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Samson Dauda won the 2024 Mr. Olympia contest at Resorts World in Las Vegas on Saturday night, for the first time in his career.
It happened at the end of a tense competition when the judges made several decisions and finally became confident in their decision to announce a new champion.
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Congratulations to Mr. Olympia 2024 Mr. Samson Dauda for his first appearance.
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Well done, sir. Each of your poses was better than the others. Of course.
Hadi was also great in second place and Derek was third. pic.twitter.com/LmRopDjLAC
In addition to industry-wide praise, how much did the winners make as a result of their wins, and what did social media say about the results?
*Record winner payouts.
Dauda completed his long and arduous journey to the top of the bodybuilding world on Saturday by winning the Mr. Olympia competition, defeating former champions Hadi Choopan and Derek Lunsford to claim his first title.
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🚨🏆Samson Dauda wins 2024 MR Olympia becomes 19th MR Olympia minutes after Jake Wood announced first prize of $600,000 and second place prize of $250,000.
2024 Mr. Olympia Top 5
1. Samson Dauda
2. Hadi Choopan
3. Derek Lunsford
4. Martin Fitzwater
5. Jacked Andrew pic.twitter.com/4dnDpbV5ao
The moment he was announced as the winner, he was overcome with emotion and fell to his knees in tears, before hoisting the sport’s most coveted award.
It was also a historic feat that surpassed his first victory.
Dauda’s victory ensures that the Mr Olympic title returns to Britain for the first time since 1997, when Dorian Yates ended his six-year reign at the top of the industry.
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He did it!!! 🏆
The Mr. Olympia title is returning to the UK for the first time in 27 years! ⭕️ 🇬🇧
Samson Dauda, you are the man! 🥇 pic.twitter.com/D8LlTmbzvN
Saturday’s results give 2022 champion Chupan second place for the second year in a row. This also meant that 2023 champion Lunsford dropped to third place this year.
Dauda was not only chosen as the winner by the judges; champion of the people And “received the championship belt and trophy.”
After several calls and great uncertainty as to which fighter would impress the judges enough to be named the winner in the end, Dauda emerged victorious, earning a win on the grandest stage of all. He declared that he had reached the pinnacle of the building world.
