The 2024 Romania Muscle Fest Pro will take place in Bucharest, Romania, on the weekend of Nov. 9-10, 2024. It is a 2025 Olympia Weekend qualifying show for nine IFBB Pro League divisions; the two not presented are the Men’s Wheelchair and Fitness.
The winners of these contests will qualify for the 2025 Olympia, the dates and locations of which have yet to be announced at the time of this article’s publication. If the winner is already qualified, then no qualification will be awarded.
2024 Romania Muscle Fest Pro Roster
The full lineups for all nine contests are below:
Men’s Open
- Rafael Brandao (Brazil)
- Roberto Buonomo (Italy)
- Maik Ciesla (Germany)
- Matthias Hollweck (Germany)
- Mike Hulusi (Australia)
- Mark Joyce (UK)
- Aleksei Kuznetsov (Russia)
- Horse Marcello (Brazil)
- Emir Omeragic (Germany)
- Jan Turek (Czech Republic)
- Akim Williams (USA)
- Krystian Wolski (Poland)
- Arber Xhemalallari (Albania)
- Mateusz Zagorowski (Poland)
- Peter Zembjak (Slovakia)
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- Galal Ahed (Egypt)
- Radoslav Angelov (Bulgaria)
- Ahmad Ashkanani (Kuwait)
- Ahmad Dokhy (Norway)
- Rubin Gainullin (Russia)
- Sho Hirokawa (Japan)
- Miguel Angel Lopez Blanco (Spain)
- Enrico Pietrobon (Italy)
- Michael Schneider (Austria)
- Tomas Tabaciar (Slovakia)
- Acsell Uta (Romania)
Classic Physique
- Mohamad Al Baghdadi (Germany)
- Patrik Herczik (Czech Republic)
- Pekka Kotipohja (Finland)
- Lukasz Kuziak (Poland)
- Roberto Martinez Pizana (Spain)
- David Marusinec (Slovakia)
- George Miron (Romania)
- Richard Nagy (Hungary)
- Marius Osmundsen (Norway)
- Jesus Rodriguez Sendra (Spain)
- Tomas Sentinek (Slovakia)
Men’s Physique
- Mousa Alanazi (Saudi Arabia)
- Andrea Antonelli (Italy)
- Simonpietro Arena (Italy)
- Jodalyn Banan Babaran (Philippines)
- Omer Bahamed (India)
- Luca Biolo (Italy)
- Ramzi Boubaker (Germany)
- Dimitri Delavegas (France)
- Lucas Fonseca (Brazil)
- Tunahan Guler (Turkey)
- Fahri Gunes (Turkey)
- Miroslav Juricek (Czech Republic)
- Michael Kent (UK)
- Ondrej Kmostak (Czech Republic)
- Guerrat Manceff (Ukraine)
- Leonardo Marchi (Italy)
- Lenny Massouf (France)
- Giuliano Mateas (Romania)
- Gabriel Ogunmakin (UK)
- Maksimilian Petrov (Bulgaria)
- Ireneusz Ptucha (Poland)
- Giuseppe Riserbato (Italy)
- Serpescu Sebastian (Romania)
- Omar Suleiman (UK)
- Marco Valentino (Italy)
- Emile Walker (UK)
Women’s Bodybuilding
- Reshanna Boswell (USA)
- Denise Faith (Sweden)
- Julia Foery (Switzerland)
- Marianna Gasparyan (USA)
- Viktoriia Knysh (UAE)
- Uta Kohler-Spitzbart (Germany)
- Anastasia Korableva (Romania)
- Alida Opre (Hungary)
- Hagit Seindlis (Israel)
Figure
- Ayra Bahar (Germany)
- Carina Brill (Germany)
- Chiara Cecchi (Italy)
- Grace Diliso (Italy)
- Anna Koka (Ukraine)
- Sarah Krarup (Denmark)
- Anna Ladurner (Italy)
- Monica Marjanovic (Denmark)
- Manuela Matteucci (Italy)
- Atsuko Mikami (Japan)
- Lenura Mollet (Switzerland)
- Sylwia Olszewska (Poland)
- Adela Ondrejovicova (Slovakia)
- Hannah Prause (Germany)
- Lena Ramsteiner (Germany)
- Stefana Sandu (Romania)
- Luba Stef (Bulgaria)
- Mar Vilchez Rodriguez (Spain)
- Snezhana Vlahova (Bulgaria)
- Karolina Wojcik (Poland)
Bikini
- Morillas Lopez Alejandra (Spain)
- Claudia Clemente (Portugal)
- Oliwia Dobrowolska (Poland)
- Sara Fratella (Italy)
- Julia Heinio (Finland)
- Lilla Helstab (Hungary)
- Chantal Hill (Spain)
- Cassie Hunter (UK)
- Irene Iravedra (Spain)
- Steph Kalms (Australia)
- Luca Katai (Hungary)
- Irina Magdieva (Italy)
- Noora Mahonen (Finland)
- Alice Marchisio (Italy)
- Nedelcu Maria (Romania)
- Alina Mirzakhanova (Ukraine)
- Ines Neves (Portugal)
- Renata Nowak (Poland)
- Fanni Orszag (Hungary)
- Violeta Palamarchuk (Ukraine)
- Paola Palomino (Colombia)
- Sara Punzetti (Italy)
- Iulia Rusu (Romania)
- Liliana Sakhanova (Sweden)
- Kerry Sexton (UK)
- Henrieta Skupekova (Slovakia)
- Kateryna Spievakova (Ukraine)
- Kathleen Streiber (Germany)
- Aneta Szoltysek (Poland)
- Giuditta Taccani (Italy)
- Margherita Todeschini (Italy)
- Patrizia Vaccaro (Italy)
Women’s Physique
- Tatiana Bulut (Turkey)
- Amy Chester (Ireland)
- Anna Cicerelli (Italy)
- Alessandra Patricia Da Silva (Italy)
- Julia Glazycheva (Russia)
- Modesta Hemmingsen (Denmark)
- Marina Kassinopoullou (Cyprus)
- Christina Kremser (Austria)
- Gemma Lancaster (UK)
- Paola Maresca (Italy)
- Barbara Menage (France)
- Sarah Mesic (Australia)
- Sabeena Parasram (Australia)
- Martyna Pietka (Poland)
- Raluca Raducu (Romania)
- Caroline Alves Dos Santos (Brazil)
- Jiajia Shi (China)
- Petra Struncova (Czech Republic)
Wellness
- Bianca Malina Anton (Italy)
- Alexandra Maria Da Silva De Oliveira (Spain)
- Paula Dominguez (Spain)
- Dainora Dvarionaite (Lithuania)
- Belova Ekaterina (Russia)
- Nerilde Garcia Strey (Brazil)
- Beatrice Gasperini (Italy)
- Houda Hmini (France)
- Sina Maria Teresa (Angola)
- Mariia Morozova (Ukraine)
- Daria Pavlova (Russia)
- Chloe Pickford (UK)
- Anlly Saenz (Colombia)
- Dani Theo (Greece)
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Men’s Open Athletes to Watch
The three early favorites in the Men’s Open division are below.
Rafael Brandao
Rafael Brandao ranked eighth at the 2024 Mr. Olympia contest in Las Vegas, NV. He won the Romania Muscle Fest Pro in 2021 and will also be a top contender in the 2024 contest. He and coach Neil Hill seek an early 2025 Olympia qualification.
Akim Williams
The “BK Beast” placed 10th in Las Vegas at the 60th Mr. Olympia contest and was the 2024 Toronto Pro Supershow champion. Williams has a lot of mass and has improved his shape throughout his career, making him a threat in any show he enters.
Emir Omeragic
Emir Omeragic did not compete in the 2024 Olympia but is considered a dark horse for this show. He ranked third at the 2024 Mr. Big Evolution, behind winner Nathan De Asha and runner-up William Bonac. Omeragic won bronze at the 2024 Flex Weekend Pro.
It will be no surprise if Omeragic is a spoiler for other contenders in this show. If he pulls the upset, it will be his first pro win.
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