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At The End Of The Year In The Bodybuilding World,Mr. Olympia 2020 Kicks Off With Surprises And Surprises

The mr. Olympia 2020 competition was held last weekend, and the world's top bodybuilders will gather in orlando, florida, for a "Grand feast" For all bodybuilding fans.

This year's olympiad is a bit special. The original plan was for the mr. Olympia to be held in the fall, but the current situation forced the competition to be held in december. Even more unexpectedly, they had to move it from las vegas to orlando with six weeks to go. Nonetheless, the competition continued, with almost every top bodybuilder in the world showing up.

The majority of the mr. Olympia 2020 competition took place on friday and saturday, and after two long days of competition, the dust finally settled and we saw a new champion and a successful title defense. Here's our roundup of the results from each competition.

Mr. Olympia men's traditional bodybuilding open division

The men's open division is considered the real "Mr. Olympia" And this year the competition has been a lot of attention because of many special events. This is due in large part to the return of seven-time champion phil heath, who is looking to win his eighth title and tie the all-time record. Standing in front of him is 2019 champion brandon curry.

How many extremely talented athletes have vied for the mr. Olympia throne. However, the winner was "Big remy", who stunned the judges with his greatly improved physical condition and physique. He was followed by last year's winner brandon curry in second place, with seven-time olympia winner phil heath in third.

Final results and prizes

1. Big remy $400,000

2. Brandon curry $150,000

3. Phil heath $100,000

4. Persian wolf hardy $45,000

5. William bonac $40,000

Mr. Olympia men's bodybuilding 212 division

Kamal elgagni won the 2019 competition, but this was after the departure of former champion felix lewis. So he came into this race with an emotion of proving himself, wanting to prove that he was a deserving champion.

In friday's preliminaries, it was clear that kamal was in great form, but so were the other competitors. In the end, shawn clarida showed a higher level and took over the title as the winner of the 212 class. Kamal elgagni came in second place. In third place was george peterson, who has shown great improvement this year.

Final results and prize money

1. Shawn clarida $50,000

2. Kamal elgagni $20,000

3. George peterson $10,000

4. Derek langsford $6000

5. Ahmed ashkanani $4000

Mr. Olympia men's classical fitness category

This competition is also doubly popular because, in addition to the athletes' almost perfect physiques, another reason is the fierce competition between current champion chris bumstead and two-time former champion bren ainslie. These two have been fighting for months, and it all boils down to this race.

While there were many other athletes who were also very good, the story came down to who would win between ainslie and bamstead. In the end, chris barmstead would take first place and become the champion for the second year in a row. In another evenly matched race, terence ruffin took a surprising second place, while former champion bren ainslie finished in third place.

Final results and prize money

1. Chris barmstead $30,000

2. Terence ruffin $10,000

3. Bren ainslie $5,000

4. Alex cambronero $3,000

5. Brian jones $2,000

Mr. Olympia men's fitness category

Men's bodybuilding is the most recognized category in all of the mr. Olympia competitions. These athletes train with a focus on their upper body, not their legs, and few can demonstrate this better than defending champion raymond edmonds. He continues to be at his best in the build-up to this fight, which makes people think he won't be beaten.

No one was going to make it easy for edmonds to win this fight because everyone who took part was in great shape. However, when the race was over, brandon hendrickson won the first place crown, which he last won in 2018. Former champion raymond edmonds narrowly missed out on second place, while karen holden ended the race in third place.

Final results and prize money

1. Brandon hendrickson $35,000

2. Raymond edmonds $2,000

3. Karen holden $8,000

4. Jeremy porterfan $4000

5. Andre dew $2000

Mr. Olympia men's wheelchair bodybuilding division

The most inspirational of the entire competition, this contest pits the best wheelchair bodybuilders against each other. The judging here is based on the upper body only. This, along with the countless touching stories that accompany these athletes, makes this classification well worth a look.

Harold kelly entered the competition as the defending champion and he left in the same way, winning the wheelchair category for the third time. In second place was anthony hadlaoui, who worked very hard for it. Adelph seram was third, consolidating his position in the top three.

Final results

1. Harold kelly

2. Anthony hadlaoui

3. Adelph seram

4. Tyler bray

5. Johnny quinn

Olympia women's bodybuilding division

Another exciting aspect of the women's bodybuilding competition that is drawing attention this year is its return. The program has been gone since 2014, but it is finally back on the sport's biggest stage. It was expected that the retired former ten-time champion iris kyle would make a comeback to compete in this grand event, but she was ultimately unable to participate in this competition due to illness.

However, the women in the race were equally incredible, with the likes of heller-twino and andrea shaw going head-to-head on the stage. In the end, shaw came out way ahead to win the 2020 olympia women's bodybuilding title, with the day of the competition coinciding with her birthday. Margie martin didn't make it easy, finishing second, while heller-twino ended the competition in third place. Whether you like the competition or not, the women deserve applause for their hard work and dedication.

Final results and prizes

1. Andrea shaw $50,000

2. Margie martin $20,000

3. Heller-twino $12,000

4. Marla $7,000

5. Erin anderson $6000

Olympia women's bikini category

There were up to 40 athletes competing in the bikini category today. This just goes to show how popular this category is among female athletes and the general public. The most talked about is elisa pecchini, who shocked everyone with her victory in 2019 and is expected to win a second title.

Obviously, it was difficult for so many athletes to stand out as the judges had to struggle to pick the winner out of the many talented athletes. In the end, janet leger made enough improvements to win the competition. Second place went to jennifer dory. The third place position went to aetilia santillas-santos, who had a great tournament.

Final results and prizes

1. Janet leger $50,000

2. Jennifer dori $20,000

3. Aetilia santillas-santos $12,000

4. Angelica teixeira $7,000

5. Lola chapado $6,000

Olympia women's physique category

The physique program has had some pretty incredible performances over the past few years, and the 2020 olympia proved it. Going into the competition, it was thought that sydney gillen would be able to continue the dominance she has been enjoying. With three wins in a row on this big stage, there seemed to be no stopping her.

This turned out to be true as well, as sydney gillen won the title for the fourth time. That said, it was a close race, with natalia soltero eventually finishing as runner-up. Also looking great was nadia wyatt among the top three.

Final results and prizes

1. Sidney gillen $50,000

2. Natalia soltero $20,000

3. Nadia wyatt $12,000

4. Nicole zenobia graham $7,000

5. Letoly yavac $6,000

Olympia women's fitness category

In this year's event, shannick grant is expected to win the competition as she has done in the past. She had already won the previous two years.

But surprisingly, sarah villegas made a major breakthrough, winning the women's bodybuilding title. Shannick grant came in second place and still looked good. Third place went to coelho, who also did well.

Final results and prize money

1. Sara villegas $40,000

2. Shannick grant $18,000

3. Natalia abraham coelho $12,000

4. Barbara menaghi $6000

5. Menagevi rein $4000

Olympia women's fitness group

The fitness category is always one of the most interesting events in the competition. This category is judged heavily on the girls' aerobic dance moves, not just posing for fixed moves. The big question here is, can returning former champion oksana grishina reclaim her title against defending champion whitney jones? Whitney jones has been looking pretty good lately, too.

However, to the shock of many, it was missy tanut who ended up winning the title. Grishna was initially announced as the winner, but it was later revealed that a scoring error actually gave her second place. In third place this year was former champion whitney jones.

Final results and prize money

1. Missy tanut $50,000

2. Oksana grishina $20,000

3. Whitney jones $12,000

4. Ariel kader $7,000

5. Baker jacklin $6,000

The mr. Olympia 2020 competition is now a thing of the past, let's all look forward to next year's competition.

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