{"id":93227,"date":"2025-11-20T17:32:44","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T17:32:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/rayno-nel-dominates-scl-world-championship-again"},"modified":"2025-11-20T17:53:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T17:53:24","slug":"rayno-nel-dominates-scl-world-championship-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/rayno-nel-dominates-scl-world-championship-again","title":{"rendered":"Rayno Nel Dominates SCL World Championship Again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>South Africa\u2019s Rayno Nel successfully defended his 2025 Strongman Champions League (SCL) World Champion title in Upington, breaking two world records in the process.<\/p>\n<p>The prestigious SCL World Championship concluded on Sunday at Hoe\u0308rskool Duineveld in Upington, Northern Cape, where Nel was crowned champion, successfully defending his 2024 title and securing his position as a two-time SCL World Champion.<\/p>\n<p>Nel dominated the competition, winning six events and finishing at the top of the podium for the second consecutive year.<\/p>\n<p>Nel set a new Shield Carry world record on the opening day, and on the second day, he shattered the SCL Hercules Hold record.<\/p>\n<p>International competitors also delivered strong performances:<\/p>\n<p>Kevin Hazeleger of Holland finished in second place.<\/p>\n<p>Adam Roszkowski of Poland took third place.<\/p>\n<p>Rayno Nel successfully defended his 2025 Strongman Champions League World Champion title in Upington, breaking two world records in the process. Picture: Upington City Football Club.<\/p>\n<p><b>A Year of Historic Achievements<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The 2025 SCL victory follows a historic year for Nel, who also secured the 2025 World\u2019s Strongest Man (WSM) Champion title, making him the first African to win the WSM competition. It was also the first victory by a rookie at that event since 1997.<\/p>\n<p>At World&#8217;s Strongest Man, competitors earn points based on the order of finish in each event, with the top finisher getting the most points.<\/p>\n<p>Nel\u2019s achievements include:<\/p>\n<p>Winning South Africa\u2019s Strongest Man and Africa\u2019s Strongest Man titles twice each.<\/p>\n<p>Remarkable personal records, include an 18-inch deadlift of 490kg, a 150kg log press for seven reps, a world record in natural stone loading and pulling a 16-tonne truck over 25 metres in just over 33 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>He is also a former rugby player, having played for and captained CUT in three successive Varsity Cup campaigns.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">South-Africa<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. South Africa\u2019s Rayno Nel successfully defended his 2025 Strongman Champions League (SCL) World Champion title in Upington, breaking two world records in the process. The prestigious SCL World Championship concluded on Sunday at Hoe\u0308rskool Duineveld in Upington, Northern Cape, where Nel was crowned champion, successfully defending his 2024 title and securing his [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":93226,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,17],"tags":[275],"class_list":["post-93227","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-sport","tag-south-africa-2"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Rayno Nel Dominates SCL World Championship Again - South Africa<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"South Africa\u2019s Rayno Nel successfully defended his 2025 Strongman Champions League (SCL) World Champion title in Upingto ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/rayno-nel-dominates-scl-world-championship-again\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Rayno Nel Dominates SCL World Championship Again\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"South Africa\u2019s Rayno Nel successfully defended his 2025 Strongman Champions League (SCL) World Champion title in Upingto ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/rayno-nel-dominates-scl-world-championship-again\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"South Africa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-11-20T17:32:44+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-11-20T17:53:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/sites\/31\/2025\/11\/sm_1763648543.334754.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/rayno-nel-dominates-scl-world-championship-again#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/rayno-nel-dominates-scl-world-championship-again\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Rayno Nel Dominates SCL World Championship Again\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-11-20T17:32:44+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-11-20T17:53:24+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/rayno-nel-dominates-scl-world-championship-again\"},\"wordCount\":312,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/rayno-nel-dominates-scl-world-championship-again#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/sites\/31\/2025\/11\/sm_1763648543.334754.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"South-Africa\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"sport\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/rayno-nel-dominates-scl-world-championship-again#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/rayno-nel-dominates-scl-world-championship-again\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/rayno-nel-dominates-scl-world-championship-again\",\"name\":\"Rayno Nel Dominates SCL World Championship Again - 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