The best way for athletes to get involved is to register at officialstrongman.com where lifts can be filmed and submitted as part of the Official Strongman qualification system. PLUS! 120 years after the Royal Albert Hall held its last professional weightlifting competition, we’re super excited to be bringing strength sports back to the place it all began – the world’s most famous stage!Feats of strength were first witnessed at the Hall in 1881 and reached a peak in 1901 with the Great Competition – judged by the one and only Eugen Sandow and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.The 2021 Strongman Classic will be the Hall’s first professional weightlifting competition since then!As a World’s Strongest Man qualifying event, The Strongman Classic will feature five competitive events, drawing inspiration from the Hall’s earliest generation of weightlifting, bringing an old-time strongman edge with historic lifts likely to include the Pillars of Hercules, Circus Dumbbell and legendary stone carries. Darren Sadler (born 22 March 1980) is a British former strongman competitor, winner of the World Strongman Challenge in the under 105 kg category, and notable for being a repeat competitor at the World's Strongest Man despite his comparatively small stature. It’s official! Darren Sadler, Giants Live Director, added “We couldn’t ask for a more perfect setting to celebrate the oldest sport in the world. We saw some big weights shifted this year. The World Deadlift Championships 2020 will take place on 12th September as part of the newly titled World Open at Manchester Arena.In previous years, the Manchester show has been the Tour Finale for the World’s Strongest Man Arena Tour, but with a new tour date added in Glasgow for 2020, the Manchester date will become the hotly anticipated World Open in 2020.Darren Sadler confirmed that invites have not yet been sent out for the World Deadlift Championships 2020, but with so many promising lifters around the world from many disciplines outside of strongman, including powerlifting, the Giants Live Director and referee encouraged any big lifters around the world to show us what they can do.Think you’ve got what it takes to deadlift on the world stage alongside the strongest men on the planet? Giants Live are offering a cash prize to anyone who can beat the Beast’s 500kg deadlift! World record attempts and all the adrenaline-filled action Giants Live is known for!Previous athletes have included current World's Strongest Man, The Strongman Classic will be filmed for broadcast on Channel 5 at Christmas 2021.History, heritage and herculean strength – this is a celebration of strength sports that you don’t wanna miss!VIP tickets are available and come with the opportunity to meet your favourite Giant athletes in person—but act quickly, tickets are expected to sell out fast! Darren Sadler, Giants Live Director said: “It’s incredible to think that just 5 years ago we were holding strongman competitions in gym car parks. We’re a small team here, but we love strongman and we had a vision – to build this sport and give the athletes the stage and the glory they deserve. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia During the Giants Live 2009 Poland event. Giants Live Director, Darren Sadler, confirmed: “In 2019, it was the first time the World Deadlift Championships was held for max weight since Eddie’s 500 kilo deadlift. The World Deadlift Championships 2020 will take place on 12th September as part of the newly titled World Open at Manchester Arena.