The World's Strongest Man
The World's Strongest Man
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First Aired: December 31st, 1977
Status: Continuing
Genre: Sport
Summary: The World's Strongest Man is a strongman competition. Organized by TWI, an IMG Media company, it is broadcast around the end of December each year. Competitors qualify based on placing in the top three at the four to eight Giants Live events each year.
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Season 2016
Episode 1: Swedish Open
Air Date: January 2nd, 2017
Summary: Highlights of the Giants Live Swedish Open featuring 'Game of Thrones' star Hafthor Bjornsson among the contenders in which the top three performers earn a place in the World's Strongest Man Final.
Episode 2: Britain's Strongest Man
Air Date: January 3rd, 2017
Summary: Action from the Giants Live Strongman World Tour in Yorkshire where athletes go into battle at a sell-out Doncaster Dome with Eddie Hall defending his title as Britain's Strongest Man. The top three performers progress to the finals of this year's World Strongest Man.
Episode 3: North American Open
Air Date: January 4th, 2017
Summary: In Martinsville, Indiana, athletes take on the seering heat as well as each other for the title of 'North American Champion' with the top three performers progressing to the final of World's Strongest Man.
Episode 4: World Deadlifting Championships
Air Date: January 5th, 2017
Summary: Coverage from the First Direct Arena in Leeds where 10,000 fans watched history in the making as the big beasts of deadlifting attempted to change the record books.
Episode 5: Europes Strongest Man
Air Date: January 7th, 2017
Summary: The battle for the title of Europe's Strongest Man includes all of the major power-brokers of strongman including reigning champ Hafthor Bjornsson, and it is going to take a lot to wrestle the crown off the two-time winner.
Episode 6: The Finals - Heat One
Air Date: January 7th, 2017
Summary: This year's World's Strongest Man Finals come from the Chobe National Park in Botswana. This opening heat sees Brits Mark Felix and Luke Stoltman among the challengers for the two spots available for The Grand Final.
Episode 7: The Finals - Heat Two
Air Date: January 7th, 2017
Summary: The mighty Eddie Hall takes on five other athletes for the two available spots for The Grand Final. Known as The Beast, he will have to overcome a qualifying field including Polish star Grzegorz Szymanski, America's Nick Best and Jon Lane, and Norway's Jon Olav Granli.
Episode 8: The Finals - Heat Three
Air Date: January 7th, 2017
Summary: Contenders vying for one of two places available in the Final include Hafthor Bjornsson, and Brit Terry Hollands who presented Channel 5's coverage in 2015.
Episode 9: The Finals - Heat Four
Air Date: January 7th, 2017
Summary: Brit Laurence Shahlaei is among the contenders after reversing his decision to call time on his career when another injury seemed to have got the better of him. He and his fellow contenders are looking to grab one of two places available in the Final.
Episode 10: The Finals - Heat Five
Air Date: January 7th, 2017
Summary: Annual competition of strength athletics. The action takes place in Botswana, and there are just two places left to be filled in the Grand Final. Reigning champion, three-times winner Brian Shaw, is up against Johan Els and Gerhard Van Staden from South Africa, Australian Eben Le Roux and hotly tipped newcomer 23-year-old Mateusz Kieliszkowski from Poland.
Episode 11: The Grand Final
Air Date: January 16th, 2017
Summary: Coverage of the Grand Final of this annual contest from Botswana, as ten of the planet's most powerful individuals flex their muscles in a bid to win the ultimate accolade in strength athletics. There are six challenges - the Frame Carry, Circus Barbell, Deadlift for Max weight, Plane Pull, Kettlebell Throw and Atlas Stones.
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