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Earlier this week we learned what the events are the finals taking place next month in Botswana, Africa but before you get to compete in the finals you have to make it through the qualifiers. The qualifiers tend to be groups of 5-6 athletes a piece with 5 events where only the top two advance. Different qualifiers get different events. Depending on how the qualifiers are grouped and which athletes get what events can have a big impact on who gets a qualifying spot. So what are the rumored qualifying events?
Viking press or Circus Dumbbell
Every group tends to have an overhead press. Certain athletes are much better at Viking Press than they are Circus Dumbbell like Eddie Hall & Robert Oberst, drawing a group with Circus Dumbbell will favor more explosive athletes such as Martins Licis and Mateusz Kieliszkowski
Truck pull
A WSM classic it is likely a harness pull but if it happens to be arm over arm that could really change things up.
Keg toss
This event will be good practice for the kettle bell toss in the finals
Loading race
This could be anything such as tires, anvils, sandbags or kegs generally every heat gets a loading race of 4 implements carried about 20m and placed on a platform a real burner!
Hercules hold
An event that hasn’t been seen at World’s Strongest Man for nearly 10 years the Hercules Hold is an iconic test of grip and mental fortitude, It will be interesting to see some of the newer competitors do it as it hasn’t been in many contests in recent time.
Fingal fingers
I think all the athletes are glad the fingers are back in place of the Norse Hammers from last year!
Squat lift or Deadlift
Each group
Atlas stones
Every group tends to get Atlas Stones as the last event of the qualifiers and weights are generally around 420 or so pounds by the 5th stone.
To summarize expect each group to get 5 events the 3 sure things should be an overhead event (viking press or circus dumbbell, either squat or deadlift & Atlas Stones. The remaining two events will either be fingal fingers, truck pull, keg toss, loading race or hercules hold.
Viking press or Circus Dumbbell
Every group tends to have an overhead press. Certain athletes are much better at Viking Press than they are Circus Dumbbell like Eddie Hall & Robert Oberst, drawing a group with Circus Dumbbell will favor more explosive athletes such as Martins Licis and Mateusz Kieliszkowski
Truck pull
A WSM classic it is likely a harness pull but if it happens to be arm over arm that could really change things up.
Keg toss
This event will be good practice for the kettle bell toss in the finals
Loading race
This could be anything such as tires, anvils, sandbags or kegs generally every heat gets a loading race of 4 implements carried about 20m and placed on a platform a real burner!
Hercules hold
An event that hasn’t been seen at World’s Strongest Man for nearly 10 years the Hercules Hold is an iconic test of grip and mental fortitude, It will be interesting to see some of the newer competitors do it as it hasn’t been in many contests in recent time.
Fingal fingers
I think all the athletes are glad the fingers are back in place of the Norse Hammers from last year!
Squat lift or Deadlift
Each group
Atlas stones
Every group tends to get Atlas Stones as the last event of the qualifiers and weights are generally around 420 or so pounds by the 5th stone.
To summarize expect each group to get 5 events the 3 sure things should be an overhead event (viking press or circus dumbbell, either squat or deadlift & Atlas Stones. The remaining two events will either be fingal fingers, truck pull, keg toss, loading race or hercules hold.