World's Strongest Man — Season 2016

Highlights of the Giants Live Swedish Open featuring 'Game of Thrones' star Hafthor Bjornsson among the contenders in which the top three performers earn a place in the World's Strongest Man Final.

Action from the Giants Live Strongman World Tour in Yorkshire where athletes go into battle at a sell-out Doncaster Dome with Eddie Hall defending his title as Britain's Strongest Man. The top three performers progress to the finals of this year's World Strongest Man.

In Martinsville, Indiana, athletes take on the seering heat as well as each other for the title of 'North American Champion' with the top three performers progressing to the final of World's Strongest Man.

Coverage from the First Direct Arena in Leeds where 10,000 fans watched history in the making as the big beasts of deadlifting attempted to change the record books.

The battle for the title of Europe's Strongest Man includes all of the major power-brokers of strongman including reigning champ Hafthor Bjornsson, and it is going to take a lot to wrestle the crown off the two-time winner.

This year's World's Strongest Man Finals come from the Chobe National Park in Botswana. This opening heat sees Brits Mark Felix and Luke Stoltman among the challengers for the two spots available for The Grand Final.

The mighty Eddie Hall takes on five other athletes for the two available spots for The Grand Final. Known as The Beast, he will have to overcome a qualifying field including Polish star Grzegorz Szymanski, America's Nick Best and Jon Lane, and Norway's Jon Olav Granli.

Contenders vying for one of two places available in the Final include Hafthor Bjornsson, and Brit Terry Hollands who presented Channel 5's coverage in 2015.

Brit Laurence Shahlaei is among the contenders after reversing his decision to call time on his career when another injury seemed to have got the better of him. He and his fellow contenders are looking to grab one of two places available in the Final.

Annual competition of strength athletics. The action takes place in Botswana, and there are just two places left to be filled in the Grand Final. Reigning champion, three-times winner Brian Shaw, is up against Johan Els and Gerhard Van Staden from South Africa, Australian Eben Le Roux and hotly tipped newcomer 23-year-old Mateusz Kieliszkowski from Poland. There are six events - the Loading Race, 18-tonnes Truck Pull, Keg Toss, 363kg Deadlift for reps, Viking Press and the Atlas Stones.

Coverage of the Grand Final of this annual contest from Botswana, as ten of the planet's most powerful individuals flex their muscles in a bid to win the ultimate accolade in strength athletics. There are six challenges - the Frame Carry, Circus Barbell, Deadlift for Max weight, Plane Pull, Kettlebell Throw and Atlas Stones. Presented by James Richardson, Sarah-Jane Crawford and four-times World's Strongest Man Magnus Ver Magnusson, with commentary by Danny Wallace and Colin Bryce.