Three of the World's strongest men came to Braemar in October 2022 as part of a challenge to lift a series of heavy stones, the 207kg (456lbs) giant Invercauld stone and the 118kg (260lbs) Inver stone.

The heavy lifting superstars had been competing in the Giants Live strongman events in the UK and were encouraged to come and try the famous Scottish manhood stones at the Braemar Gathering Highland Games Pavilion. Promoter and World's Strongest Man commentator, Colin Bryce, brought three of the World's Strongest Man competitors, Andy Black from Scotland, Eddie Williams from Australia and Pa O'Dwyer from Ireland to take up the challenge. This was organised by local strongman Martin 'StoneMan' Jancsics, one of the only men to have successfully lifted all the Scottish Stones of Strength, except the Invercauld Stone.

This video shows the strongmen taking on the Inver Stone outside the Highland Games visitor centre, with all three lifting the stone to their shoulder and both Eddie Williams and Pa O'Dwyer pressing the stone overhead. Colin Bryce lifts the stone and Martin Jancsics also lifts the stone to his shoulder. The smaller stones with rings lifted at the end are the new Balmoral Stones, created for Ballater Highland Games to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of the late Queen Elizabeth II.

Andy Black has twice won Scotland’s strongest man in 2020 and 2021. Known as 'The Bulldozer' Andy is 6ft 7Iin in height and weights 195kg (430 lb). Eddie Williams is a two-time Australia’s Strongest Man winner and World’s Strongest Man competitor from Adelaide, South Australia. At 6’ 4” tall and weighing 190kg (419lb), Eddie is one of the biggest strongmen on the circuit and a firm favourite with the crowds. Pa O'Dwyer “The Limerick Lion”, is a five-time Ireland’s Strongest Man winner and World’s Strongest Man competitor. The 6' 2" tall and 140kg (308lb) former UK’s Strongest Man winner is a regular on the Giants Live circuit.

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