Derek Lunsford, an American bodybuilder, has won the Mr. Olympia 2023 competition. He has won a great amount of money as a prize.
1 min read 11/05/2023, 07:40 PM IST
Olympia is a special title. This exciting event happened at a big building called the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.
After coming in second place in the 2022 competition, Mr. Lunsford had a tough fight against Hadi Choopan. Hadi Choopan is the champion and he got the nickname “The Persian Wolf” for being the first Iranian to win this big event. In the first round of judging, Derek Lunsford and Hadi Choopan made it to the top three finalists. This prepares for a highly competitive situation.
Olympia bodybuilding competition has changed over the years. In 2019, the prize money was $1 in total. There are 6 million dollars and the person who wins gets $400,000. This is a big increase compared to earlier years. In the past, the amount of money you could win was not as much. The person who won got about $100,000. This change reflects the growing popularity and importance of the competition in the bodybuilding industry. The Olympia 2023 competition can be explained in the following way.
Derek Lunsford won and got a big prize of $400,000. Hadi Choopan got $150,000 for doing really well. Samson Dauda, who came in third place, was given $100,000 as a prize. Brandon Curry came in fourth place and won $40,000. Andrew Jacked came in fifth place and won $35,000.
Besides the five best participants in the bodybuilding contest, many outstanding athletes demonstrated their abilities in this very competitive place. Hunter Labrada came in sixth place, while Michal Krizo did really well and came in seventh place.
Tonio Burton did really well and got the eighth place, while Regan Grimes got the ninth place. Charles Griffen finished in the top ten, which showed how talented and dedicated everyone at the event was.
In addition, besides his Mr. Derek Lunsford won a big competition called the Olympia and he also got a special award called the 2023 People’s Olympia Champ. This makes him even more famous in the bodybuilding world.
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