Belarussian Pavel Soroka has become the bronze prize-winner of the International Strongman Competition which took place in Minsk. Thirteen athletes from four countries (Belarus, Russia, Latvia and Iran) lifted stones of 180 kg, logs of 140 kg, moved huge tires and carried suitcases of 340 kg. The strongest athletes were chosen at the end of competition. The first place went to Farzad Mosakhani from Iran; the second place went to Rolands Gulbis from Latvia. The bronze prize-winner of the competition became Pavel Soroka, a fifths year student of Belarussian State Agrarian Technical University.