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Jan 2021
Watch Harrogate man in World's Strongest Man final on TV tonight
He conquered Europe in 2020 and tonight you can see how Harrogate's Luke Richardson fared when he lined up against the best strongmen in the world.
Luke, 23, was one of 10 men in the final of the World's Strongest Man, which is being broadcast on Channel 5 at 7.30pm.
The event took place in Florida in November and the Stray Ferret revealed last month how Luke fared.
If you want to know, you can type his name into the search function on our website but as many people don't want the outcome spoiled, we won't mention it here.
Whatever happened, 2020 was a remarkable year for Luke, a former lifeguard at Starbeck Baths who only transitioned from powerlifting to strongman just over a year ago.
He finished fourth at Britain's Strongest Man and won Europe's Strongest Man, which was held at Allerton Castle, near Knaresborough.
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All these events have been broadcast on Channel 5, providing huge national exposure for Luke over the festive season. He has 64,000 followers on Instagram.
Luke was one of 40 men who qualified for the World's Strongest Man.
He finished second in his heat, which was shown on TV on Boxing Day, to American Jerry Pritchett to book his place in tonight's final.
The final includes events such as the keg toss, Hercules hold, deadlift and the Atlas stones.
Luke has lived in Harrogate all of his life. He attended Starbeck Community Primary School and Harrogate High School and now trains at Absolute Fitness in Boroughbridge and LR Strength Shed in Wetherby, which he and training partner Richard Parish opened.
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