Arnold Sports Festival 2024: Hadi Choopan competes in the Mr. Olympia event during the Olympia Fitness & Performance weekend at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino on December 17, 2022, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Multiple events in the 2024 Arnold Sports Festival wrapped up on Saturday. This included the Strongman Classic, the Strongwoman Classic, men’s Physique, and the Arnold Classic.
The Arnold Classic in particular has become one of bodybuilding’s premier events, with top competitors around the globe competing for first place. The 2024 group featured a pair of decorated individuals, Hadi Choopan and Samson Dauda. Choopan, known as the Persian Wolf, made his first appearance at the event after winning the title of Mr Olympia in 2022. He was also the Mr. Olympia runner-up in 2023
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As for Dauda, he returned to defend his title after emerging victorious in the 2023 Arnold Classic. It appeared to be a two-man race heading into the final day, as both Choopan and Dauda were featured in the first and final callouts during prejudging on Friday.
Choopan dethroned Dauda to win the $300,000 prize and earn some redemption for his second-place Mt. Olympia finish. Here are the full results for the Arnold Classic and several other notable events on Saturday.
Arnold Classic
Choopan was victorious and won a $300,000 prize in his first time competing in the event. Dauda earned a No. 2 finish and won a $120,000 prize as the runner-up in the Classic along with the Best Poser Award. His trophy was presented to him by Schwarzenegger himself.
First Place: Hadi Choopan: Arnold Sports Festival 2024
In the Arnold Classic final, which appeared to be a two-man race after Choopan and Dauda were called out multiple times in Friday’s prejudging. It was Choopan’s first time participating in the Classic, as the man nicknamed the Persian Wolf has typically been one of the finalists in recent years at Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend.
He was named Mr. Olympia in 2022, although his finish as the runner-up in 2023 behind Derek Lunsford came as a disappointment relative to the rest of his career. As for Dauda, he entered the 2024 Classic searching for his second straight title after winning the competition in 2023.
Choopan emerged victorious, winning the Arnold Classic as well as the $300,000 prize in his first time competing in the event. Dauda earned a No. 2 finish.
Second Place: Samson Dauda: Arnold Sports Festival 2024
The event also boasts one of the most notable events in bodybuilding. The competition, named after bodybuilding legend Arnold Schwarzenegger, included some of the top names in the world of bodybuilding such as Hadi Choopan and Samson Dauda.
The competition took place at multiple venues in Ohio throughout the weekend. The locations consisted of the Columbus Convention Center, the Ohio Expo Center, the Batelle Grand, and the Columbus Athenaeum.
Third Place: Rafael Brandao: Arnold Sports Festival 2024
Rafael is a regular top-five finisher, and he has two pro victories under his belt along with this new win in the Arnold Classic.
At his last Mr. Olympia in 2022, Rafael finished in tenth place, but some bodybuilding pundits believed he should have placed higher.
Rafael has one of the most balanced physiques in the bodybuilding world. Rafael presents an incredible combination of size, balance, and condition. With the improvements that he made during 2023, he has successfully won this position and expected for better in the coming season.
Fourth Place: Jon Delarosa
Fifth Place: James Hollingshead
Sixth Place: Akim Williams
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Classic Physique Results:
First Place: Wesley Vissers
Second Place: Ramon Rocha Queiroz
Third Place: Urs Kalecinski
Fourth Place: Breon Ansley
Fifth Place: Michael Daboul
Sixth Place: Damien Patrick
Men’s Physique
First Place: Diogo Montenegro
Second Place: Vinicius Mateus Lima
Third Place: Vitor Chaves
Fourth Place: Kyron Holden
Fifth Place: Corey Morris
Sixth Place: Emanuel Hunter
Bikini International
First Place: Lauralie Chapados
Second Place: Aimee Delgado
Third Place: Vania Auguste
Fourth Place: Angelica Teixeira
Fifth Place: Phoebe Hagan
Sixth Place: Eli Fernandez
Pro Wheelchair
First Place: Rajesh John
Second Place: Gabriele Andriulli
Third Place: Josue Fabiano
Fourth Place: Harold Kelley
Fifth Place: Gaylon Grigsby
Sixth Place: Bradley Betts
Arnold Strongman Classic
First Place: Mitchell Hooper
Second Place: Mateusz Kieliszkowski
Third Place: Tom Stoltman
Fourth Place: Hafthór Björnsson
Fifth Place: Bobby Thompson
Sixth Place: Oleksii Novikov
Seventh Place: Evan Singleton
Eighth Place: Martins Licis
Ninth Place: Thomas Evans
Tenth Place: Oskar Ziółkowski
Arnold Strongwoman Classic
First Place: Angelica Jardine
Second Place: Olga Liashchuk
Third Place: Lucy Underdown
Fourth Place: Hannah Linzay
Fifth Place: Inez Carrasquillo
Sixth Place: Samantha Belliveau
Seventh Place: Rebecca Roberts
Eighth Place: Andrea Thompson
Ninth Place: Melissa Peacock
Tenth Place: Erin Murray
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Lauralie Chapados has maintained her dominance in the bikini international event, winning it for the third consecutive year. Meanwhile, Rajesh John won his first Arnold title by taking home the crown in the pro wheelchair event as 2023 champion Harold Kelley finished fourth.
Mitchell Hooper won his second straight Arnold Strongman Classic after entering the day in the No. 2 spot behind 2018 World’s Strongest Man Hafthór Björnsson. Hooper recorded 32 points on Saturday to secure the victory.
Angelica Jardine maintained her recent hot streak after winning 2023 America’s Strongest Woman. She earned a victory in the Arnold Strongwoman Classic, narrowly beating out runner-up Olga Liashchuk by half a point.
Fitness International Results:
First Place: Ariel Khadr
Second Place: Jaclyn Baker
Third Place: Jodi Boam
Fourth Place: Michelle Fredua-Mensah
Fifth Place: Aurika Tyrgale
Sixth Place: Tamara Vahn
Classic Wellness International Results:
First Place: Francielle Mattos
Second Place: Isabelle Nunes
Third Place: Sandra Colorado Acal
Fourth Place: Bruna Seredich
Fifth Place: Lili Dong
Sixth Place: Anne-Marie Gobeil