The 2024 Musclecontest Austria Pro is set for Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024, in Schwechat, Austria. This IFBB Professional League show will feature the Classic Physique division.
Ten competitors from eight nations will face off, and the winner will earn a qualification to compete at the 2025 Olympia, the date and location of which has yet to be announced. None of the competitors on the roster have qualified for the 2025 Olympia going into this contest.
2024 Musclecontest Austria Pro Roster
- Miguel Buglione (Panama)
- Manolo Cecili (Italy)
- Luigi Maria De Robertis (Italy)
- Lorenzo Faggi (Italy)
- Patryk Jaskiewicz (Poland)
- Paul Kanu (Sierra Leone)
- Sabir Kazimov (Azerbaijan)
- Emre Ozkaram (Cyprus)
- Tomas Sentinek (Slovakia)
- Jaime Vergara (Spain)
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Athletes to Watch
This contest has no clear favorites, but these three contenders will likely catch the judges’ attention.
Jaime Vergara
Spain’s Jaime Vergara is coming off a third-place finish at the 2024 Spanish Grand Prix Pro, won by Jesus Rodriguez Sendra. Vergara is wrapping up his third pro season but still seeks his first win and Olympia qualification.
Tomas Sentinek
Tomas Sentinek finished seventh in his last two shows. His most recent outing was at the 2024 Prague Pro on Nov. 16, 2024. The rookie turned pro at the 2023 NPC Worldwide William Bonac Classic Pro Qualifier.
Manolo Cecili
Manolo Cecili of Italy will be making his pro debut at this contest. He earned his pro status at the 2024 NPC Worldwide Amateur Olympia Spain show, where he won the overall Classic Physique title. If he were to win this show, he would be the second Italian athlete to qualify for the 2025 Classic Physique Olympia.
Other Notes
A second Classic Physique show will be held on the same weekend. The 2024 Huanji China Pro will take place in Beijing, China. The event winner will also qualify for the 2025 Classic Physique Olympia.
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