{"id":189787,"date":"2025-12-18T10:00:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T10:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/189787\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T10:00:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T10:00:11","slug":"champion-bodybuilder-30-dies-suddenly-just-days-after-telling-fans-a-new-starting-point-is-before-my-eyes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/189787\/","title":{"rendered":"Champion bodybuilder, 30, dies suddenly just days after telling fans ‘a new starting point is before my eyes’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A CHAMPION bodybuilder has suddenly dropped dead aged just 30 after suffering a suspected \u201cheart problem\u201d.<\/p>\n

Wang Kun, who dominated the sport in China<\/a>, had won an incredible eight consecutive titles at the CBBA National Bodybuilding<\/a> Championships.<\/p>\n

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Wang Kun, 30, suddenly dropped dead after a suspected \u201cheart problem\u201dCredit: Jam Press<\/p>\n

The \u201cchamp\u201d dominated the sport sport in ChinaCredit: Jam Press<\/p>\n

Wang was a professional athlete with the International Federation of Bodybuilding & Fitness Professional League.<\/p>\n

The shock death has sent ripples through the fitness world. <\/p>\n

In a brief statement, a spokesperson from the Anhui Provincial Bodybuilding Association said his untimely passing \u201cseems to be due to a heart problem\u201d.<\/p>\n

Wang was widely regarded as one of the sport\u2019s elite competitors in China<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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He achieved an extraordinary run of success at the CBBA National Bodybuilding championships. <\/p>\n

He said he lived a \u201cmonk\u2019s life\u201d for a decade to transform himself into a champion, going on to claim eight straight national titles.<\/p>\n

Wang said his strict diet consisted of hot pot broth with meat dipped in soy sauce and boiled chicken breast.<\/p>\n

The dedicated bodybuilder also told fans that during Chinese New Year<\/a> he would spend the entire holiday training in the gym rather than celebrating.<\/p>\n

Over his career, Wang claimed an astonishing eight consecutive national titles.<\/p>\n

His dominance cemented him as a household name in the bodybuilding scene.<\/p>\n

Following the shock news, tributes poured in from devastated fans online.<\/p>\n

One wrote: \u201cKun, RIP. What a pity.\u201d Another added: \u201cRest in peace champ.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wang was also a professional athlete with the International Federation of Bodybuilding & Fitness Professional League.<\/p>\n

Away from the stage, he was a businessman and gym owner.<\/p>\n

The fitness star ran his own training facility called Muscle Factory.<\/p>\n

The gym was based in his home city and had built a loyal following.<\/p>\n

Wang was also on the verge of a major new chapter in his career.<\/p>\n

He was preparing to open a brand new gym in Hefei, China but will tragically never get the chance to open it. <\/p>\n

Apparently referring to his new gym venture, he wrote on social media: \u201cA new starting point, a new world, is right before my eyes.\u201d<\/p>\n

His death was confirmed by a heartfelt announcement made by the Anhui Provincial Bodybuilding Association. <\/p>\n

Over his career, Wang claimed an astonishing eight consecutive national titlesCredit: Jam Press<\/p>\n

Wang was widely regarded as one of the sport\u2019s elite competitors in ChinaCredit: Jam Press\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A CHAMPION bodybuilder has suddenly dropped dead aged just 30 after suffering a suspected \u201cheart problem\u201d. Wang Kun,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":189788,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[4595,27445,565,62329,134,4791,554,111,139,69,1414,10450],"class_list":{"0":"post-189787","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fitness","8":"tag-bodybuilding","9":"tag-celebrity-deaths","10":"tag-fitness","11":"tag-fitness-and-exercise","12":"tag-health","13":"tag-instagram","14":"tag-mental-health","15":"tag-new-zealand","16":"tag-newzealand","17":"tag-nz","18":"tag-social-media","19":"tag-twitter"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189787","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=189787"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189787\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/189788"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=189787"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=189787"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=189787"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}