{"id":17488,"date":"2026-04-06T16:31:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T16:31:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=17488"},"modified":"2026-04-06T16:31:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T16:31:26","slug":"afghan-bodybuilder-in-austria-qualifies-for-mr-olympia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=17488","title":{"rendered":"Afghan Bodybuilder in Austria Qualifies for Mr.Olympia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n            <!-- &#128248; &#1578;&#1589;&#1608;&#1740;&#1585; &#1582;&#1576;&#1585; &#1576;&#1575; &#1583;&#1705;&#1605;&#1607; &#1662;&#1604;&#1740; --><\/p>\n<div class=\"position-relative d-inline-block w-100\">\n<figure class=\"m-0 position-relative w-100\">\n<div class=\"position-relative\">\n                  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thekabultribune.com\/storage\/uploads\/post\/69d3a9979864a_1775479191.jpg\" alt=\"News image\" class=\"img-fluid w-100 rounded shadow-sm\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<p>            <!-- &#9997;&#65039; &#1606;&#1608;&#1740;&#1587;&#1606;&#1583;&#1607; &#1608; &#1578;&#1575;&#1585;&#1740;&#1582; --><\/p>\n<p>\n              <span class=\"date d-flex align-items-center gap-2\"><br \/>\n                <span>  2 hours ago<\/span><br \/>\n              <\/span>\n                          <\/p>\n<p>            <!-- &#128221; &#1605;&#1581;&#1578;&#1608;&#1575;&#1740; &#1575;&#1589;&#1604;&#1740; --><\/p>\n<div class=\"lead mt-4\">\n<p>The Kabul Tribune (KT) \u2014 Afghan bodybuilder Mohammad Ali Azimi, based in Austria, secured first place at the \u201cBenflex\u201d competition in the Netherlands and earned a qualification spot for the prestigious Mr. Olympia bodybuilding contest.&#13;<br \/>\n<br \/>Azimi claimed the top position in the \u201cClassic Physique\u201d category with a standout performance, while Fran Mina Abanez of Spain and Siim Gosens of the Netherlands finished second and third, respectively.&#13;<br \/>\n<br \/>With this achievement, Azimi became the second Afghan athlete to qualify for Mr. Olympia, widely regarded as the pinnacle of professional bodybuilding competitions worldwide.&#13;<br \/>\n<br \/>He has reportedly trained for years under Ali Bilal, a prominent Afghan bodybuilder who previously won the Arnold Classic and secured two runner-up finishes at Mr. Olympia.&#13;<br \/>\n<br \/>Sports experts say Azimi\u2019s success marks an important step for increasing the presence of Afghan athletes in international competitions.\n            <\/p>\n<p>            <!-- &#128444;&#65039; &#1711;&#1575;&#1604;&#1585;&#1740; &#1578;&#1589;&#1575;&#1608;&#1740;&#1585; &#1662;&#1740;&#1588;&#1585;&#1601;&#1578;&#1607; --><\/p>\n<p>            <!-- &#128279; &#1575;&#1588;&#1578;&#1585;&#1575;&#1705;&zwnj;&#1711;&#1584;&#1575;&#1585;&#1740; &#1583;&#1585; &#1588;&#1576;&#1705;&#1607;&zwnj;&#1607;&#1575; --><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/thekabultribune.com\/en\/0007507\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2 hours ago The Kabul Tribune (KT) \u2014 Afghan bodybuilder Mohammad Ali Azimi, based in Austria, secured first place at the \u201cBenflex\u201d competition in the Netherlands and earned a qualification spot for the prestigious Mr. Olympia bodybuilding contest.&#13; Azimi claimed the top position in the \u201cClassic Physique\u201d category with a standout performance, while Fran Mina [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":17489,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-17488","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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