion Schedule
Qualifying Spherical
- Occasion One: Loading Race — Day One
- Occasion Two: Deadlift Machine — Day One
- Occasion Three: Log Ladder — Day One
- Occasion 4: Conan’s Wheel — Day Two
- Occasion 5: Kettlebell Toss — Day Two
- Occasion Six: Stone Off — Day Two
Closing
- Occasion One | Fingal’s Fingers — Day Three
- Occasion Two | Deadlift — Day Three
- Occasion Three | Protect Carry — Day Three
- Occasion 4 | Max Dumbbell — Day 4
- Occasion 5 | Automobile Pull — Day 4
- Occasion Six | Atlas Stones — Day 4
On the time of this writing, the exact construction of every of the 2023 WSM’s occasions is unclear.
A secure assumption could be to count on the Stone Off, the concluding occasion of the Qualifying Spherical, to be head-to-head. Prior to now, every group’s second and third-place finishers would sq. off to find out who would transfer on to the Closing. Such a constant setup would as soon as once more favor the respective group winners.
On the time of this text’s publication, the whole ultimate roster for the 2023 WSM has not been revealed, nor has the make-up of every respective group. Presumably, reigning two-time WSM champion Tom Stoltman will return to defend his title. In January 2023, former WSM champ (2020) Oleksii Novikov revealed he would once more be vying for the biggest prize in strongman. 4-time WSM champion (2011, 2013, 2015-2016) Brian Shaw beforehand introduced the 2023 WSM could be his final appearance at the contest.
By the point the 2023 WSM is underway in Myrtle Seashore, among the strongest folks on the earth may have already been well-prepared for the gauntlet forward. No matter who’s on the roster and the way the occasions are exactly structured, a captivating battle doubtless lies forward within the spring.
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