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Saturday Olympia 2024 Preliminary summary: Classical and men’s physique
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Saturday Olympia 2024 Preliminary summary: Classical and men’s physique

The Las Vegas Convention Center posted the Saturday morning events of the 2024 Joe Weider Olympia Fitness and Performance weekend. Today’s schedule included the highly anticipated Classic Physique Olympia, Men’s Physique Olympia, Bikini Olympia and both rounds of the 2024 Wheelchair Olympia. Here’s a quick look back at what happened on stage at the World Fitness Expo.

Chris Bumstead begins his search for six

The day started with Classic Physique. Five-time defending champion Chris Bumstead was lined up alongside more than 50 of the IFBB Pro League’s best players, including Urs Kalecinski and Mike Sommerfeld, who were alongside him in the final comparison. This clearly means that it is up to those three others to win the championship. We’ll see how that plays out later tonight at Resorts World.

Men’s physique comes down to Ryan Terry and Ali Bilal

Many Men’s Physique fans, not Ryan Terry, would be in the mix to repeat as champion, but they also thought 2022 winner Erin Banks would be with him. If the callouts are any indication, the man pushing Terry for the title appears to be Ali Bilal, which was a pleasant surprise for many Brazil fans. However, nothing has been set in stone yet. The top 10 will be the focus later tonight during the final.

Insecurity in a bikini

The bikini division contest appears to be a four-woman race. Three-time champion Ashley Kaltwasser is in the mix for her fourth Olympia and 50th career win overall. Standing in her way are three-time Bikini International winner Lauralie Chapados, Aimee Leann Delgado and Jasmine Gonzalez. During the judging they were often mixed up, meaning even the judges aren’t sure at this point.

The final night of the 2024 Olympia Weekend begins at 7:00 PM Pacific Time. The Saturday evening show will feature the finals of Classic Physique, Men’s Physique, Bikini and the 60th edition of the Mr Olympia. If you’re not in Las Vegas, head to www.olympiaproductions.com to order the pay-per-view livestream so you can be among the first to know what’s happening during bodybuilding’s biggest weekend.