The 2023 Rogue Strongman Invitational will take place on Oct. 27-28, 2023, at the Dell Diamond Stadium in Round Rock, TX. Similar to the 2022 edition of the contest, the 2023 Rogue Strongman Invitational features 10 of the world’s top athletes battling for the largest prize purse in the sport — first place wins $133,742.89 at the time of this article’s publication.
Also similar to the 2022 structure is six events spread evenly over two days of competition. The six strongman events that will be contested in Round Rock were released on Oct. 10, 2022. Check them out below:
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2023 Rogue Strongman Invitational Events
Six events total comprise the 2023 Rogue Strongman Invitational. Three events will be contested on Day One, and the remaining three will be contested on Day Two:
Day One — Friday, Oct. 27, 2023
- Tower of Power Deadlift for Reps — a repeat event from 2022l a narrow-grip deadlift where athletes pull an unseen weight beneath the lifting stage.
- The Iron Bull Sled Pull
- Ultimate Log Medley
Day Two — Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023
- Rogue-a-Coaster — a repeat event from 2022; an arm-over-arm pull.
- Apollon’s Wheels
- The Duel
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2023 Rogue Strongman Invitational Roster
2021 Rogue Strongman Invitational champion Martins Licis is not scheduled to compete in 2023. However, reigning champion Oleksii Novikov is scheduled to attempt a title defense in Round Rock:
- Oleksii Novikov (Ukraine) — Defending Champion
- Mitchell Hooper (Canada)
- Trey Mitchell (USA)
- Luke Stoltman (UK)
- Mateusz Kieliszkowski (Poland)
- Pavlo Nakonechnyy (Ukraine)
- Tom Stoltman (UK)
- Bobby Thompson (USA)
- Evan Singleton (USA)
- Maxime Boudreault (Canada)
Singleton has the momentum entering the event, as he is coming off a win at the 2023 Giants Live World Open. However, Rogue Invitational gold is one of the few major strongman contest results absent from 2023 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) champion Mitchell Hooper’s competitive resume. He’ll surely aim to change that in Round Rock.
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