800 participants from around the world are flexing their muscles in the third edition of the Dubai Pro International Bodybuilding Championship, which qualifies for the Mr. Olympia Professional Championship, organized by the Oxygen Club with the support of the Dubai Sports Council, during the period from July 26 to 28, at the Dubai World Trade Center, with prizes totaling AED 1.5 million. The organizing committee of the championship revealed the details of the event during a press conference held yesterday at the headquarters of the Dubai Sports Council, in the presence of the Secretary General of the Dubai Sports Council, Saeed Hareb, and the Assistant Secretary General of the Dubai Sports Council, Nasser Aman Al Rahma. The event was attended by the Director of the Sports Events Department at the Dubai Sports Council, Ali Omar Al Balushi, the Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Championship, Adel Al Ali, the Mr. Olympia champion in the 2017 and 2018 versions, Bryon Ansley, the silver medalist in the World Bodybuilding Championship “Mr. Olympia Professional” for the years 2016 and 2017, Ahmed Ashkanani, the Syrian champion Michel Daboul, and the Kuwaiti coach Ahmed Askar.
Ali Omar stressed that “the Dubai Pro Championship occupies a significant position not only on the Dubai Sports Council’s annual agenda, but also on the global level. It is a championship that started big and achieves success every year, whether in terms of the number of participants or the companies that seek to be present in this event.”
“The Dubai Pro Championship is a gateway for Arab athletes to qualify and compete in the World Bodybuilding Championship (Mr. Olympia), and it will also be an opportunity for bodybuilding fans to watch the stars of the game, participate in the events, and gain more experience, especially since this sport is spreading rapidly among our youth from different segments of society, as Dubai now includes more than 400 clubs and centers for fitness and bodybuilding,” he said at the press conference.
He added: “We are confident that all participants will benefit from this championship in terms of competition and gaining experience. Fans of this sport will also find the opportunity to follow their favorite athletes and see the most important companies exhibiting the latest products and equipment specialized in bodybuilding.”
For his part, Adel Al Ali said, “This year’s Dubai Pro Championship is witnessing a wide participation of professional and amateur bodybuilding champions, thanks to the facilities provided by Dubai and the quality of life there, which has encouraged international companies to move their warehouses and headquarters from Europe to Dubai. The same thing has been done by international athletes and professional champions in Europe and America, who have started moving to live in Dubai, and this is something we are proud of and cherish.”
“The winner of the Dubai Pro Championship in the amateur category will receive the title of ‘Champion of Champions’ and will receive a professional player card to participate in the ‘Mr. Olympia’, which will be held from October 10 to 13 in Las Vegas, USA. The winners in the amateur category will also receive nine professional cards that will qualify them to become professional players, while the winning professionals will receive cash prizes, which are the second highest cash prizes for professional bodybuilders in the world after the Mr. Olympia Championship,” he added.
The winning professionals receive the second highest prize money in the world after the Mr. Olympia competition.
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