A biceps harm has compelled Hicks to bow out.
Final up to date on January 14th, 2025
British strongman Graham Hicks has introduced he is not going to compete within the 2025 Giants Live Britain’s Strongest Man contest. Hicks withdrew from the competition, set for Feb. 1, 2025, on the Utilita Area in Sheffield, England, as a result of a bicep harm he suffered in coaching.
“I sustained a biceps tear when my deadlift strap snapped, and sadly, it’s not therapeutic fast sufficient.”
—Graham Hicks
The publish with the announcement that Hicks “didn’t need to make” will be seen under:
Hicks wrote that he hopes to enter one other present later in 2025. He didn’t specify when the harm occurred. Hicks most just lately competed within the 2024 World Deadlift Championships as a part of that yr’s Giants Live USA Strongman Championship. He completed tied for seventh with a raise of 425 kilograms.
Hicks most up-to-date full competitors was the 2023 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) in Myrtle Seashore, SC. He competed in Group 3 of the Qualifying stage however failed to achieve for the Finals. Mitchell Hooper received Group 3 and the WSM title that yr.
A number of accidents have impacted world-record holder Hicks’ strongman profession lately. He bowed out of the 2022 competition as a result of a groin harm and beforehand suffered a biceps injury in 2020, which saved him out of that yr’s WSM contest. Hicks was the 2019 Britain’s Strongest Man champion and hoped to safe his second championship in 2025.
2025 Britain’s Strongest Man Roster
There is no such thing as a official phrase on if one other athlete will fill Hicks’ spot earlier than the competition. If not, 11 athletes stay on the competition’s roster on the time of this text’s publication, which will be seen under under:
- Luke Stoltman (SCO)
- Adam Bishop (ENG)
- Luke Richardson (ENG)
- Gavin Bilton (WAL)
- Ben Glasscock (ENG)
- Shane Flowers (ENG)
- Andrew Flynn (ENG)
- Paddy Haynes (ENG)
- Chris Beetham (SCO)
- Sean Gillen (IRL)
- Matt Dimond (WAL)
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