Yea, I believe it is a new competition and he is the first.
The first Mr Olympia was held in 1965 and there are other body building competitions available of which this is the most prestigious. It is not a new sport and this is certainly not the first winner.
The competition has been getting more popularity in the recent years especially with the introduction of social media which has been building up the gym and fitness community.
- Jay -
This is definitely not the first Mr. Olympia competition to be held, I've been hearing about it from when I was very young. It's just that the sports wasn't popular in the past, it was only people that had interest in the game that we're aware of it. I knew about it very early because I had bodybuilder seniors who reads their fitness magazines. Thanks to social media, the popularity is increasing and this year's competition has somehow stood out and more people are now aware of the sport. I think that it's an interesting sport, watching people who have gone through pains to bring out curves in their body that most people ordinarily don't know that they exists. Congratulations to a fellow Nigeria, for winning this year's competition.