Competition season is among us and it began with the Musclecontest Japan Pro!
The 2026 Musclecontest Japan Pro took place on Saturday in Tokyo with two divisions in bodybuilding taking the stage. The winners from each punched their tickets to the 2026 Olympia at the end of the year.
One division that took place at the competition was Fit Model. In 2024, NPC/IFBB Pro League Vice President Tyler Manion announced that this would become a new division in bodybuilding. It began in the NPC and NPC Worldwide last year and is now in the IFBB Pro League for 2026. When sharing the news of the new division, Manion explained the purpose.
Manion explained that this division was looking for less muscle and less development than Bikini. They want to see balance between the upper and lower body but less conditioning than the Bikini division. Manion used Ashley Kaltwasser’s Olympia-winning physique in 2015 as an example of the peak of the division.
The full results from the show have been announced. Below, check out the full breakdown, along with an official scorecard.
2026 Musclecontest Japan Pro: All Division Winners
- Men’s Physique: Jinbo Li
- Fit Model: Emily Chanel
2026 Musclecontest Japan Pro Results
Men’s Physique
- First Place – Jinbo Li
- Second Place – Benquil Marigny
- Third Place – Felix Oluwabusyi Famuwagun
- Fourth Place – Victor Germano
- Fifth Place – Shoya Morita
- Sixth Place – Ryota Hayashi
- Seventh Place – Naoki Tanaka
- Eighth Place – David Key
Fit Model
- First Place – Emily Chanel
- Second Place – Gabriela Queiroz
- Third Place – Hyejin Choi
- Fourth Place – Myra Golloso
- Fifth Place – Angela Mirando
- Sixth Place – A Reum Song
- Seventh Place – Poru Lin
- Eighth Place – Jane Jones
- Ninth Place – Sepideh Abshari
- Tenth Place – Eunhae Ko
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