Twenty-eight-year-old Tom Stoltman from Invergordon won the title for the first time last year.
Scotland's Tom Stoltman has retained his World's Strongest Man title.
The 6ft 8in, 397lb athlete from Invergordon in the Highlands won the competition at Sacramento in California. Last year, the 28-year-old - who has also held Scotland's Strongest Man title before - became the first Scot to win the international title. Stoltman is the competition's 10th athlete to win it twice and first to achieve consecutive titles since 2016.Stoltman, who was competing for Great Britain, won the title the day before his 28th birthday as he overcame leader Oleksii Novikov in the final two rounds of competition on Sunday.Living with autism
Novikov won three consecutive events - the deadlift, Flintstone barbell and bus pull - only for Stoltman to overtake him in the power stairs before he sealed victory after his speciality event, the Atlas Stones.In an interview with SBD World's Strongest Man Backstage Live, Stoltman said it was an amazing feeling to retain the trophy.Asked if he would compete again next year, he said: "Maybe. I want to enjoy myself and see what happens.
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