Levon Poghosyan of Armenia won Classic Physique at the 2026 Kuwait Pro in Kuwait City on November 6 and 7, his first pro title, in a class of 14. Michael Van Niekerk of South Africa won Men’s Physique, the bigger of the show’s two classes with 29 men, also for his first pro title.
Classic Physique
Earlier this year Poghosyan placed ninth at the Top Tan Spain Pro in May and sixth at the Bharat India Pro in June. Nader Ragheb of New Zealand was second. Abdallah Almatar, one of four Kuwaitis in the class, was third, up from 11th at the 2025 Bharat Pro Show.
Men’s Physique
Van Niekerk spent the summer on the Asian circuit, placing 15th at the Thailand Pro on June 21, fourth at the AGP Philippines Pro on July 5 and seventh at the Taiwan Pro Show on July 19. Hashem Alfotewi of Saudi Arabia was second. Qaiser Al-Asi of Bahrain was third, up from sixth at the 2024 Spanish Grand Prix Pro. Ozcan Kirant of Turkey, who won the 1 Bro Men’s Physique Pro Show in 2025 and went on to that year’s Men’s Physique Olympia, finished fourth. The judges placed the top 15 and listed the other 14 men joint 16th.
The Kuwait Pro ran no masters classes. Every placing and score is on the Kuwait Pro 2026: Full Scorecards & Placings page.
What It Means for the 2027 Olympia
Classic Physique and Men’s Physique run on points: the top 20 in each division’s standings qualify when the period closes on September 12, 2027, and two open-class wins inside the window also earn a place. Poghosyan and Van Niekerk each collect the 10 points a regular pro show pays its winner, their first points of a period that began on August 31, 2026. Second place pays 4 points and third pays 3. Our 2027 Olympia qualified athletes list tracks who is in and who is close.
