With over twenty years of expertise, Kamal Elgargni is undoubtedly one of many extra seasoned skilled bodybuilders round. From Asia to Europe and Las Vegas, the 50-year-old IFBB Pro League athlete and former 212 Olympia Champion (2019) has posed on levels worldwide. If his latest exploits are any indication, it looks like he’s hungry for extra glory.
On June 16, 2022, Elgargni offered an replace on his present physique over his Instagram profile, with the 2022 Mr. Olympia roughly six months away. That competitors will happen on December 16-18, 2022, in Las Vegas, NV.
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After years of the prerequisite dedication to constructing muscle, Elgargni captured his first 212 Olympia title in 2019 as soon as the legendary James “Flex” Lewis vacated it after a run of seven straight victories (2012-2018). Following that title, Elgargni got here in second place to Shaun Clarida throughout the 2020 Mr. Olympia and completed in third place to Clarida (second) and Derek Lunsford (first) in 2021.
Before displaying off the place his physique stands on the time of this writing, Elgargni was beforehand most lately seen coaching his legs with rising star Nick Walker.
About Kamal Elgargni
While Elgargni didn’t disclose his present physique weight, the Libyan athlete has sometimes competed at round 211 kilos. It could be protected to imagine that’s what he’ll intention for by the point December 2022 and the most recent Mr. Olympia rolls round.
Here are among the completed bodybuilder’s high outcomes from his prolonged profession that started when he was 29-years-old:
Kamal Elgargni | Noteworthy Career Results
- 2001 National Amateur Bodybuilders’ Association (NABBA) Mr. Universe (brief) — First place | Competition debut
- 2002 NABBA World Championships (general) — First place
- IFBB World Amateur Championships (middleweight/light-heavyweight) — First place (2005-2006, 2008, 2013)
- 2005 World Games (middleweight) — First place
- 2006 Asian Games (middleweight) — First place
- 2007 National Physique Committee (NPC) Excalibur Bodybuilding Championships (light-heavyweight) — First place
- 2009 IFBB Arnold Amateur (light-heavyweight) — First place
- 2009 World Games (heavyweight) — Second place
- 2011 World Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Federation (WBPF) World Championships (light-heavyweight) — First place
- 2013 Asian Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Federation (ABBF) Asian Championships (general) — First place
- 2013 IFBB Mediterranean Amateur Championships (general) — First place
- 2018 IFBB Arnold Classic (212) — First place
- 2018 Mr. Olympia (212) — Third place
- 2019 Mr. Olympia (212) — First place
- 2020 Mr. Olympia (212) — Second place
- 2021 Mr. Olympia (212) — Third place
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Elgargni’s Near Future
As one of many extra outstanding names in trendy bodybuilding, Elgargni will undoubtedly proceed to plug away together with his coaching as he begins to ramp up towards the Mr. Olympia. According to his social media, the Libyan athlete’s newest physique replace is the primary that he has shared in an approximate month.
It very nicely may not be the final anybody sees of the bodybuilder’s progress earlier than the 2022 Mr. Olympia on December 16-18, 2022, in Las Vegas, NV.
Featured picture: @ifbb_pro_kamal_elgargni on Instagram