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September 7, 2008

World's Strongest Man competition begins

Staff writer

cnImage View a slideshow of photos from the World's Strongest Man competition in Charleston.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - All the big-muscled men competing on Magic Island on Saturday had plenty of support from the crowds, who cheered loudly even for the losers.

The 2008 Met-Rx World's Strongest Man competition kicked off preliminary rounds this weekend, featuring 30 athletes from around the world - including two West Virginians.

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3 Comments

Posted By: disappointed (12:55am 09-07-2008)

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The organizers were't very organized. People showed up to see 3:00pm event but stood for 45 minutes while production crew set up camera angles and filmed TV spots. Why wasn't all this done before the scheduled start times for the event?

Viewing left a lot to be desired. Tents around the area blocked many viewing angles. One area had people standing and waiting two hours before the event before they were forced to move to make room for competitors families. Nothing against the families having a good spot. Why wasn't that area marked?

We had decent spot until group of "yuppies" wiggled their way through and in front of us. Then they had questions. They had no idea what they were there to see.

And pictures in the paper. Was fun to see and look to see if we made into the picture. Seeing Danny Jones in one ruined all of them. Would been much better if he just stayed away. Can't we have a little enjoyment in this town without his grabbing the spotlight

Posted By: suga kreek (11:18am 09-07-2008)

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Do you have to pay a user fee to watch this event?

Posted By: JoesBoy (6:58am 09-07-2008)

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Is it true this event is costing WV $700,000? with $300,000 of it going to the Marriott? Just who is fronting the bills for this one? Much better reason to close the Blvd on a Sunday Danny boy instead of your Nomad buddies for a week! Maybe you can entertain them at your Mancave and serve the BBQ you make there.