Legendary World\u2019s Strongest Man Champion Haf\u00fe\u00f3r J\u00fal\u00edus \u201cThor\u201d Bj\u00f6rnsson has confirmed his participation at the inaugural Enhanced Games on May 24, 2026. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As the sole competitor in an exhibition event, Thor will attempt to break his own 510 kg (1,124 lbs.) deadlift world record during the Enhanced Games at the Resorts World in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThor is a globally recognized icon, a literal mountain in both sports and entertainment and we are thrilled he\u2019s participating in the Games,\u201d said Maxmillian Martin, CEO of Enhanced. \u201cThere are very few – if any – people on the planet who can match Thor\u2019s sheer power and the spectacle that only he can create with a global audience.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bjornsson, 37, is an elite professional strongman competitor and world-famous actor. He is a World’s Strongest Man champion (2018), three-time winner of the Arnold Strongman Classic (2018-20) and five-time winner of Europe’s Strongest Man (2014-15 and 2017-19). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the 2025 World Deadlift Championships in Birmingham, England, Bj\u00f6rnsson deadlifted 510 kg (1,124 lbs) to break the all-time world record deadlift, surpassing his own previously-held record of 505 kg (1,113 lbs) and becoming the first and only man in history to deadlift more than 500 kg three times.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thor is also the only man to achieve the elusive Strongman Triple Crown, winning World’s Strongest Man (WSM), the Arnold Strongman Classic (ASC), and Europe’s Strongest Man (ESM) in the same year (2018). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As an actor, Bj\u00f6rnsson is best known for his portrayal of Ser Gregor \u201cThe Mountain\u201d Clegane in the award-winning HBO series Games of Thrones. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDefying what was previously thought humanly possible is what powers my success and what attracted me to the Games,\u201d said Bj\u00f6rnsson. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI believe what the team at Enhanced is embarking on \u2013 to change the conversation about what is possible in sport will be historic and I wanted to be a part of that. I can\u2019t wait to try and beat my record and shake the floor in Las Vegas.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The inaugural Enhanced Games will take place on May 24, 2026 at Resorts World Las Vegas. Featuring events in weightlifting, sprinting and swimming, the Enhanced Games\u00a0 is a global annual competition that allows supervised doping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Games is panned by the sporting fraternity including the International Olympic Committee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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