The World's Strongest Man is an event in strength athletics which has been described by a number of highly respected authorities in the sport as the premier event in strongman. Organized by TWI, an IMG Media company, it is broadcast around the end of December each year. Competitors qualify based on top placings at the World's Strongest Man Super Series events or are invited based on a top placing in selected national or international competitions. Thirty contestants take part across five heats; the top two in each go through to the ten-man final.
The current event sponsor is Met-rx, other past sponsors include Tonka and PartyPoker.com. The event has a number of rival and parallel competitions with which it is often confused including the Strongman Super Series (producing the World Champion), the now defunct IFSA Strongman World Championships (run from 2005-2007 after the International Federation of Strength Athletes parted company with WSM in 2004), Giants Live and Strongman Champions League. However, these are separate competitions.
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