Bodybuilder Pham Van Mach won the world bodybuilding championship for the 7th time at the age of 49.

(Dan Tri) - At the age of 49, bodybuilder Pham Van Mach surprised everyone by winning the world championship for the 7th time. In addition to Pham Van Mach, the Vietnamese team had 3 more athletes win gold medals.

The 2025 World Bodybuilding and Fitness Championships will take place on Batam Island (Indonesia) from November 11 to November 17. The bodybuilding event will take place from November 14 to November 16. On the first day of competition, Vietnamese athletes won big.

Pham Van Mach won the world bodybuilding championship for the 7th time, men's 55kg class (Photo: NVCC).

The most notable of these is “ant” Pham Van Mach. At the age of 49, Vietnam’s top athlete still won the world championship for the 7th time.

In the men's 55kg weight class, Pham Van Mach defeated strong opponents Muru Ramamurthy and Shiv Choram Sundi (both Indians) to win the gold medal.

This is a sensational achievement of this "veteran", because at the age of U50, not many athletes are still able to maintain peak performance and maintain a perfect body structure like Pham Van Mach.

In addition to Pham Van Mach, the first day of competition in the bodybuilding category at this year's world championship also witnessed the resounding success of other athletes from the Vietnamese delegation.

Specifically, Nguyen Thi Kim Dung won the gold medal in the women's classical bodybuilding category under 1m65 tall, Phan Huynh Duc won the gold medal in the men's 65kg category and Ho Huy Binh won the gold medal in the men's 70kg category.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/luc-si-pham-van-mach-lan-thu-7-vo-dich-the-hinh-the-gioi-o-tuoi-49-20251114135358653.htm