The 2025 Arnold Sports Festival (ASF) is scheduled for Feb. 27 through March 2, 2025, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, OH. The 2025 Arnold Strongman Classic (ASC) and 2025 Arnold Strongwoman Classic (ASWC) will be featured at the 2025 ASF and are expected to be the heaviest static strength contest of the competitive season.
On Dec. 12, 2024, the rosters for the 2025 ASC and 2025 ASWC were released on the ASF Instagram page:
2025 Arnold Strongman Classic Roster
- Mitchell Hooper — Two-Time Reigning ASC Champion
- Hafthor Björnsson — Three-Time ASC Champion
- Austin Andrade
- Bobby Thompson
- Evan Singleton
- Lucas Hatton
- Maxime Boudreault
- Nick Guardione — 2024 Official Strongman Games Men’s Open Champion
- Tom Stoltman — Three-Time Reigning World’s Strongest Man
- Trey Mitchell — Two-Time Shaw Classic Champion
2024 Magnus Ver Magnusson Strongman Classic champion Mateusz Kieliszkowski withdrew from the competition after being announced on the initial roster due to feeling a lack of proper preparation for the contest.
[Related: 2024 Official Strongman Games Men’s Open Results]
2025 Arnold Strongwoman Classic Roster
- Angelica Jardine — Defending ASWC Champion
- Andrea Thompson — 2023 Masters World’s Strongest Woman
- Erin Murray — 2024 U73 World’s Strongest Woman
- Gabi Dixson
- Inez Carrasquillo — 2024 Rogue Strongwoman Invitational Champion
- Jennifer Lyle — 2024 Arnold Amateur Strongwoman World Champion
- Lucy Underdown — 2024 Britain’s Strongest Woman
- Melissa Peacock — 2024 Shaw Classic Open Women’s Champion
- Nadia Stowers — 2024 U82 World’s Strongest Woman
- Olga Liashchuck
- Rebecca Roberts
- Sam Belliveau
[Related: 2024 World’s Strongest Woman Results]
The prize purse for the 2025 ASWC is as follows:
- First Place — $25,000
- Second Place — $15,000
- Third Place — $10,000
- Fourth Place — $8,000
- Fifth Place — $5,000
- Sixth Place — $4,000
- Seventh Place — $3,000
- Eighth Place — $2,500
- Ninth Place — $1,500
- 10th Place — $1,000
In addition to the two main event contests, the Rogue Record Breakers competition will return in 2025, as will the Arnold Amateur Strongman and Strongwoman contests. Finally, the World’s Strongest Firefighter — an ASF tradition — will return in 2025, and qualifying rounds will be held on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025.
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Featured image: @arnoldsports on Instagram
