IFBB professional bodybuilder and internet personality - Chris Bumstead - has successfully defended his Classic Physique title at the 2022 Mr Olympia bodybuilding competition, marking the fourth consecutive year the All-Canadian beefcake has won it across the category's seven-year lifespan (and furthering his ongoing reign of dominance in the process).
The field had been narrowed down to just Chris Bumstead himself alongside Ramon Rocha Queiroz, Mike Sommerfeld, Urs Kalecinski, as well as former Classic Physique champion Breon Ansley; Bumstead and Rocha Queiroz were later singled out for the final callout hosted at Las Vegas' Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, and before long, there was a clear winner.
"I found a lot of untapped potential this year," the loveable CBum said of his latest victory at the 2022 Mr Olympia bodybuilding competition via social media.
"Next year is going to be dangerous."
For all the work he's accomplished in the iron church this past year, Chris Bumstead has been awarded bragging rights for another year, a place in the history books, as well as US$50,000 (AU$74,400); while Ramon Rocha Queiroz pockets US$20,000 (AU$29,800) second place, Urs Kalecinski pockets US$10,000 (US$14,900) for third place, Breon Ansley pockets US$6,000 (AU$8,900) for fourth place, and Mike Sommerfeld rounds out the Top 5 with a comparatively meagre US$4,000 (AU$6,000).
As for the overall king of Mr Olympia 2022, Iranian bodybuilder Hadi Choopan has successfully dethroned Egypt's two-time champion Mamdouh "Big Ramy" Elssbiay. Choopan takes home a winner's cheque amounting to a hefty US$400,000 (AU$595,000). This year, a reported sum of US$1.6 million (AU$2.38 million) has been set aside for the event's total prize money.
Check out the full run of results of Mr Olympia 2022 below.
