A number of of the main occasions within the 2024 Arnold Sports activities Pageant got here to an in depth on Saturday. These included the Strongman Basic, Strongwoman Basic, Males's Physique and the Arnold Basic.
The Arnold Basic, particularly, has change into one in every of bodybuilding's premier occasions, with prime opponents from world wide competing for the highest spot. The 2024 batch featured a pair of embellished people, Hadi Choopan and Samson Dauda. Choopan, generally known as the Persian Wolf, made his first look on the occasion after profitable the Mr. Olympia title in 2022. He was additionally the 2023 Mr. Olympia runner-up
As for Dauda, he returned to defend his title after rising victorious within the Arnold Basic 2023. It appeared like a two-man race heading into the ultimate day as each Choopan and Dauda have been featured within the first and final whistles throughout Friday's prelims.
On the finish of the day, Choopan dethroned Dauda to win the $300,000 prize and earn some redemption for his runner-up end at Mt. Olympia. Listed here are the complete outcomes for the Arnold Basic, in addition to another notable occasions from Saturday.
Arnold Basic
- 1st place: Hadi Choopan
- Second Place: Samson Dauda
- Third place: Rafael Brandao
- Fourth place: Jon Delarosa
- Fifth place: James Hollingshead
- Sixth place: Akim Williams
Male 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 Worldwide
- 1st place: Lauralie Chapados
- Second place: Aimee Delgado
- Third place: Vania Auguste
- Fourth place: Angelica Teixeira
- Fifth place: Phoebe Hagan
- Sixth Place: Eli Fernandez
Wheelchair Professional
- 1st Place: Rajesh John
- Second place: Gabriele Andriulli
- Third place: Joshua Fabiano
- Fourth place: Harold Kelley
- Fifth place: Gaylon Grigsby
- Sixth place: Bradley Betts
Arnold Strongman Basic
- 1st Place: Mitchell Hooper
- Second place: Mateusz Kieliszkowski
- Third place: Tom Stoltman
- Fourth place: Haftór 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 Basic
- 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
Lauralie Chapados continued her dominance within the worldwide bikini occasion, profitable it for the third consecutive yr. In the meantime, Rajesh John gained his first Arnold title by taking dwelling the crown within the skilled wheelchair occasion, with 2023 champion Harold Kelley ending fourth.
Mitchell Hooper gained his second Arnold Strongman Basic after getting into the day in 2nd place behind 2018 World's Strongest Man Hafthór Björnsson. Hooper scored 32 factors on Saturday to safe the win.
Angelica Jardine maintained her current success after profitable the 2023 America's Strongest Lady. She earned a victory within the Arnold Strongwoman Basic, defeating runner-up Olga Liashchuk by half some extent.
The motion continues on Sunday with the ROGUE File Breakers occasion, with athletes trying to set data in distinctive strength-based competitions.