With the most significant event in bodybuilding taking place in about a week, there has been rampant speculation on who will be taking that coveted Sandow trophy home. With last-minute decisions to pull out and unfortunate situations arising during this crunch time, we want to keep you updated on who will be vying for the Mr. Olympia title.
(courtesy of Hadi Choopan's Instagram)
Here are the confirmed competitors of the 2023 Mr. Olympia Men's Open:
Competing:
- Hadi Choopan (Iran) - Defending Mr. Olympia
- Derek Lunsford (USA) - Runner-Up '22 Olympia
- Nick Walker (USA)
- Brandon Curry (USA) '19 Mr. Olympia
- Samson Dauda (United Kingdom)
- Behrooz Tabani (Iran)
- Tonio Burton (USA)
- Ross Flanigan (USA)
- Michal Krizanek (Slovakia)
- Phil Clahar (USA)
- Andrea Presti (Italy)
- Hassan Mostafa (Egypt)
- Justin Shier (USA)
- Roman Fritz (Germany)
- Hunter Labrada (USA)
- Chinedu Andrew Obiekea (UAE)
- Regan Grimes (Canada)
- Theo Leguerrier (France)
- Charles Griffen (USA)
(Courtesy of Derek Lunsford's Instagram)
Qualified But Not Competing:
- Brett Wilkin (USA) - Digestive issues
- Mamdouh Elssbiay '20,'21 Mr. Olympia (Egypt) - Elbow issues
- Iain Valliere (Canada) - Retired
- Kamal Elgargni (Libya) - Family health issues
- Nathan De Asha (United Kingdom) - Visa issues
(Image courtesy of Nick Walker's Instagram)
With the field of 24 being whittled down to 19, crowning a possible new champion has become even more of a reality for the remaining competitors. With fan favorites Nick Walker, Samson Dauda, and Derek Lunsford chomping at the bit to get their first Mr. Olympia title, and Hadi Choopan looking to retain his hard-earned position. You know without a doubt that this will be an Olympia for the history books.
Who do you think will be taking the Olympia title this year? Leave us a comment down below with your predictions.
(Image courtesy of Samson Dauda's Instagram)
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