The 2023 District of Taiwan Pro was held on the weekend of Dec. 1-3, 2023, and it featured three IFBB Pro League divisions: Classic Physique, Men’s Physique, and Bikini. Out of those divisions, three athletes earned qualifications to compete at the 2024 Olympia Weekend in Las Vegas, NV, by winning their contests: JaeHun Park (Classic Physique), Farouq Ishimoto (Men’s Physique), and Uyanga Bataa (Bikini).
2023 District of Taiwan Pro Results
The final results for this competition are below, courtesy of NPC News Online.
Classic Physique
- JaeHun Park (South Korea)
- Florian Poirson (France)
- Adejoh Franklin Audu (Canada)
- Seonghun Park (South Korea)
- Arthur Chen (Country Not Listed)
- Jihoon Bang (South Korea)
- Li-Hsuan Liu (District of Taiwan)
- Weh Hsin Huang (District of Taiwan)
- Jaepil Song (South Korea)
- Do Jin Choi (Unknown)
- Terrence Teo Kok Hua (Malaysia)
- Benjamin Broughton (Singapore)
- Huang Yan Wen (District of Taiwan)
- Changyoung You (Japan)
- Chi Hung Wu (District of Taiwan)
- Yasushi Murakami (Japan)
Men’s Physique
- Farouq Ishimoto (Japan)
- Bong Seok Choi (South Korea)
- Lovepreet Singh (India)
- Soohyun Park (Korea)
- Jumpei Taguchi (Japan)
- Seungho Chae (South Korea)
- Joshua Eng Cherng Shin (Malaysia)
- Chien-Hsin Chen (District of Taiwan)
- Kaixiang Cheng (Hong Kong SAR)
- Chin Jui Yu (District of Taiwan)
- Nishant Bansal (India)
- Manoj Patil (India)
- Tae Won Yong (South Korea)
- Suppachai Phonklad (Thailand)
- Ka King Cheung (Hong Kong SAR)
- Young Gyu Kim (South Korea)
Bikini
- Uyanga Bataa (Mongolia)
- Kerry Sexton (United Kingdom)
- Ye Jin Kim (South Korea)
- Alessia Facchin (Italy)
- Petra Voldanova (United Kingdom)
- Wendy Tsai (District of Taiwan)
- Uchral Byambatseren (Mongolia)
- Rena Ajima (Japan)
- Wendy Chu (Unknown)
- Cheuk Nam Yuen (China)
- Elizaveta Shmukler (Japan)
- Wing Shan Amanda Lam (Hong Kong SAR)
- Haena Kim (Unknown)
- La Hee Ock (South Korea)
- Pei Fen Lin (District of Taiwan)
Tied for 16th
- Corinne Elizabeth Bean (USA)
- Aisha Kaipova (Kazakhstan)
- Samantha Kwan (Hong Kong SAR)
- Cecilia Liang (District of Taiwan)
- Sarina Pani (India)
- Regina Tan (Singapore)
- Josephine Yeong (Malaysia)
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Classic Physique Winner — Jaehun Park
Park won the 2023 Texas Pro to qualify for the 2023 Classic Physique Olympia in Orlando, FL. However, he did not compete in Orlando in the Olympia won by five-time champion Chris Bumstead. Park needed to win a pro show to qualify for the 2024 Olympia, and he did so in this contest. Florian Pearson of France came in second place, and rounding out the top three was Canada’s Adejoh Franklin Audu.
Men’s Physique Winner — Farouq Ishimoto
Ishimoto was the third-place finisher at the 2023 Japan Pro. He brought a better version of his physique to this contest, which resulted in his first professional victory. He is now eligible to make his Olympia debut should he choose to take the stage in Las Vegas in 2024. Bong Seok Choi was the favorite going into the show, but he finished with silver.
Bikini Division Winner — Uyanga Bataa
In May 2023, Uyanga Bataa was an amateur. In less than seven months, she earned her IFBB pro card, has competed in three shows, and is now a pro show champion. She won her first pro title and Olympia qualification over 21 other pros, many of whom had more experience than her. Kerry Sexton of the UK placed second, and third place was claimed by Ye Jin Kim.
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