The 2023 Musclecontest International Vietnam Pro is scheduled to be held on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, featuring the IFBB Pro League Bikini division. Twenty athletes will face the judges.
The contest’s winner will qualify for the 2024 Bikini Olympia, the date and location of which are to be announced by the end of 2023. The athletes competing are listed below in alphabetical order:
2023 Musclecontest International Vietnam Pro Roster
- MinHee Baek (South Korea)
- Wu Bi (China)
- Xinyi Chen (China)
- Luciana Del Giudice (Brazil)
- Orapin Guthrie (Thailand)
- Heather Hei Man Kam (HKSAR)
- Hyo Jung Kim (Korea)
- Tae Rin Kim (Korea)
- Ye Jin Kim (South Korea)
- Po Yuet Ko (HKSAR)
- Nittaya Kongthun (Thailand)
- Cecila Liang (R.O.C)
- Pei Fen Lin (R.O.C)
- Ji Bin Park (South Korea)
- Bunluek Sanguanlikhitkun (Thailand)
- Jill Meret Schmitz (Thailand)
- Nicole Tan (Australia)
- Chanyu Xu (China)
- Karen Cheuk Nam Yuen (HKSAR)
- Hongmei Zhou (China)
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Ji Bin Park
Ji Bin Park is one of the few athletes in this lineup with Olympia experience. She ranked 15th in the 2022 Bikini Olympia in Las Vegas, NV. She qualified for the 2023 Olympia by winning the 2022 Taiwan Pro, which occurred before her 2022 Olympia appearance.
Wu Bi
Second-year pro Wu Bi competed three times in the 2023 season. Her best finish was silver at the 2023 Tahoe Pro. She never ranked worse than fifth in any of her three contest appearances in 2023.
Wu Bi didn’t qualify for the 2023 Olympia. However, she’s in a great position to earn a spot in 2024. She’ll likely reach first callouts with some time in the middle, indicating that the judges are considering her for the win.
Hyo Jung Kim
Hyo Jung Kim is going to Orlando, FL, for the 2023 Bikini Olympia on Nov. 2-5, 2023, thanks to her victory at the 2023 Korea AGP Pro in July. There were only four athletes in that contest, but a win is a win. As Hyo Jung Kim will make her Olympia debut in 2023, another pro show win within a month of the biggest show in bodybuilding would build her significant momentum.
Other Notes
This is one of two Bikini division shows slated for the weekend of Oct. 14-15, 2023. The other is taking place at the 2023 Fashion Street Fitparade Pro in Budapest, Hungary. The winner of that show will also be eligible for the 2024 Bikini Olympia.
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