Just a few weeks ago, the world witnessed the biggest Strongman competition, the 2023 World’s Strongest Man (WSM). However, Konstantine Janashia, also known as the ‘Georgian Bull,’ didn’t stop there. Just days after WSM, he competed in another Strongman event. The 2023 Georgia’s Strongest Man competition took place on May 5-6, in Tbilisi, gathering six of the country’s greatest Strongman athletes. However, only one was able to emerge victorious after five events, and Konstantine Janashia was dominant once again.
Konstantine Janashia won three out of the five events and finished up with a three point lead ahead of the second-place finisher Nikoloz Lekaidze. Another few points behind Nikoloz was Chabuka Chigladze who also set one new National record.
2023 Georgia’s Strongest Man Results
- Konstantine Janashia — 27 points
- Nikoloz Lekaidze — 24 points
- Chabuka Chigladze — 20 points
- Avtandil Karmazanashvili — 14 points
- Shota Gogoberishvili — 7 points
- Jason Kamashidze — 3 points
Max Axle Press
During the Max Axle Press event, the athletes tested their one-rep max in the hopes of getting as many points as possible.
Chabuka Chigladze started off strong, winning the event with a 10-kilogram (22-pound) heavier lift than anyone else. Chabuka lifted 190 kilograms and set a new Axle Press Georgia National Record. Konstantine Janashia was the second place finisher with 180 kilograms, while Nikoloz Lekaidze settled for third with 160 kilograms.
- Chabuka Chigladze — 190 kilograms
- Konstantine Janashia — 180 kilograms
- Nikoloz Lekaidze — 160 kilograms
- Avtandil Karmazanashvili — 150 kilograms
- Shota Gogoberishvili — 140 kilograms
- Jason Kamashidze — 90 kilograms
Log Lift
Moving on to the second event of the 2023 Georgia’s Strongest Man competition, the athletes were tasked with performing as many reps on a Log of undeclared weight.
Obviously, as the current Georgia National Record holder in the Log Lift, Konstantine Janashia dominated his rivals and completed eight reps.
With two reps less than him, three men tied for second place. Those were Nikoloz Lekaidze, Chabuka Chigladze, and Avtandil Karmazanashvili.
- Konstantine Janashia — 8 reps
- Chabuka Chigladze — 6 reps (Tied-Second)
- Nikoloz Lekaidze — 6 reps (Tied-Second)
- Avtandil Karmazanashvili — 6 reps (Tied-Second)
- Shota Gogoberishvili — 0 reps
- Jason Kamashidze — 0 reps
Super Yoke
For the third event of the competition, the athletes had to carry a 400-kilogram Super Yoke for a distance of 15 meters as quickly as possible.
Konstantine Janashia is one of the quickest Strongmen in the world, let alone Georgia. So, this event was once again great for him. He clocked a time of 9.91 seconds and took max points.
The battle for the runner up was within a fraction of a second. However, Nikoloz Lekaidze’s time of 11.59 turned out to be 0.69 seconds faster than Chabuka Chigladze’s time.
- Konstantine Janashia — 9.91 seconds
- Nikoloz Lekaidze — 11.59 seconds
- Chabuka Chigladze — 12.28 seconds
- Avtandil Karmazanashvili — 19.53 seconds
- Shota Gogoberishvili — 3.8 meters
- Jason Kamashidze — 0 meters
Arm Over Arm Pull
Arm Over Arm Pull was the penultimate event of the 2023 Georgia’s Strongest Man competition. The task was to pull an SUV attached with a rope for a distance of 20 meters.
Konstantine Janashia has once again won this event, completing the task in just 25.66 seconds. His closest rival, Nikoloz Lekaidze, finished a massive 10 seconds behind him.
- Konstantine Janashia — 24.66 seconds
- Nikoloz Lekaidze — 34.12 seconds
- Avtandil Karmazanashvili — 36.41 seconds
- Shota Gogoberishvili — 39.79 seconds
- Chabuka Chigladze — 46 seconds
- Jason Kamashidze — 46.81 seconds
Squat Lift
To wrap up the 2023 Georgia’s Strongest Man, the athletes took on a machine which resembled the motion of a squat. It weighed 280 kilograms and the task was to perform as many reps as possible.
Konstantine Janashia had already secured his overall victory by the time of this event. So, he only walked out and performed one repetition. On the other hand, Nikoloz Lekaidze still gave his all and won the event with 12 reps.
- Nikoloz Lekaidze — 12 reps
- Chabuka Chigladze — 11 reps
- Konstantine Janashia — 1 rep
- Avtandil Karmazanashvili — 0 reps
- Shota Gogoberishvili — 0 reps
- Jason Kamashidze — 0 reps
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The 2023 Georgia’s Strongest Man proved that Konstantine Janashia is still one of the strongest men in the world, despite the fact that he wasn’t able to secure a place for himself in the 2023 WSM. Konstantine certainly gained a significant amount of confidence by winning this competition, and will endeavor to win more competitions in the future.