The 2021 Olympia kicked off yesterday and lasts until October 10th. This morning, the prejudging phase began, starting with the Men’s 212 Division. As of now it seems that Shaun Clarida, Derek Lunsford, and Kamal Elgargni are the top 3 contenders.
2021 Olympia Men’s 212 Division
The 212 division is a unique category of bodybuilding, some likened the physiques to a smaller version of Men’s Open. 212 was introduced to Mr. Olympia in 2011 as a means for shorter athletes, who cannot gain as much muscle mass comparatively to taller bodybuilders, to compete fairly. As the name suggests competitors cannot be more than 212lbs and cannot be taller than 5’5.
As for the top competitors, Shaun Clarida was the man to beat; coming in as 2020 Mr. Olympia Men’s 212 champion. As the defending champion, he was headlining the first callout. Former champion, Kamal Elgargni, joined him in the first callout. Finally, Derek Lunsford, another top contender for champion and 4x top 5 Men’s 212 competitor, was also placed in the first callout.
There were five callouts in total, featuring 18 incredible athletes, before the top three were assembled. Clarida, Elgargni, and Lunsford seem to be neck and neck in the sixth callout, it could be anyone’s title by the end.
Below is listed the full report. Stayed tuned to Herculean Strength as we continue to cover the 2021 Olympia, the most anticipated event in bodybuilding.
First Callout
- Ahmad Ashkanani
- Kamal Elgargni
- Derek Lunsford
- Shaun Clarida
Second Callout
- Ahmad Ashkanani
- Kerrith Bajjo
- Naser Mohammed
- Angel Calderon Frias
- John Jewett
- Nathan Epler
Third Callout
- Noel Adame
- Tonio Burton
- Lucas Coelho
- Pasquale D’Angelo
Fourth Callout
- Steve Benthin
- Piotr Borecki
- Ahmed El Wardany
- Junho Kim
- Keone Pearson
- Vladimir Iacovlev
Fifth Callout
- Ahmed Ashkanani
- Nathan Epler
- Angel Calderon Frias
- Naser Mohammed
Sixth Callout (Top Three)
- Kamal Elgargni
- Derek Lunsford
- Shaun Clarida
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