NEWS   Marius Pudzianowski Big Z Poundstone Magnus Samuelsson One hundred years ago... www.fortissimus.net Louis Cyr and Eugen Sandow Louis Cyr, backlift Claude Le Sauteur Ortmayer : Natural born stoneman Jessen Paulin : Man of stone Koklyaev : A master degree in strength Mark Felix: Hands of Hercule Sebastian Wenta : All-Around strongman Dominc Filou: A Force of One Andrus Murumets : The Estonian PowerMan Polski Mocarzu ! Louis-Philippe Jean :Heart of a lion Terry Holland: To be or not to be the strongest Arild Haugen: Viking Power on the rise Randall J. Strossen: Man with an Ironmind Stefan Sölvi Pétursson: Keeping the Tradition Alive Zydrunas Savickas: World Records Breaker Ervin Katona: A powerhouse from Serbia Agreement between Fortissimus & ASC Agreement between Fortissimus & AussiPower Agreement between Fortissimus & SCL

THE STRONGMAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE AND FORTISSIMUS :   ONE STEP FURTHER The Strongman Champions League is a platform of competitions that carry the sport of strongman to many parts of Europe, the Middle East ans Asia, with a TV potential reach of millions of viewers. Under the leadership of Marcel Mostert, the long-time veteran with a sharp eye for the future of strongman, and Ilkka Kinnunen, what was known as IFSA Strongman was fundamentally restructured and turned into a significant and dynamic force that should serve the better interests of a majority of world-class strength athletes. Strongman Champions League and Fortissimus have entered an agreement which could be a huge step towards the future of strongman sport as it will ensure a new trend in cooperation and promotion of strength athletics. FORTISSIMUS has guaranteed that the top 3 athletes of Strongman Champions League will have a premium slot in FORTISSIMUS 2009 whereas top Canadian athletes are guaranteed selected participations in the Champions League. Both organizations have agreed that the time had come to join forces in order to take strongman sport to another level.