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StrongmanFlores Deadlifts 511 kg for All-Time World Record
Raul Flores deadlifted 511 kg at the 2026 World Deadlift Championship in Birmingham, setting a new all-time world record and becoming the first Mexican world deadlift champion.
StrongmanFojtu Wins Strongman Classic by Six Points
On 4 July 2026, 24-year-old Ondrej Fojtu won the Strongman Classic at London sold-out Royal Albert Hall with 50.5 points, a 6-point margin. He beat a world-class field: WSM-tier Mitchell Hooper finished last (12th) and defending champion Evan Singleton 11th. Fojtu had already won Europe Strongest Man in Leeds in April.
StrongmanMitchell Hooper Takes Second WSM Title Without a Single Event Win
WSM 2026 champion (2nd title); first Canadian WSM winner; won without winning any single event — historic first in 48 WSM editions