A headline party for a headline-worthy pageant.
The 2023 Arnold Strongman Typical (ASC) will take place this weekend in Columbus, OH. It’s component of the Arnold Sports Festival (ASF), functioning from Mar. 2 to Mar. 5, 2023.
Beginning on Friday, Mar. 3, strongperson enthusiasts can retain up with all of the Deadlift and Stone Toss action action by action. Here’s an overview of the 2023 ASC roster on the Men’s facet:
2023 Arnold Strongman Classic Roster | Men
The 2023 Men’s ASC contest is in a uncommon placement, given who won’t compete. Previous 2019 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) and defending ASC champion Martins Licis will not be collaborating in the latest iteration. Oleksii Novikov, the 2020 WSM champion and 2022 ASC runner-up, will also not be competing. That indicates, in a loaded industry, it could be no-retains-barred discovering a new winner.
Opportunity contenders include reigning two-time WSM Tom Stoltman. Although he’s previously founded himself at the peak of strongman, the 28-yr-previous Stoltman has never captured an ASC title.
A different athlete to view may possibly be Mitchell Hooper, one strongman on a very hot streak. Hooper shut 2022 with six consecutive podium finishes, like wins in both of those the 2022 Giants Live Earth Tour Finals and the 2022 Arnold Strongman Typical Uk, and started 2023 with a get in the Australia’s Strongest Global. If anybody would seem probably to include another title to their resume, it could be the Canadian dynamo.
Last but not least, a dim horse could be Poland’s Mateusz Kieliszkowski. Just after obvious soreness in his leg, Kieliszkowski withdrew from the 2022 WSM. In accordance to Strongman Archives, he has not appeared in a strongman contest considering the fact that the 2021 Rogue Invitational. While, if healthier, Kieliszkowski’s performance ceiling probably remains superior. The previous 5-time Poland’s Strongest Man (PSM) winner (2015-2019) notched two runner-up final results in the 2018-2019 WSM. After roughly a year and a 50 % absent from opposition, Kieliszkowski may well be chomping at the bit to shine at the 2023 ASC.
The other facet of the 2023 ASC coin characteristics the Girls. Like the Gentlemen, there is no shortage of household names established to compete. Here’s a glance at the 2023 ASC roster for the Women:
2023 Arnold Strongman Traditional Roster | Women of all ages
- Tamara Walcott (United States)
- Andrea Thompson (United Kingdom)
- Olga Liashchuk (Ukraine)
- Inez Carrasquillo (United States)
- Melissa Peacock (Canada)
- Hannah Linzay (United States)
- Rebecca Roberts (United Kingdom)
- Victoria Lengthy (United States)
- Samantha Belliveau (Canada)
- Donna Moore (United Kingdom)
This discipline features 4 World’s Strongest Girl (WSW) championship-level rivals: Olga Liashchuk (2022), Rebecca Roberts (2021), Andrea Thompson (2018), and Donna Moore (2016-2017, 2019). Any of these elite strongwomen very well may well be the individual to stand on best of the podium by the contest’s finish.
It is one particular of the largest competitions in energy athletics, and the stars are aligning. Chances are, the ASC will give a lot more than a number of shooting stars to gaze at.
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