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Rayno Nel wins 2025 World's Strongest Man, becoming first champion from Africa

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Rayno Nel is the first man from outside Europe or Noth America to win the title in the competition's 48-year history.

He is also the first rookie to win since 1997 .

Nel , 30 , is 6 feet 3 and weighs 326 pounds .

"I'm just over the moon," he says.

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