Hafthor Bjornsson's 501kg Deadlift Attempt Will be LIVE ON ESPN!

This is absolutely massive news for Strongman! Announced on Instagram today by Worlds Ultimate Strongman. Hopefully it does well and ESPN agrees to broadcast the other feats of strength coming up!

@worldsultimatestrongmanWelcoming aboard our Official TV broadcast partner ESPN bringing Hafthor “The Mountain” Bjornsson @thorbjornsson ‘s 501deadlift World Record to millions of homes across the USA……LIVE from Reykjavik, Iceland!! We are pretty sure this would be the first time in Strongman history that a Strongman event would be televised live 💪💪 Tune in on May2nd 2020, 12 noon EST to witness the heaviest weight deadlift in human history (18 inch deadlift excluded)

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@worldsultimatestrongman Welcoming aboard our Official TV broadcast partner ESPN bringing Hafthor “The Mountain” Bjornsson @thorbjornsson ‘s 501deadlift World Record to millions of homes across the USA……LIVE from Reykjavik, Iceland!! We are pretty sure this would be the first time in Strongman history that a Strongman event would be televised live 💪💪 Tune in on May2nd 2020, 12 noon EST to witness the heaviest weight deadlift in human history (18 inch deadlift excluded) @sportscenter #501kg #wusfeatsofstrength #ryourogue #revivestrongman #reignover501 @espn @roguefitness @reignbodyfuel @revive_md @revive_md

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