Pre-judging for the 2024 Classic Physique Olympia occurred at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV, on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024. It is the world championship event for the 2024 season.
The firm favorite for this competition is the five-time defending champion, Chris Bumstead. He had 54 contenders seeking to dethrone him, including 2024 Arnold Classic Physique winner Wesley Vissers and 2023 Olympia runner-up Ramon Rocha Querioz.
2024 Classic Physique Olympia Pre-Judging
The following athletes competed during numerical comparisons and individual introductions. The numbers to the left of their names below are the numbers they wore on stage:
Tomas Adame
Osmar Alanis
Abdullah Al-Sairafi
Kim Angel
Breon Ansley
Vahid Badpei
Justin Badurina
Jihoon Bang
Bjay Carswell
Hanjin Choi
Adrian Cyronek
Michael Daboul
Niall Darwen
Carlos Dommar
Logan Franklin
Breno Penna Freire
Fanni Fuadi
Diego Alejandro Garavito
Matthew Greggo
Jorge Arturo Herrera
Junior Javorski
Not Assigned
Shicheng Jin
Tyler Johnson
Nathaniel Joiner
Fabio Junio
Urs Kalecinski
Chen Kang
Andrei Kozhokar
Hyun Seok Lee
Not Assigned
Everson Costa Melo
Matheus Menegate
Jose Manuel Munoz
Richard Nagy
Jaehun Park
Damien Patrick
Not Assigned
Zhivko Petkov
Ramon Rocha Queiroz
Luca Reger
Emanuele Ricotti
Lamar Shaw
Daryn Shirbayev
Not Assigned
Mike Sommerfeld
Fabiony Sylvain
Andres Eduardo Taveras
Tony Taveras
Robert Timms
Wesley Vissers
Shitian Wang
Eric Wildberger
Jeremiah Willies
Kellen Wilson
Soo Min Yoon
Gabriel Zancanelli
Chris Bumstead
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First Callout
Breon Ansley
Michael Daboul
Urs Kalecinski
Jose Manuel Munoz
Ramon Rocha Queiroz
Wesley Vissers
Chris Bumstead
Mike Sommerfeld
Second Callout
Wesley Vissers
Michael Daboul
Ramon Rocha Queiroz
Jose Manuel Munoz
Breon Ansley
Third Callout
Eric Wildberger
Jaehun Park
Matheus Menegate
Matthew Greggo
Logan Franklin
Justin Badurina
Niall Darwen
Fourth Callout
Jihoon Bang
Adrian Cyronek
Carlos Dommar
Fabio Junio
Richard Nagy
Emanuele Ricotti
Robert Timms
Gabriel Zancanelli
Fifth Callout
Vahid Badpei
Fanni Fuadi
Junior Javorski
Damien Patrick
Luca Reger
Soo Min Yoon
Jorge Arturo Herrera
Osmar Alanis
Sixth Callout
Jeremiah Willies
Tomas Adame
Shicheng Jin
Abdullah Al-Sairafi
Everson Costa Melo
Zhivko Petkov
Lamar Shaw
Kellen Wilson
Seventh Callout
Kim Angel
Bjay Carswell
Tyler Johnson
Nathaniel Joiner
Daryn Shirbayev
Tony Taveras
Eighth Callout
Hanjin Choi
Andrei Kozhokar
Hyun Seok Lee
Chen Kang
Breno Penna Freire
Andres Eduardo Taveras
Shitian Wang
Ninth Callout
Michael Daboul
Matthew Greggo
Matheus Menegate
Wesley Vissers
10th Callout
Breon Ansley
Jose Manuel Munoz
Ramon Rocha Queiroz
11th Callout
Urs Kalecinski
Mike Sommerfeld
Chris Bumstead
The Play-by-Play
The crowd was significantly larger and louder than Friday’s Prejudging. NFL legends Shannon Sharpe and Shaun Merriman were present.
Queiroz had many supporters in the audience, as expected. Bumstead’s fans cheered the loudest as he took the stage, and, as expected, he was in the middle of the first callout. Urs Kalecinski and Mike Sommerfeld flanked him. They were sent back in line, indicating them as the top three in the field. This was confirmed when they were brought out for the final callout.
The final round for Classic Physique is part of the Saturday night show at the Resorts World Theater in Las Vegas. The top 10 will battle for the title of world champion.
Stay tuned to BarBend for continuing coverage. Fans can watch from home via the live stream available on the Olympia Productions website.
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