Quote from: Mate2237 on October 16, 2024, 04:49:36 PM

This is the first time I am hearing such sport in the international competition. Though I have been seen it in gym centres and local competition and not in the international competition. And I have not seen a Nigerian build himself to this level that full with body muscles.

Dauda won 2024 Mr Olympia, and go home with $600,000 which is equivalent to ₦900 millions in local currency. According to the news this is the highest reward given to an athlete in the body building sport history. The competition took place at the Resorts World Theatre in Las Vegas in the United States in the weekend (12-10-2024). 15 athletes participated to the final and Samson Dauda won the final.
Samson Dauda
Have you seen a bodybuilder like this before?

Wow, it was amazing to see Nigerian athletes making history at this international event! Gymnastics is one sport that doesn't get the attention it deserves. Especially in Nigeria, seeing Samson Dauda win Mr Olympia and take home the $600,000 prize money. It is truly an encouragement. It truly shows the dedication and discipline that goes into building a body like his. I have seen others competing in their local competitions, but nothing as close as Mr. Olympia. It is not just commitment to make such muscles, but you have to conserve them too. It is a completely different ball game. Hopefully, Nigerians will be motivated to take up sports and represent us at the world level by Samson's winning moments.

Quote from: Wexnident on Today at 02:21:54 AM

I think the competitions pretty old? I've seen quite a few bodybuilders with builds like that and tbh, I have no idea how different they are most of the time, they all just look in general pretty amazing to me like sheesh, I sometimes wonder how the human body can have that much content in their body sometimes.

I think the most memorable one I remember about it was the Japanese one? IIRC it was tied to a dumbbell anime which had a catchy opening hence why I remember it.

Yes, bodybuilding competitions have been around for a while, but Samson Dauda's victory certainly stands out. Because of how rare it is for Nigerians to have a chance to excel in this sport. I understand what you mean that sometimes athletes look the same. It's hard to notice the small details unless you're really well versed in the technicalities of bodybuilding, but each competitor's physique is actually judged on things like symmetry, muscle definition, presentation. etc. So even small differences can be good for the referee.

Speaking of the anime, I would say it is rather interesting. I never heard of an anime dealing with bodybuilding except man with natural huge muscles and fighting. However, it shouldn't be quite a surprise, because nowadays, everyone talks about some level of fitness culture. It's always great when media promotes niche sports like bodybuilding. Perhaps more people might develop an interest in following these competitions through this end.