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Home » Bodybuilding News » 2024 Dubai Pro Bodybuilding Show Preview

2024 Dubai Pro Bodybuilding Show Preview

Four men's divisions will be featured in Dubai.

Written by Roger Lockridge
Last updated on July 26th, 2024

The 2024 Dubai Pro bodybuilding show is scheduled for July 27-28, 2024, in Dubai, UAE. This IFBB Pro League event features four of the five men’s pro divisions; the only one not included is the Men’s Wheelchair division. 

The winners of these four contests earn qualification to compete in their division at the 2024 Olympia in Las Vegas, NV, on Oct. 10-13, if they had not previously qualified this season.

2024 Dubai Pro Rosters

The full lineups for all four contests are below, with names in alphabetical order:

Men’s Open

  • Khaled Alkazem (Kuwait)
  • Ahmad Alrefaei (Kuwait)
  • Khaled Awny (Egypt)
  • Arso Basheer Mohammed (Iraq)
  • William Bonac (Netherlands)
  • Nathan De Asha (United Kingdom)
  • Alie Edward (United Arab Emirates)
  • Arash Eskandari (Iran)
  • Ali Jasim (Iraq)
  • Sibusiso Kotelo (South Africa)
  • Aleksei Kuznetsov (Russia)
  • Mikhail Maslov (Russia)
  • Rubiel Mosquera (Colombia)
  • Surachai Plangaiem (Thailand)
  • Ismail Radwan (Egypt)
  • Vilius Sosnovskis (Lithuania)
  • Robin Strand (Canada)
  • Behrooz Tabani (Iran)

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  • Mahmoud Abdelhalim (United Arab Emirates)
  • Galal Ahed (Egypt)
  • Hassan Alabdrabalreda (Saudi Arabia)
  • Obenrocksman Arrah (Cameroon)
  • Mohamed Attaalla (United Arab Emirates)
  • Angel Calderon Frias (Spain)
  • Mohamed Embaby (United States)
  • Laurance Fakhreddine (Lebanon)
  • Jafar Ghaffarnezhad (Iran)
  • Ahmed Juraybi (Saudi Arabia)
  • Nihat Kaya (Turkey)
  • Mazin Kratus (Oman)
  • Nasser Mohammad (Kuwait)
  • Mehdi Mostafaloo (Iran)
  • Emanuel Muhuwa (Malawi)
  • Simon Pendelin (Germany)
  • Marco Ruz (France)
  • Wayne Williams (United States)
  • Morad Zahir (Morocco)
  • Mojtaba Zare (Iran)

Classic Physique

  • Masoud Abdolhay (Iran)
  • Yemi Adefioye (United Kingdom)
  • Mohamed Ahmed Abdallah (Egypt)
  • Haydar Al Sarray (Iraq)
  • Abdullah Almatar (Kuwait)
  • Abdullah Alrabiah (Saudi Arabia)
  • Charbake Anass (Morocco)
  • Breon Ansley (United States)
  • Vahid Badpei (Iran)
  • Ahmed Chafni (United Arab Emirates)
  • Khaled El Nahawy (Egypt)
  • Amr Elgamal (Egypt)
  • Mohamed Amine Fakhfakh (Tunisia)
  • Callum Hinze (Australia)
  • Seyed Reza Hosseini (Iran)
  • Edgard John Augustin (France)
  • Paul Kanu (United States)
  • Azamat Karabashev (Russia)
  • Sedat Kaya (Turkey)
  • Majid Khorsandikolour (Iran)
  • Abou Konate (United Kingdom)
  • Mohammed Murshed (Iraq)
  • Charles Micheal Oniya (Nigeria)
  • Valentin Petrov (Bulgaria)
  • Denis Romanov (Russia)
  • Ali Shamsghamar (Iran)
  • Julio Simoes (Brazil)
  • Omid Soleimani Ghahroudi (Iran)
  • Ziqiang Wang (China)
  • Robert Waterhouse (United Kingdom)
  • Dani Younan (United States)

Men’s Physique

  • Aslan Abdullayev (Kazakhstan)
  • Miguel Abibe (Portugal)
  • Kamal Aitirhmour (Morocco)
  • Mohammad Al Hababi (Kuwait)
  • Abdullah Al Sabea (Kuwait)
  • Abdullah Al Sharafi (Oman)
  • Nawaf Alansari (Kuwait)
  • Mohammad Albanna (Kuwait)
  • Ommie Ali (United Arab Emirates)
  • Mahmood Al-Maghrabi (Bahrain)
  • Aziz Almohandes (Saudi Arabia)
  • Ali Alsaeedi (Iraq)
  • Carlos Asiedu Ocran (China)
  • Joshua Atease (United Kingdom)
  • Erin Banks (United States)
  • Aundre Benson (United States)
  • Omar Boresli (Kuwait)
  • Ravi Chaudhary (India)
  • Youssef Cherrate (United Arab Emirates)
  • Ahmed Eldebawy (Egypt)
  • Yassin Gaber (Egypt)
  • Anik Ghosh (India)
  • Sotirios Gkatsis (Greece)
  • Youssef Hassan (Egypt)
  • Hachemi Hemza (Algeria)
  • Gijo John (India)
  • Miroslav Juricek (Czech Republic)
  • Tamer Laouachera (Algeria)
  • Louis Lee (United States)
  • St. Michael Moodie (Jamaica)
  • Ayob Omar (Libya)
  • Maxime Parisi (France)
  • Rahul Paswan (India)
  • Abi Pietersz (Netherlands)
  • Sidy Pouye (Spain)
  • Yaser Rezaei (Iran)
  • Matthias Roth (Germany)
  • Serpescu Sebastian (Romania)
  • Serge Victor (United States)
  • Lovish Wahi (India)

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Men’s Open Athletes to Watch

The Men’s Open show is the main event of the weekend and has a $100,000 grand prize for the winner. The three front-runners to score that prize are below:

William Bonac

Bonac is in the middle of his comeback season after taking an extended absence from the competitive stage for over a year. He already earned an Olympia qualification through his win at the 2024 Empro Classic Pro. As a former Olympia runner-up and two-time Arnold Classic champion, Bonac has proven his prowess on big stages.

Nathan De Asha

Nathan De Asha won his 2024 Olympia qualification at the Mr. Big Evolution Pro on July 7. He defeated Bonac at that show en route to the 12th pro win of his career. This will be De Asha’s third contest this season.

Behrooz Tabani

This will be Behrooz Tabani’s third pro show of 2024. He ranked second to Bonac at the Empro Classic Pro but won his Olympia roster spot with a win over runner-up De Asha at the 2024 Flex Weekend Pro. This is the first time that Bonac, De Asha, and Tabani are all on the same stage this season.

Other Notes

These lineups are subject to change as there are NPC Worldwide pro qualifying events taking place on the same weekend. The winners of those contests will be eligible to add their names to these lineups.

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About Roger Lockridge

Roger "Rock" Lockridge has been writing professionally for 10 years and has been training for 20. His work in the fitness industry has been seen in numerous outlets and has been a part of coverage for several events including the Mr. Olympia, Arnold Classic, the CrossFit Games, and the Olympics. He's also shared his own personal success story in several interviews and articles. Lockridge lives in West Virginia with his wife and son.

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