A west Suffolk man will be going for gold next month when he competes in the World’s Strongest Disabled Man competition in London.
Chris Rix, from Alpheton, near Sudbury, finished second in the cerebral palsy category in Germany’s Strongest Disabled Man on July 30, which earned him a place in the world event on September 3 at the Olympic Park.
Chris, who works at Tesco in Sudbury, will compete in five seated events in London – the 15 metre truck pull, viking press, axe forward hold, sandbag loading race, and atlas stones.
But the 32-year-old strongman, who only took up the sport last year, needs some help in training for the famous atlas stones event.
He said: “I can’t wait until I go to London, and I’m training hard. But I need a 50kg atlas stone to train with, does anyone have one I could borrow?
“I will do my best and I’m grateful for all the support I get.”
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