On August 6, 2022, the annual Strongman Champions League (SCL) Portugal contest befell in Esposende, Portugal. After the 12-strongman subject labored by means of 5 successive occasions, together with the Deadlift and Log Lift, the Netherland’s George Sulaiman captured the victory. The 22-year-old Sulaiman’s resounding efficiency featured the strength athlete amassing 51 of 60 potential factors. He overcame the extra skilled two-time World’s Strongest Man (WSM) competitor Ervin Toots by a four-point margin.
Listed here are the ultimate outcomes from the 2022 Strongman Champions League Portugal contest:
2022 Strongman Champions League Portugal Outcomes
- George Sulaiman (Netherlands) — 51 factors
- Ervin Toots (Estonia) — 47 factors
- Sebastian Kurek (Poland) — 43 factors
- Aurélien Le Jeune (France) — 38.5 factors
- Kane Francis (United Kingdom) — 34 factors
- Alessandro Castelli (Italy) — 33 factors
- Andrea Invernizzi (Italy) — 32 factors
- Roberto Rodríguez (Spain) — 26 factors
- Sean O’Hagan (Eire) — 25.5 factors
- Silviu Urdea (Romania) — 24.5 factors
- Lucas Rogerio (Brazil) — 20.5 factors
- Fábio Silva (Portugal) — 15 factors
Per Strongman Archives, Sulaiman’s win within the 2022 SCL Portugal competitors was the primary of his profession. It might need been a end result of current stable showings for Sulaiman, like a second-place outcome within the 2022 Strongest Man within the Netherlands from early July. On the time of this writing, Sulaiman has participated in simply 5 strongman competitions and has reached the rostrum on three events.
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Sulaiman loved a robust displaying by means of the one-day contest. The Dutch strongman received the Deadlift and Conan’s Wheel and took third on the Body Carry and Medley. His lowest end was a fifth-place outcome on the Log Raise.
Beneath is a fast rundown of the respective occasion outcomes on the 2022 SCL Portugal.
2022 Strongman Champions League Portugal Occasion Recap
Deadlift
The deadlift occasion was of a typical, easy max reps (weight undisclosed) construction.
- George Sulaiman — 9 reps
- Aurélien Le Jeune — Eight reps (Tied for second)
- Andrea Invernizzi — Eight reps (Tied for second)
- Sebastian Kurek — Seven reps
- Ervin Toots — 5 reps (T-fifth)
- Alessandro Castelli — 5 reps (Tied for fifth)
- Roberto Rodríguez — 4 reps (Tied for seventh)
- Silviu Urdea — 4 reps (Tied for seventh)
- Kane Francis — Three reps (Tied for ninth)
- Fábio Silva — Three reps (Tied for ninth)
- Sean O’Hagan — Two reps
- Lucas Rogerio — One rep
Body Carry
Within the body carry, the athletes’ goal was to hold a 340-kilogram (749.6-pound) implement for 25 meters as quick as they may. The time restrict was 60 seconds.
- Kane Francis — 15.25 seconds
- Sean O’Hagan — 16.12 seconds
- George Sulaiman — 16.22 seconds
- Aurélien Le Jeune — 16.38 seconds
- Silviu Urdea — 18.06 seconds
- Andrea Invernizzi — 18.15 seconds
- Ervin Toots — 18.68 seconds
- Sebastian Kurek — 20.47 seconds
- Roberto Rodríguez — 21.31 seconds
- Lucas Rogerio — 22.64 seconds
- Alessandro Castelli — 29.10 seconds
- Fábio Silva — 33.31 seconds
Log Raise
One other occasion centered on max reps; every athlete had 60 seconds to press a 140-kilogram (308.6-pound) log overhead as usually as potential efficiently.
- Andrea Invernizzi — Seven reps (T-first)
- Ervin Toots — Seven reps (T-first)
- Lucas Rogerio — Six reps (T-third)
- Alessandro Castelli — Six reps (T-third)
- George Sulaiman — 5 reps (T-fifth)
- Aurélien Le Jeune — 5 reps (T-fifth)
- Sebastian Kurek — 5 reps (T-fifth)
- Sean O’Hagan — Three reps (T-eighth)
- Roberto Rodríguez — Three reps (T-eighth)
- Silviu Urdea — 18.06 seconds
- Kane Francis — One rep (T-Eleventh)
- Fábio Silva — One rep (T-Eleventh)
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Conan’s Wheel
If this Conan’s Wheel occasion adopted its ordinary construction from different strongman occasions, the opponents possible needed to carry a heavy implement (undisclosed weight) on a set level that examined their forearm strength and midlines. With out dropping the load, every athlete’s cumulative distance was their rating.
- George Sulaiman — 60.4 meters
- Ervin Toots — 57.5 meters
- Sebastian Kurek — 46.5 meters
- Kane Francis — 45 meters
- Alessandro Castelli — 39.5 meters
- Sean O’Hagan — 37.4 meters
- Silviu Urdea — 23.5 meters
- Roberto Rodríguez — 23 meters
- Fábio Silva — 11.8 meters
- Aurélien Le Jeune — 6.5 meters
- Lucas Rogerio — 4.3 meters
- Andrea Invernizzi — 2.5 meters
Medley
The Medley concluded the 2022 SCL Portugal. The precise format particulars and implements are unconfirmed on the time of this text’s publication. If the precedent of different strongman contests is any indication, it possible included some type of a Farmer’s Stroll for a sure distance adopted by repeatedly loading a novel implement onto a platform. Nonetheless, the winner was who accomplished the general Medley quickest.
- Sebastian Kurek — 39.43 seconds
- Ervin Toots — 39.90 seconds
- George Sulaiman — 43.44 seconds
- Aurélien Le Jeune — 44.43 seconds
- Kane Francis — 46.89 seconds
- Roberto Rodríguez — 47.88 seconds
- Alessandro Castelli — 53.29 seconds
- Fábio Silva — 60.56 seconds
- Lucas Rogerio — 61.25 seconds
- Sean O’Hagan — One flip (T-Tenth)
- Silviu Urdea — One flip (T-Tenth)
- Andrea Invernizzi — One flip (T-Tenth)
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Subsequent Steps
On the time of this writing, Sulaiman has not confirmed when he’ll compete in strongman competitors subsequent. Notably, the 2022 SCL Portugal was Sulaiman’s first contest outdoors his native Netherlands. Whether or not he competes on a world stage or a home platform once more, it’s evident that Sulaiman exhibits promise as a younger strongman.
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