On June 17, 2022, the Giants Reside group revealed that Georgian strongman Konstantine Janashia can be withdrawing from the 2022 Strongman Traditional.
Recent off a top-five end on the 2022 World’s Strongest Man (WSM), Canada’s Maxime Boudreault will take his place on the 12-person roster. That competitors will happen on July 9, 2022, on the Royal Albert Corridor in London, England.
On the time of this writing, Giants Reside hasn’t stated why Janashia withdrew from the competition. Nor has he disclosed a purpose on his public platforms both.
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With Janashia’s withdrawal and Boudreault’s addition, right here is the place the present full lineup for the 2022 Strongman Traditional stands for early July in London:
2022 Strongman Traditional Roster
- Oleksii Novikov (Ukraine) — Defending Champion
- Evan Singleton (United States) — 2021 second place
- Chieck “Iron Biby” Sanou (Burkina Faso) — 2021 third place
- Paul Smith (United Kingdom)
- Ken McClelland (United States)
- Maxime Boudreault (Canada)
- Rob Kearney (United States)
- Andy Black (United Kingdom)
- Mark Felix (United Kingdom)
- Spenser Remick (United States)
- Adam Bishop (United Kingdom)
- Mitchell Hooper (Canada)
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Based on Strongman Archives, the 31-year-old Janashia has competed as knowledgeable strongman in some capability since September 2011. Among the extra notable highlights of his profession embrace six Georgia’s Strongest Man (GSM) championships (2009-2014), a second-place end to Hafthor Björnsson in the course of the 2018 Europe’s Strongest Man (ESM), and a fourth-place outcome on the 2016 WSM.
Whereas this yr’s Strongman Traditional is out of the image for him, Janashia continues to be presently slated to compete on the 2022 Shaw Classic. That contest will happen on the Budweiser Occasions Middle on August 13-14, 2022, in Loveland, CO.
Boudreault At a Look
Boudreault’s inclusion within the 2022 Strongman Traditional comes on the heels of some stable performances lately. The yr 2021 was of explicit word for the Canadian strongman.
That aggressive season noticed Boudreault notch a third-place podium end on the WSM to Oleksii Novikov (second) and Tom Stoltman (first) in Might 2021. Later, in November 2021, Boudreault gained the inaugural Magnús Ver Magnússon Strongman Traditional in numerous locales throughout Iceland. The latter was the primary victory of the athlete’s skilled profession.
So far as what Boudreault can anticipate to face on the Strongman Traditional, right here is the complete list of events on the contest:
2022 Giants Reside Strongman Traditional Occasions
- Dumbbell Medley
- The Pillars of Hercules
- Farmer’s Carry for Distance
- Axle Deadlift
- Citadel Stones
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The Citadel Stones — a variation of the strongman staple Atlas Stones — is perhaps the place Boudreault stakes a declare on a possible general victory. The Canadian athlete captured a second-place end within the Atlas Stones occasion in the course of the 2022 WSM Closing by slotting 5 stones onto their respective podiums in 28.04 seconds.
The 2022 Strongman Traditional will mark Boudreault’s first look on the occasion. Solely time will inform in seeing how he fares in London on July 9.
Featured picture: @konstantine_janashia on Instagram
