Oleksii Novikov Is Out of The 2024 World’s Strongest Man
The champion from 2020 announced that he won’t be competing in this year’s edition of World’s Strongest Man with a post on the tournament’s official page yesterday. Oleksii Novikov competed at the 2024’s Europe Strongest Man earlier this month and won third place.
Unfortunately, he got a bicep injury, but there were no reports about how serious the issue was.
Now we know that it might be a more serious issue than it first appeared, as it’s sidelining one of the biggest stars of Strongmen just weeks before the start of the 2024 World’s Strongest Man.
The Ukranian is not the only athlete missing the competition. The champion from 2019, Marins Licis, and two-time runner-up Mateusz Kieliszkowski are also out of the race for the title this year due to injuries.
Kieliszkowski is still recovering from an Achilles tendon injury that he got while training for the Europeans, while Licis withdrew after finishing eight at the 2024 Arnold Classic earlier this year.
Currently, the 2024 edition of the World’s Strongest Man has three vacant spots with just under two weeks to go.
So far, the athlete roaster that will compete from the 1st til the 5th of May consists of the following names:
- Austin Andrade
- Gavin Bilton
- Adam Bishop
- Marcus Crowder
- Wes Derwinsky
- Thomas Evans
- Shane Flowers
- Kane Francis
- Nathan Goltry
- Rauno Heinla
- Mitchell Hooper — Defending Champion
- Kristjan Jon Haraldsson
- Rob Kearney
- Pavlo Kordiyaka
- Trey Mitchell
- Evans Nana
- Mathew Ragg
- Jaco Schoonwinkel
- Evan Singleton
- Aivars Smaukstelis
- Luke Stoltman
- Tom Stoltman
- Bobby Thompson
- Eddie Williams
- Oskar Ziolkowski
Even with all of the absences, we will still be covering everything that transpires during the 2024 World’s Strongest Man, so make sure to check out our news page regularly. And for more exciting content, make sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel and check out our Instagram page.
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