Athlete Stories / China's Strongest

Watching Wang Zhen dominate the arena, you finally understand that ancient saying—"𝐀𝐧 𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐚 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝." Facing fierce international rivals, he stood unshaken like a frontier garrison commander. Winning the 2025 LIFT ON Strongman® New Legends Men's U80kg title was merely his opening move. "Sun Honghui and I will refine ourselves for another year"—casual as it sounds, this vow carries the same brotherhood and ambition as the "Five Tiger Generals" of old. That OSG invitation? Just the first beacon lighting their path to legend.

 "𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩!" Dilhumar Yimamu from Xinjiang, China delivered on her bold declaration by claiming the Women’s 82kg Champion title at the 2025 LIFT ON Strongman® New Legends. From Xinjiang’s unique training methods to standing atop the national podium, she proved the power of makeshift equipment and even more so — the strength of Xinjiang itself — far beyond imagination. "𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐲 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐧." Her trembling voice carried not only the pride of a champion, but also the shining spirit of Xinjiang sports.