2025 World’s Strongest Man Hercules Maintain Outcomes

Eddie Williams units a WSM report!

The 2025 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) Finals closed the third day of competitors with the Hercules Maintain, with every athlete tasked with holding 350 kilograms in every hand (700 kilograms whole) for so long as doable. The spirit of Mark Felix loomed.

In the course of the KNAACK 18′ Max Deadlift occasion, Rayno Nel bludgeoned the narrative that continued all through the Qualifying Stage that the battle for the highest of the general podium was a head-to-head between the defending WSM champion Tom Stoltman and 2023 WSM champion Mitchell Hooper. Nel entered the Hercules Maintain with an enormous three-point lead and solely three occasions remaining.

Nel exited the sector with seven- and eight-point leads over Hooper and Stoltman, respectively — a staggering lead for the WSM debutant over the one two WSM champions within the subject.

The occasion’s different main story was Eddie Williams shattering a WSM report to win the primary Finals occasion of his WSM profession.

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2025 World’s Strongest Man Hercules Maintain Outcomes

  1. Eddie Williams (AUS) — 82.14 seconds
  2. Rayno Nel (RSA) — 75.63 seconds
  3. Paddy Haynes (UK) — 59.64 seconds
  4. Ondrej Fojtů (CZE) — 55.41 seconds
  5. Shane Flowers (UK) — 40.26 seconds
  6. Mitchell Hooper (CAN) — 40.09 seconds
  7. Luke Stoltman (UK) — 32.3 seconds
  8. Tom Stoltman (UK) — 31.82 seconds
  9. Pavlo Kordiyaka (UKR) — 29.1 seconds
  10. Trey Mitchell (USA) — 22.29 seconds
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2025 World’s Strongest Man Hercules Maintain Recap

Athletes have been seeded by their end within the earlier occasion; the lowest-ranked athlete tried first. Subsequently, Luke Stoltman was first to the sector to endure the demigod’s namesake problem.

Stoltman’s try at 32.3 seconds was nothing uncommon, and it was unlikely to resist the remainder of the sphere to advance up the leaderboard.

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Williams was second onstage. He was thought of a favourite because the Nicol Stone report holder — grip power he has in spades. He held comfortably for some time, nodding a number of instances to the choose of his confidence. The group’s roar swelled to a chant of his title as he eclipsed the minute mark to set a WSM report by over 20 seconds.

Kordiyaka bestowed the stage in third place. He sat a lot decrease in his stance than Williams, with a big shift to his proper; basically a lateral lunge. He was clearly uncomfortable and dropped quicker than he possible anticipated to.

Flowers entered with palms chalked so inexperienced, he might need slapped Slimer from Ghostbusters within the locker room. Flowers was defiant via his try, yelling “C’mon!” both to the gang, himself, or each whereas shaking earlier than his left hand launched.

Fojtů entered with a relaxed demeanor earlier than settling into his grip. He instantly adjusted his footing upon taking the complete brunt of the pillars. He held static till puffing his chest right into a extra upright stance upon surpassing Flowers’ time.

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Haynes approached the pillars, bucket-hatted and mustachioed. He suffered a slight jolt ahead when taking management of the complete 700 kilograms. The group chanted his title earlier than he reached the 30-second mark, and the noise solely swelled from there. He launched with a happy smirk upon passing Fojtů’s time.

Hooper was ready he’d not been accustomed to for the previous two years—lifting with out realizing the definitive profitable time he wanted. He was shaking early from a low squat stance, ache strewn throughout his face. His expression was one in all disappointment after he launched the pillars, as his probabilities for the general gold slipped additional away with solely two occasions remaining.

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Tom Stoltman may distance himself from Hooper with a prime time. Making an attempt earlier than Nel meant Stoltman wanted to overhaul Williams’ time to put up a dent in Nel’s three-point lead. Stoltman’s peak was presumably advantageous, although he gave a few of it again with a mid-low squat place. Surprisingly, fatigue onset shortly, and Stoltman dropped simply over the 30-second mark.

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Nel gulped upon taking command of the burden, however was a rock thereafter. He knew a second-or-better end may construct a lead broad sufficient to be nearly insurmountable with solely two occasions remaining. The group stood on their ft as Nel regarded like he was casually chewing bubble gum whereas endeavoring to bear the burden of the gods.

Mitchell locked in with excessive, packed shoulders, however the pillars nearly fell with out a lot drama.

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2025 World’s Strongest Man Finals

The ultimate day in Sacramento options two occasions earlier than a champion is topped: the Flintstone Press Max at 10 a.m. PST and the Atlas Stones at 2:30 p.m. PST.

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