Bishop Auckland’s Rhys Henry has been crowned Britain’s Strongest Man in the u90kg weight category after coming out on top in the two-day event held at The Boolers, Drongan, in Scotland over the weekend of 22 and 23 June.
Over 60 men and women descended on the event to compete for the title with athletes competing in six different events: Max deadlift; Keg, Axle, and Log overhead pressing; Gods of Grip Dynamite Stick Hold; Sandbag Carry for Max Distance; Yoke walk into farmer’s walk medley and Atlas Stone to Shoulder.
“I have resided in Bishop Auckland my entire life,” said Rhys, “and I am very proud to bring this prestigious title back to the North East.
“I’ve been doing strongman training for four years, and do the vast majority of training at Northern Strength and Performance in Hartlepool.”
His win means Rhys has now qualified for the WHEA World Strongman Championships, which will be held in Kuopio, Finland on 7th Sept.
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