Akim Williams has withdrawn from the 2022 Arnold Classic!

Three competitors have already withdrawn from this year's Arnold Classic - Rafael Brandão, Nathan De Asha and Mohamed Shaaban. However, another outstanding competitor - Akim Williams - has also cancelled his participation in the race. He has not yet issued an official statement, but foreign sources say that the news came from the organizers of the Arnold Sports Festival. At the same time, Ron Harris spoke publicly about the news on the MuscularDevelopment YouTube channel. The competition group has been reduced to ten competitors.

Men's Open

Akim Williams | Mr. Olympia 2021

• William Bonac (Netherlands)
• Rafael Brandão (Brasil) - withdrew
• Maxx Charles (USA)
• Brandon Curry (USA)
• Samson Dauda (United Kingdom)
• Nathan De Asha (United Kingdom) - Withdrawn
• Regan Grimes (Canada)
• Steve Kuclo (USA)
• Cedric McMillan (USA)
• Fabio Giga Rezende (Brasil)
• Justin Rodriguez (USA)
• Mohamed Shaaban (Egypt) - withdrew
• Brett Wilkin (USA)
• Akim Williams (USA) withdrew

Akim was able to win the Puerto Rico Pro last year and scored a ninth place finish at Mr. Olympia. Let's see if this great competitor qualifies for Olympia again this year.