{"id":5143,"date":"2022-07-07T18:38:24","date_gmt":"2022-07-07T18:38:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/?p=5143"},"modified":"2022-07-07T19:06:23","modified_gmt":"2022-07-07T19:06:23","slug":"cheick-iron-biby-sanou-withdraws-from-strongman-classic-eddie-williams-takes-the-slot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/everything-else\/cheick-iron-biby-sanou-withdraws-from-strongman-classic-eddie-williams-takes-the-slot\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheick \u201cIron Biby\u201d Sanou Withdraws From Strongman Classic, Eddie Williams Takes the Slot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On July 7, 2022, the Giants Live Organization announced that <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/strongwoman-rhianon-lovelace-axle-press-220-pounds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"118420\">Axle Press<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/strongman-lukas-pepr-czech-log-lift-record-426-pounds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"118421\">Log Lift<\/a> World Record holder <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/strongman-cheick-sanou-253-pound-dumbbell-press\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"118422\">Cheick &#8220;Iron Biby&#8221; Sanou<\/a> withdrew from the 2022 Giants Live Strongman Classic. Sanou withdrew after unforeseen and undisclosed issues with travel to the location of the contest.<\/p>\n<p>Sanou&#8217;s withdrawal has unfortunate timing as this year&#8217;s Strongman Classic will take place just a few days after, on July 9, 2022, at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England. Two-time Australia&#8217;s Strongest Man (ASM) Champion (2017-2018) Eddie Williams is Sanou&#8217;s official replacement. At the time of this writing, Sanou has not offered more specifics regarding his travel problems on any of his public platforms.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" 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: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CfrzbA8Mm32\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; 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 style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CfrzbA8Mm32\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"118435\">A post shared by GIANTS LIVE: WSM Arena Tour (@giantslivestrongman)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><strong><em>[Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/best-back-workouts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"118423\">The Best Back Workouts for More Muscle, for Strength, for Beginners, and More<\/a>]<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sanou&#8217;s withdrawal continues a recent string of departures from this year&#8217;s Strongman Classic. In mid-June 2022, Georgia&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/konstantine-janashia-strongman-classic-maxime-boudrealt-replacement-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"118424\">Konstantine Janashia left the contest<\/a> as Canada&#8217;s Maxime Boudreault filled in. Then, in early July 2022, former Britain&#8217;s Strongest Man (2020) <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/adam-bishop-withdraws-from-2022-strongman-classic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"118425\">Adam Bishop had to pull himself out of the competition<\/a> after tearing his <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/best-triceps-workouts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"118426\">triceps<\/a>. Fellow United Kingdom strongman Gavin Bilton took up that empty slot.<\/p>\n<p>With the latest shuffle of athletes at the Strongman Classic now official, here is where the current roster stands:<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"2022-strongman-classic-roster\">2022 Strongman Classic Roster<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/strongman-oleksii-novikov-wins-europes-strongest-man-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"118427\"><strong>Oleksii Novikov<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(Ukraine) \u2014\u00a0<strong>Defending Champion<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Evan Singleton\u00a0<\/strong>(United States) \u2014 2021 second place<\/li>\n<li><b>Eddie Williams <\/b>(Australia)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Paul Smith\u00a0<\/strong>(United Kingdom)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ken McClelland\u00a0<\/strong>(United States)<\/li>\n<li><b>Maxime Boudreault\u00a0<\/b>(Canada)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rob Kearney\u00a0<\/strong>(United States)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Andy Black\u00a0<\/strong>(United Kingdom)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/2022-worlds-strongest-man-recap-day-three\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"118428\">Mark Felix<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(United Kingdom)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Spenser Remick\u00a0<\/strong>(United States)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gavin Bilton\u00a0<\/strong>(United Kingdom)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/check-out-strongman-mitchell-hooper-deadlift-937-pounds-for-two-singles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"118429\"><strong>Mitchell Hooper<\/strong><\/a> (Canada)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here are the events for this year&#8217;s Strongman Classic:<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"2022-strongman-classic-events\">2022 Strongman Classic Events<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dumbbell Medley<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The\u00a0Pillars of Hercules<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Farmer\u2019s Carry\u00a0for Distance<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Axle Deadlift<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Castle Stones<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; 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height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; 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border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; 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 style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cc5ATPFpcQ7\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"118436\">A post shared by Eddie Williams (@eddiejowilliams)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><strong><em>[Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/how-to-build-muscle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"118430\">How To Build Muscle: The Training And Diet Guide For Beginners And Advanced Lifters<\/a>]<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"williams-return\">Williams&#8217; Return<\/h2>\n<p>At 29-years-old, Williams might still be seeking a major international breakthrough as a strongman. While he can boast two ASM titles, the athlete would undoubtedly like to make a bigger name for himself outside of his home country. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/strongmanarchives.com\/viewAthlete.php?id=50\" data-lasso-id=\"118431\"><em>Strongman Archives<\/em><\/a>, Williams hasn&#8217;t competed in any contest in over two years. The 2022 Strongman Classic will mark his return.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, Williams has been part of a Giants Live contest before, finishing in seventh place at the 2019 Giants Live North American Open. In addition, on another international stage, during his first and only appearance at the 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/tom-stoltman-wins-2022-worlds-strongest-man\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"118432\">World&#8217;s Strongest Man<\/a> (WSM), Williams was unable to make it past the Qualifying Round.<\/p>\n<p>To notch a great result, Williams will face tough sledding from a field that features names like defending Strongman Classic Champion Oleksii Novikov and rising stars such as <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/mitchell-hooper-wild-card-giants-live-strongman-classic-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"118433\">Wild Card Mitchell Hooper<\/a>. The strongman sphere will ultimately see how Williams manages his return to competition on July 9, 2022, in London, England.<\/p>\n<p><em>Featured image: @giantslivestrongman on Instagram<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/cheick-iron-biby-sanou-withdraws-from-2022-strongman-classic\/\">Cheick &#8220;Iron Biby&#8221; Sanou Withdraws From Strongman Classic, Eddie Williams Takes the Slot<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\">Breaking Muscle<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On July 7, 2022, the Giants Live Organization announced that Axle Press and Log Lift World Record holder Cheick \u201cIron Biby\u201d Sanou withdrew from the 2022 Giants Live Strongman Classic. Sanou withdrew after unforeseen and undisclosed issues with travel to the location of the contest. Sanou\u2019s withdrawal has unfortunate timing as this year\u2019s Strongman Classic &#8230; Read more<br \/>\nThe post Cheick \u201cIron Biby\u201d Sanou Withdraws From Strongman Classic, Eddie Williams Takes the Slot appeared first on Breaking Muscle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":868,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":""},"categories":[20,1,21,22,19],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5143"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5143"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5143\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5144,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5143\/revisions\/5144"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/868"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5143"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5143"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}