This year's Mr. Olympia without another fighter! Nathan DeAsha will not be competing!
Author: This year's edition of the most prestigious competition in the world of professional bodybuilding has been hit by one unpleasant news after another. First of all, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the date of the event had to be postponed from the traditional September date to December. In fact, a number of competitions were postponed due to coronavirus measures, and so a date had to be worked with for possible qualification for this bodybuilding feast.
For the same reason, Olympia then had to move from the traditional Las Vegas to Florida, as coronavirus measures were being tightened in Las Vegas and there was a risk that Olympia Weekend might not take place at all!
And that's still not all! Some of those who managed to qualify for this year's Mr. Olympia are unable to attend!
| Name | State | Qualified from | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bandon Curry | USA | Mr. Olympia 2019 | 1. |
| William Bonac | Netherlands | Mr. Olympia 2019 | 2. |
| Hadi Choopan | Iran | Mr. Olympia 2019 | 3. |
| Dexter Jackson | USA | Mr. Olympia 2019 | 4. |
| Roelly Winklaar | Curacao | Mr. Olympia 2019 | 5. |
| Phil Heath | USA | Lifetime from Mr. Olympia 2011 | 1. |
| Cedric McMillan | USA | Fit Parade Pro Grand Prix 2019 | 1. |
| Nathan DeAsha | Great Britain | Monsterzym Pro 2019 | 1. |
| Juan Morel | USA | Japan Pro 2019 | 1. |
| James "Flex" Lewis | United Kingdom | Special Invitation | |
| Hunter Labrada | USA | Tampa Pro 2020 | 1. |
| Iain Valliere | Canada | New York Pro 2020 | 1. |
| Lee Seung Chul | South Korea | Monsterzym Korea Pro 2020 | 1. |
| Antoine Vaillant | Canada | California Pro 2020 | 1. |
| James Hollingshead | Great Britain | European Pro 2020 | 1. |
| Lukas Osladil | Czech Republic | European Pro 2020 | 2. |
| Rafael Brandao | Brazil | European Pro 2020 | 3. |
| Akim Williams | USA | Wings of Strength Chicago 2020 | 1. |
| Max Charles | USA | from rankings | 1. |
| Luis Rodriguez | USA | out of the rankings | 2. |
| Regan Grimes | Canada | out of the rankings | 3. |
| Mamdouh Elssbiay | Egypt | special invitation |
These days, unfortunately, the name of another fighter who will not appear on the stage of this competition has been revealed. This, for the second time in a row, will be Nathan DeAsha!
Last year he couldn't compete because he was accused of distributing anabolic steroids and hard drugs. A court hearing prevented him from travelling to the USA in time.
This year's start then fell through on the necessary visa! He adds:
Another missed year and another missed Olympia, but this time I don't have it in my hands at all. With my country in another nationwide lockdown, it means the US Embassy is also closed. They won't be issuing visas until January 2021.
Huge thanks to my trainer Ahmad Askar and the Oxygen Gym boss himself Bader Boodai who did everything in their power to get me to Las Vegas, well, now Florida). My manager Matt was also on the phone doing his best. We realized that some things are just not in our control!
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