THUNDER BAY – A Thunder Bay resident, Samantha Belliveau, became the middleweight amateur world champion after placing first in all of the events she competed in at the Arnold Classic Amateur Strongman Competition.
I could feel the energy from my clients and my gym members leading up to the comp, it was nothing but great motivating feedback from them. They were as excited as I was to get ion that platform," said Belliveau.
The competition started with two events on March 4; the deadlift ladder and wheelbarrow medley. Belliveau placed first in both events and the sandbag toss over bar and overhead press medley which were held on March 5.
Belliveau then went to the finals on March 6, where she was able to claim the title of Middle Weight Amateur World Champion.
Belliveau says she is grateful for the gym family she has gained in Thunder Bay and hopes she inspires them to achieve their own dreams.
"They really believed in me which made me believe in myself that much more. When we got back, our first day here yesterday, it was just, you know, everyone was just tearing up with joy," said Belliveau.
"It was so cool to see everyone being part of my success. That was my goal, but they all have their individual goals, which has inspired them to become that much better in every aspect of life."
