{"id":196070,"date":"2023-08-27T19:21:04","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T00:21:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/?p=196070"},"modified":"2023-08-27T23:12:41","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T04:12:41","slug":"2023-masters-olympia-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/2023-masters-olympia-results\/","title":{"rendered":"Kamal Elgargni Wins 2023 Masters Olympia as Contest Returns After 11-Year Hiatus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On the weekend of Aug. 26-27, 2023, the International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness (IFBB) held its first <a data-lasso-id=\"324422\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/masters-olympia-returns-august-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Masters Olympia<\/a> competition in 11 years. The return of the contest saw competitors appear in Cluj-Napoca, Romania and <strong>51-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/kamal-elgargni-2023-masters-olympia-plans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"324769\">Kamal Elgargni<\/a> captured the Men&#8217;s Open Masters Olympia championship<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elgargni previously won the 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/bodybuilder-kamal-elgargni-212-mr-olympia-title-push-physique-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"324770\">212 Olympia<\/a> and has now become the second-ever pro bodybuilder to win titles in two Olympia divisions, alongside 2008 Mr. Olympia and 2012 Masters Olympia winner Dexter Jackson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"sbi-embed-wrap\"><blockquote class=\"instagram-media sbi-embed\"  data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/Cwcz7juNrbm\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; 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font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/Cwcz7juNrbm\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Wings of Strength (@wingsofstrength)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-call-out-bm-icon is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><em><strong>More from Breaking Muscle:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/start-training-over-40\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"324424\">How to Start Training if You\u2019re Over 40<\/a><\/em><\/strong><a data-lasso-id=\"324425\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/author\/chris-colucci\/\"><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/recovery-tips-for-lifters-over-40\/\" data-lasso-id=\"324426\">11 Recovery Tips for Over-40 Lifters<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a data-lasso-id=\"324423\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/2023-masters-olympia-roster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 Masters Olympia<\/a> contest was also the first time participants in 10 physique divisions took the stage competing for a Masters Olympia title: Men&#8217;s Open, 212, Men&#8217;s Physique, Classic Physique, Women&#8217;s Bodybuilding, Women&#8217;s Physique, Figure, Fitness, Bikini, and Wellness. In prior Masters Olympia contests, only competitors in the Men&#8217;s Open, Figure, Fitness, and Bikini divisions participated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a Masters competition, all competitors were at least 40 years old at the time of competition, with the exception of the Men&#8217;s Open, 212, and Women&#8217;s Bodybuilding athletes who were required to be 45 or older.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to their share of $229,000 \u2014 one of the largest prize purses in the sport \u2014 champions in each division also earned qualifications to compete in the <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/2023-mr-olympia-date-confirmed-orlando-florida\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"324427\">Olympia contest<\/a> on Nov. 3-5, 2023 in Orlando, FL. 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The 2012 event was, itself, the contest&#8217;s return after not being held since 2003. At the time of this writing, the IFBB has not yet officially announced if the Masters Olympia will remain an annual competition or if it will again take an indefinite break from the contest calendar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Regardless, the 2023 contest was a prime opportunity for experienced competitors to showcase their physiques as a way to potentially motivate similar-aged spectators and offer current (younger) competitors a look at their long-term potential in the sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Featured Image: @mastersolympiaofficial \/ Instagram<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the weekend of Aug. 26-27, 2023, the International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness (IFBB) held its first Masters Olympia competition in 11 years. The return of the contest saw competitors appear in Cluj-Napoca, Romania and 51-year-old Kamal Elgargni captured the Men&#8217;s Open Masters Olympia championship. 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