Mr. Olympia qualifiers: 2024 Dubai Pro entire lineup and prize money revealed

The 2024 Dubai Pro is scheduled for July 27–28 at the Sheikh Saeed Hall in the Trade Centre Arena in Dubai. It is a significant qualifying event for the prestigious Mr. Olympia competition.

Since top athletes from all around the world are vying for a seat in the Mr. Olympia competition, this event has attracted a lot of interest. Most bodybuilders use the Dubai Pro as an important opportunity to display their abilities and earn a spot among the top competitors in the bodybuilding world.

According to Dubai Pro Event, there will be four categories for the upcoming 2024 Dubai Pro competition, which are:

Men’s Open: Winner of $100,000
Men's 212: Winner of $20,000
Classic Physique: Winner of $60,000
Men’s Physique: Winner of $40,000

The 2024 Dubai Pro Bodybuilding entire lineup

The 2024 Dubai Pro promises an exciting lineup, with notable competitors in various categories.

The Men's Open bodybuilding category will feature:

Khaled Alkazem
Ahmad Alrefaei
Khaled Awny
Arso Basheer Mohammed
William Bonac
Nathan De Asha
Alie Edward
Arash Eskandari
Ali Jasim
Sibusiso Kotelo
Aleksei Kuznetsov
Mikhail Maslov
Rubiel Mosquer
Surachai Plangaiem
Ismail Radwan
Vilius Sosnovskis
Robin Strand
Behrooz Tabani

The Men's 212 bodybuilding category will feature:

Mahmoud Abdelhalim
Galal Ahed
Hassan Alabdrabalreda
Obenrocksman Arrah
Mohamed Attaalla
Angel Calderon Frias
Mohamed Embaby
Laurance Fakhreddine
Jafar Ghaffarnezhad
Ahmed Juraybi
Nihat Kaya
Mazin Kratus
Nasser Mohammad
Mehdi Mostafaloo
Emanuel Muhuwa
Simon Pendelin
Marco Ruz
Wayne Williams
Morad Zahir
Mojtaba Zare

The Classic Physique bodybuilding category will feature:

Masoud Abdolhay
Yemi Adefioye
Mohamed Ahmed Abdallah
Haydar Al Sarray
Abdullah Almatar
Abdullah Alrabiah
Charbake Anass
Breon Ansley
Vahid Badpei
Ahmed Chafni
Khaled El Nahawy
Amr Elgamal
Mohamed Amine Fakhfakh
Callum Hinze
Seyed Reza Hosseini
Edgard John Augustin
Paul Kanu
Azamat Karabashev
Sedat Kaya
Majid Khorsandikolour
Abou Konate
Mohammed Murshed
Charles Michael Oniya
Valentin Petrov
Denis Romanov
Ali Shamsghamar
Julio Simoes
Omid Soleimani Ghahroudi
Ziqiang Wang
Robert Waterhouse
Dani Younan

The Men's Physique bodybuilding category will feature:

Aslan Abdullayev
Miguel Abibe
Kamal Aitirhmour
Mohammad Al Hababi
Abdullah Al Sabea
Abdullah Al Sharafi
Nawaf Alansari
Mohammad Albanna
Ommie Ali
Mahmood Al-Maghrabi
Aziz Almohandes
Ali Alsaeedi
Carlos Asiedu Ocran
Joshua Atease
Erin Banks
Aundre Benson
Omar Boresli
Ravi Chaudhary
Youssef Cherrate
Ahmed Eldebawy
Yassin Gaber
Anik Ghosh
Sotirios Gkatsis
Youssef Hassan
Hachemi Hemza
Gijo John
Miroslav Juricek
Tamer Laouachera
Louis Lee
St. Michael Moodie
Ayob Omar
Maxime Parisi
Rahul Paswan
Abi Pietersz
Sidy Pouye
Yaser Rezaei
Matthais Roth
Serpescu Sebastian
Serge Victor
Lovish Wahi

It was also revealed that Phil Heath, the seven-time Mr. Olympia, will officially join the 2024 Dubai Pro competition.

The 2024 Dubai Pro prize money for all categories

The 2024 Dubai Pro is not only the way to the Mr. Olympia stage but it also offers a high amount of prize money, attracting top talents from around the world.

It was revealed by the event's official page that the prize for this year's competition is set to be substantial which further raises the stakes for the competitors.

The exact breakdown of the prize money of the professional awards for all categories are:

‏Men’s Open bodybuilding category

‏Winner — $100,000
‏Second Place — $40,000
‏Third Place — $15,000
‏Fourth Place — $5,000
‏Fifth Place — $2,000

Men's 212 bodybuilding category

‏Winner — $20,000
‏Second Place — $5,000
‏Third Place — $3,000
‏Fourth Place — $2,000
‏Fifth Place — $1,000

‏Classic Men's Physique bodybuilding category

‏Winner — $60,000
‏Second Place — $30,000
‏Third Place — $10,000
‏Fourth Place — $2,000
‏Fifth Place — $1,000

‏Men’s Physique bodybuilding category

‏Winner — $40,000
‏Second Place — $15,000
‏Third Place — $6,000
‏Fourth Place — $2,000
‏Fifth Place — $1,000

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