ENGLAND's Strongest man 2017 report

Sheffield's Paul Smith Hammers Britain's strongest in event. So maybe it was expected that Eddie Hall, better known as the beast, was to defend and win his Britain’s strongest man title for a fifth time. May be the world level elite were favourites for podium finishes. And just maybe that is how it panned out as the Fly DSA Arena played host to a sport blossoming in popularity. But there was a young 23 year old man from Sheffield who arguably stole the limelight, coming 5 th in a line-up of 13 strongmen. Proving Yorkshire is the real Northern powerhouse. The Man was Paul Smith, well known on the strongman circuit and aptly named ‘the baby faced assassin. Known for his domination on the regional and National scene he even claimed England’s strongest man 2016/17 – the youngest man to ever do so. Paul works for Man Beast strongman events, a South Yorkshire based events organisation headed up by Andrew Picken and two times Guinness World Record holder Mark Angl

On the 27 th January 2018 Giants live will be running the annual ‘Britain’s strongest man competition’ at the Fly DSA arena Sheffield. It will give fans the chance to meet the UK’s first World’s strongest man since Sheffield’s very own Jamie Reeves. Eddie Hall, aka the Beast, tipping the scales at 31 stone will attempt to defend his title he has won 4 times. Mark Felix the popular 51 year old from Lancashire is coming back after injury alongside Terry Hollands – all World’s strongest man competitors seen on TV over Christmas. Eddie Hall aka the Beast - World's Strongest Man However Sheffield has its own part to play in this competition with a rich history in the sport of World strongmen. It isn’t called the City of steel for nothing. And steel is strong. No more so than its very own Paul Smith who has been invited to compete against the World’s elite at Britain’s strongest man 2018. Paul Smith World's Strongest Junior At only 23 years of age, t