When the ten 2024 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) finalists competed on the primary day of the WSM Finals Stage, May 4, 20224, Wesley Derwinsky, Mitchell Hooper, and Tom Stoltman set a latest world record on the Keg Toss for height. On Sunday, May 5, 2024, the strongmen returned to the sector of play in Myrtle Beach, SC, to tackle the remaining three events to find out who would win the forty seventh edition of the WSM contest.
Mitchell Hooper goals to change into the primary strongman ever to be concurrent, repeat champions of the WSM and the Arnold Strongman Classic (ASC). Tom Stoltman was the general leader by three points going into the ultimate day, together with his sights set on being the primary strongman to win three WSM titles since Brian Shaw (who won 4 total). Stoltman would even be the primary strongman to regain the title since Shaw did so in 2015.
Evan Singleton began the ultimate day of the competition in third place by a half-point behind Hooper. Singleton is chasing his first WSM podium finish. Should he assume the highest spot, he can be the primary American winner since Martins Licis in 2019.
This event requires the competitors to lift a handle attached to a wagon with 250 kilograms (551 kilos). Using a Zercher grip, athletes walk the wagon around its center axis in a circle so far as possible.
Pavlo Kordiyaka led the group and power-walked the wagon through two rotations. He finally dropped during his third rotation shortly before hitting the 1,000-degree milestone. Fans in attendance were hyped despite the overcast morning, knowing Kordiyaka’s distance can be difficult to beat.
Tristain Hoath ran second but couldn’t match Kordiyaka’s distance. Rain began to fall, which caused a delay. Walking with a lot weight on a slick surface could spell disaster for the athletes’ safety. Fifteen minutes later after the ground was dried, motion resumed.
Luke Stoltman took his turn, followed by Austin Andrade and Aivars Šmaukstelis. All three posted valiant efforts, the primary two exceeding the 500-degree mark, but Kordiyaka’s lead held.
Singleton knew he needed an enormous finish if he were to capture hardware beyond the bronze. He fell just shy of 600 degrees, which ranked him fifth within the event with the 2 athletes ranked higher on the general leaderboard still to go.
Hooper needed to make any dent he could into Tom Stoltman’s overall lead before reaching the Atlas Stones. Hooper was the second athlete to eclipse 800 degrees and put the pressure on Tom Stoltman to shut the event.
Tom Stoltman rose to the challenge, though. A turn of 777 degrees was enough for the bronze within the event, though Hooper got the upper hand to drop Stoltman’s three-point lead right down to two with two events to return.
Only the BFGoodrich Tires HD Terrain Deadlift and Atlas Stones remain. Stay tuned to to see who will finish the job and take the title in Myrtle Beach.
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