The Mr. Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend is set to take place from October 10 to October 13, 2024, in Las Vegas, Nevada. This highly anticipated annual event is one of the most prestigious in the bodybuilding and fitness industry, bringing together elite athletes from around the world to compete in various categories, including Mr. Olympia, Ms. Olympia, Men’s Physique, Classic Physique, and more.
Defending champion Derek Lunsford leads a crop of bodybuilders into competition this weekend in Las Vegas in the 2024 Mr. Olympia event.
The 2023 champion faces a crop of talented competitors, including past champions, an all-time great, and several young, burgeoning stars looking to cement their status as the future of the sport.
Who is qualified for the event, when can you check it out, and who should you keep an eye on throughout it?
Find out with this preview of the bodybuilding extravaganza.
Schedule
Friday, October 11: Mr. Olympia pre-judging (6:00 p.m.)
Saturday, October 12: Mr. Olympia Finals (7:00 p.m.)
Prize Money
The purse has yet to be announced. It is expected, though, that total prize money will top $1.6 million, the most in the event’s history.
Qualified Competitors
Derek Lunsford (USA)
Hadi Choopan (Iran)
Samson Dauda (United Kingdom)
Theo Leguerrer (France)
Rafael Brandao (Brazil)
Martin Fitzwater (USA)
Nicholas Walker (USA)
Tonio Burton (USA)
Akim Williams (USA)
Brandon Curry (USA)
William Bonac (Netherlands)
Behrooz Tabani (Iran)
Nathan De Asha (United Kingdom)
John Jewett (USA)
Mohamed Foda (Egypt)
Jonatha Delarosa (USA)
Chinedu Andrew Obeikea (United Arab Emirates)
Hunter Labrada (USA)
Bruno Santos (Brazil)
Prediction
With Nick Walker unexpectedly dropping out of this year’s competition late, the field became even less predictable than it already was.
Lunsford is the defending champion and Choopan had a wonderful competition two years ago. Either could easily win another Mr. Olympia title in Las Vegas on Saturday night.
Brandon Curry won the event in 2019 and has finished in second place twice (2020 and 21) and fourth place twice (2022 and 23).
Obeikea, known more popularly as Andrew Jacked, lives up to the moniker and Dauda has been chasing bodybuilding’s premier title for some time.
Any of those five competitors, and probably two or three others, could realistically win the event.
Still, Lunsford and Choopan are at the peak of their profession. Each has worked to improve key parts of their physique and after a controversial second-place finish last year, the latter is ready to prove that he should be competing for this third, consecutive title.
Choopan wins title No. 2.
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