The 2023 Invictus Pro took place on the weekend of Nov. 25-26, 2023, in Astana, Kazakhstan. It featured IFBB Pro League Classic Physique and Figure division contests. Daryn Shirbayev won the Classic Physique contest; Kristina Bodnariuk won the Figure contest.
Both champions earned qualifications for the 2024 Olympia Weekend in Las Vegas, NV, on Oct. 10-13, 2023, for their victories.
2023 Invictus Pro Results
The full results from both contests are below:
Classic Physique
- Daryn Shirbayev (Kazakhstan)
- Ruben Lopez Reyes (Spain)
- Maxime Yedess (France)
- Shuai Ren (China)
- Andrei Kozhokar (Russia)
- Aleksandr Titov (Russia)
- Dmitrii Vorotyncev (USA)
- Denis Romanov (Russia)
- Mohammed Mobin (India)
Figure
- Kristina Bodnariuk (Russia)
- Stacey Steiner (Australia)
- Zulfiya Bitiyeva (Kazakhstan)
- Veronica Gallego Garcia (Spain)
- Tejaswini Pandit (India)
- Jessica McPhee (Australia)
- Elena Rakcheeva (Russia)
- Tatiana Altergod-Alerborn (Russia)
- Reem Jaffar (Bahrain)
- Yadviga Zakurina (Russia)
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Classic Physique Winner — Daryn Shirbayev
The host country’s only representative in the lineup was the last athlete standing onstage as the champion. Shirbayev’s lone pro appearance before this contest was his bronze-medal finish at the 2023 Legion Sports Fest Pro show, won by Terrence Ruffin. This was Shirbayev’s first pro win and his first Olympia qualification.
Only one round of this contest was scored by the judges. Shirbayev received all first-place votes over runner-up Ruben Lopez Reyes and third-place finisher Maxime Yedess.
Figure Division Winner — Kristina Bodnariuk
Bodnariuk aimed to improve on her third-place finish at the 2023 FitParade Pro, won by Jennifer Zeinart. This was Bodnariuk’s second pro show appearance of the calendar year, and she left the stage with gold. Since Bodnariuk is qualified for the 2024 Figure Olympia, she can take a longer off-season to prepare for the biggest show in the sport. She can, of course, continue competing should she choose to. Only show winners who haven’t previously qualified for the Olympia can earn qualification.
Bodnariuk received all first-place votes from the judges. Stacey Steiner of Australia finished as the runner-up. Rounding out the top three was Kazakhstan’s own Zulfiya Bitiyeva, who was coming off a fifth-place finish at the 2023 Masters Olympia competition.
Featured Image: @bodnariuk_profigure on Instagram
