{"id":12062,"date":"2023-04-19T20:56:53","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T20:56:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/?p=12062"},"modified":"2023-04-19T21:12:52","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T21:12:52","slug":"cheick-iron-biby-sanou-withdraws-from-2023-worlds-strongest-man-kristjan-jon-haraldsson-in-as-replacement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/everything-else\/cheick-iron-biby-sanou-withdraws-from-2023-worlds-strongest-man-kristjan-jon-haraldsson-in-as-replacement\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheick \u201cIron Biby\u201d Sanou Withdraws from 2023 World\u2019s Strongest Man, Kristj\u00e1n J\u00f3n Haraldsson in as Replacement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Before the <a data-lasso-id=\"239767\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/how-to-watch-2023-worlds-strongest-man\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 World&#8217;s Strongest Man<\/a> (WSM) even began, <strong><a data-lasso-id=\"239768\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/strongman-cheick-sanou-253-pound-dumbbell-press\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cheick &#8220;Iron Biby&#8221; Sanou<\/a> withdrew the first morning of strongman&#8217;s biggest competition<\/strong>. At the time of this writing, there is no official explanation for the athlete&#8217;s early withdrawal.<strong> <a data-lasso-id=\"239769\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/2022-icelands-strongest-man-results\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iceland&#8217;s Kristj\u00e1n J\u00f3n Haraldsson<\/a> replaced Sanou on the <a data-lasso-id=\"239770\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/pa-o-dwyer-added-2023-worlds-strongest-man-roster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 WSM roster<\/a><\/strong>, even though he was not previously counted as an official reserve in case of a competitor&#8217;s withdrawal or injury. It is the reigning Iceland&#8217;s Strongest Man (ISM) champion&#8217;s debut in the WSM. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"sbi-embed-wrap\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media sbi-embed\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CrOA5FcO690\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:500px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CrOA5FcO690\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <\/p>\n<div style=\" display: flex; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CrOA5FcO690\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by SBD World&#39;s Strongest Man (@theworldsstrongestman)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-call-out-bm-icon is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><em><strong>More from Breaking Muscle:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/neutral-grip-pulldown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"239771\">How to Do the Neutral-Grip Lat Pulldown for a Bigger Back<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/partial-reps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"239772\">Partial Reps \u2014 Short-Range Movements for Maximum Results<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Though the 2023 WSM would&#8217;ve been his first appearance in the flagship strongman competition, Sanou is not new to the strongman scene. Sanou was the third-place finisher at the 2021 Giants Live Strongman Classic. Sanou has previously had to withdraw from the <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/cheick-iron-biby-sanou-withdraws-from-2022-strongman-classic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"239808\">2022 Giants Live Strongman Classic<\/a> (due to travel-related issues).<\/p>\n<p>The athlete from Burkina Faso has a well-established reputation for being proficient in <a data-lasso-id=\"239773\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/overhead-press-variations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">overhead lifts<\/a>. Sanou possesses both the current <a data-lasso-id=\"239774\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/strongwoman-rhianon-lovelace-axle-press-world-record-101-kilograms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Axle Press<\/a> World Record of 217 kilograms (477.4 pounds) and the <a data-lasso-id=\"239775\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/strongman-evan-singleton-log-press-407-pounds-biceps-injury\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Log Lift<\/a> World Record of 229 kilograms (504.8 pounds).<\/p>\n<p>Sanou officially joins Ukraine&#8217;s Pavlo Nakonechnyy and Canada&#8217;s Maxime Boudreault on the list of 2023 WSM withdrawals in the early goings, with Sanou being the first withdrawal as of the contest&#8217;s start time. Boudreault <a data-lasso-id=\"239776\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/maxime-boudreault-injury-withdraws-2023-arnold-classic-2023-worlds-strongest-man\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">withdrew due to a shin injury<\/a> in February, which also knocked him out of the <a data-lasso-id=\"239777\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/2023-arnold-strongman-strongwoman-classic-results\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 Arnold Strongman Classic<\/a> (ASC). Meanwhile, Nakonechnyy potentially bowed out because of complications from a <a data-lasso-id=\"239778\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/deadlift\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">deadlift<\/a>-related ailment <a data-lasso-id=\"239779\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/pavlo-nakonechnyy-withdraws-2023-worlds-strongest-man-tom-evans-added\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">suffered during the 2023 (ASC)<\/a> in March. The Ukrainian competitor did not participate in the early-April <a data-lasso-id=\"239780\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/2023-europes-strongest-man-results\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 Europe&#8217;s Strongest Man<\/a> (ESM) because of said injury, hoping to recover in time to compete at the WSM.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the updated Qualifying Round groups for the 2023 WSM:<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2023 World&#8217;s Strongest Man Qualifying Round Groups<\/h2>\n<p>There are five groups of six athletes in the 2023 WSM, which will be parsed down to 10 competitors for the weekend&#8217;s Final. <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"group-1\">Group 1<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Konstantine Janashia<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Pavlo Kordiyaka<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Pa O\u2019Dwyer<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Tom Stoltman<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Bobby Thompson<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Eddie Williams<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"group-2\">Group 2<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kristj\u00e1n J\u00f3n Haraldsson<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Gavin Bilton<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Fadi El Masri<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Thomas Evans<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Oleksii Novikov<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Luke Stoltman<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"group-3\">Group 3<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Graham Hicks<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mitchell Hooper<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mateusz Kieliszkowski<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mathew Ragg<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Spenser Remick<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Aivars Smaukstelis<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"group-4\">Group 4<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Adam Bishop<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Kevin Faires<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Rauno Heinla<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Gabriel Rh\u00e9aume<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Jaco Schoonwinkel<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Brian Shaw<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"group-5\">Group 5<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jean-Stephen Coraboeuf<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mark Felix<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Eythor Ingolfsson Melsted<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Trey Mitchell<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Evan Singleton<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Paul Smith<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Haraldsson will take Sanou&#8217;s place in Group 2 of the Qualifying Round, joining former WSM champion (2020) <a data-lasso-id=\"239781\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/oleksii-novikov-lat-injury-2023-europes-strongest-man-worlds-strongest-man\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oleksii Novikov<\/a> \u2014 the likely headliner of that mix. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"sbi-embed-wrap\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media sbi-embed\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Ceu0fA2IotG\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; 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