Quad Cities: Over 250 athletes from across North America, both men and women, arrive in the Quad Cities the last weekend in October to compete for the National Title at the 19th annual North American Strongman National Championships. The competition takes place at the RiverCenter in downtown Davenport, Iowa, for its second year in the Quad Cities. The Quad Cities Convention & Visitors Bureau estimates the local economic impact will be $250,000.
The Quad Cities is comprised of Moline/East Moline & Rock Island in Illinois; Davenport & Bettendorf in Iowa; and surrounding communities.
In order to get to the National Championships, athletes had to compete throughout the year at a Strongman Corporation event and place within the top three of their class just to qualify to compete in the Quad Cities. The athletes will be competing not only to become North America’s Strongest, but they are also vying for a spot at the World Championships, that will be held next March at the Arnold Schwarzenegger Sports Festival in Ohio. The overall winners in each of the six different weight divisions will earn their Strongman/woman pro card which will allow them to compete as a professional athlete in 2017.
Competitions in Quad Cities
The events contested over two days on October 28-29 are:
· Giant Dumbbell Press – 60 seconds to get in as many lifting reps without touching the ground.
· Yoke Walk – 60 seconds to carry a yoke in front of their body.
· Ethics Fitness Axle Tire Deadlift – How many can be completed in 60 seconds.
· Tombstone Carry – In a Halloween feel, they have 60 seconds to carry it 60 feet.
· Stone of Steel Medley – Carry kegs of stone and steel and lift on platform.
The public is invited to all competitions. They are held in the RiverCenter’s Great Hall on Friday, October 28 and Saturday, October 29 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day. Admission to the event is $10 per day or $15 for a two-day pass. For more information and to purchase tickets in advance, visit www.strongmancorporation.com/
About the Strongman Corporation
Strongman Corporation (SC) provides athletes with opportunities by promoting numerous professional strongman contests across the country yearly. SC also works directly with individual promoters, international representatives and strongman federations, world-wide to ensure that American athletes have opportunities abroad as well. Headquartered in Maryland Heights, Missouri, they have a number of training facilities all over the world for new and veteran athletes. Strongman Corporation has over 200 contests per year that qualify athletes to compete in the National Championships. From the National Championships, athletes qualify to compete at the World Championships in March at the Arnold Classic. For more information, visit www.strongmancorporation.com
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