Abundantly rich in strength sports traditions and accomplishments, the Slavic countries will be featured in a strongman contest this coming Friday in Žilina, Slovakia.


“This Friday, 8 August 2014 at 14:00 the Hlinka square in Žilina, Slovakia will host a strongman competition entitled Cup Slavs!,” Pavol Guga reported to IronMind.
 

The Slavic countries—which include Poland, Ukraine, Slovakia, Slovenia, Serbia, Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Belarus, Montenegro and Croatia—have deep roots in multiple strength sports and strongman is no exception.
 
Start List
Slovakia (home Country): Igor Petrík, Marek Tóth, Maroš Kostelanský
Czech republic: Radek Paták, Lukáš Svoboda
Slovenia: Matjaž Belšak
Serbia: Nemanja Tsič
Bulgaria: Petyo Hristov
Macedonia: Krystiyan Zlatkow
Belarus: Volodymyr Cyfra
Poland: József Tomaszewski
Ukraine: Konstantin Ilyin, Ivan Hryyhorovsky
 
Referee: Pavol Guga
Organizer: Slovak association of Strongman - Milan Gabrhel
 
Events:

- Log Lift
- Car Deadlift
- Atlas Stones
- Truck Pull
- Frame Carry

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