European lifters to fight for title ofˇ°world's strongest manˇ±
18/8/2008 18:07
European lifters will have to grab their last chance to get a gold in the
men's +105kg category tomorrow and claim the title of "the strongest man in the
world" with the absence of legendary Iranian Hossein Rezazadeh.
Latvian
parliamentarian Viktors Scerbatihs, who claimed title at last year's world
championships when Rezazadeh gave up the events, and German lifter Matthias
Steiner, ranked first in the list with an entry total of 455kg, are among the
candidates for the title.
However, Scerbatihs, who is also runner-up at
Athens Games, is only ranked eighth in the entry list.
He will face challenge
from Russian Evgeny Chigishev, silver medalist at 2007 world championships, and
Qatarian strongman Jaber Saeed Salem, bronze medalist in the same
events.
Another lifter Scerbatihs will have to pay attention to is South
Korean Jeon Sang-guen. The 27-year-old dropped off last year's world
championships after failed three jerk attempts. This time, he is ranked third
with an entry total of 445kg.
The men's super-heavyweight class has long been
dominated by Rezazadeh, two-time Olympic champion and four-time world champion,
who pulled out of Beijing Olympics due to an injury.
Until yesterday, Asian
lifters swept all the 13 golds on offer in men's and women's events, however,
European strongmen may win first gold in today's event of men's 105kg
category.
Xinhua
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