A biceps harm has compelled Hicks to bow out.
Final up to date on January 14th, 2025
British strongman Graham Hicks has introduced he won’t compete within the 2025 Giants Dwell Britain’s Strongest Man contest. Hicks withdrew from the competition, set for Feb. 1, 2025, on the Utilita Area in Sheffield, England, attributable to 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” could be seen beneath:
Hicks wrote that he hopes to enter one other present later in 2025. He didn’t specify when the harm occurred. Hicks most lately competed within the 2024 World Deadlift Championships as a part of that 12 months’s Giants Dwell USA Strongman Championship. He completed tied for seventh with a carry of 425 kilograms.
Hicks most up-to-date full competitors was the 2023 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) in Myrtle Seaside, SC. He competed in Group 3 of the Qualifying stage however failed to succeed in for the Finals. Mitchell Hooper received Group 3 and the WSM title that 12 months.
A number of accidents have impacted world-record holder Hicks’ strongman profession lately. He bowed out of the 2022 competitors attributable to a groin harm and beforehand suffered a biceps harm in 2020, which saved him out of that 12 months’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 isn’t any 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 could be seen beneath beneath:
- 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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