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New Zealander IFBB pro Justin Rys who was recently released from prison, was featured on a 15 minute interview feature with 3news.co.nz. From the website:
“Some people become addicted to alcohol, some addicted to gambling. Justin is addicted to weight gain, an addiction labelled megarexic. His addiction saw him thrown in jail for importing illegal drugs with [...]

Barring the worst judging errors possible, Dexter Jackson will claim his 5th victory of the year at the IFBB Romanian Grand Prix scheduled for Oct 11 2008. The last Grand Prix hosted by Romania was in 2006, and won by Jay Cutler, Ronnie Coleman 2nd and Sergey Shelstov 3rd.
2008 Competitor List: [as of September 24, [...]

Three time and defending Australian Grand Prix champion Dexter Jackson looks to be out of the 2009 Australian Grand Prix after his well deserved Olympia win. Reliable sources have Dexter taking the year off from all shows in 2009 and defending his Olympia title.
With all due respect to other competitors, this leaves a wide open [...]

Our photo gallery of the 2008 WNBF Victorian Championships is posted, we have over 200 photos and will be getting a few videos up later on.
Held on September 28 at the Clocktower Center in Moonee Ponds, Matt Nicholson won the mens overall with Sophie Pino winning the womens overall.  We have the full results listed below and apologize for any [...]

With a changing of the guard that many will agree with, three time Australian Grand Prix champion Dexter Jackson dethroned Jay Cutler to win his first Olympia title. Despite having won numerous shows, and being on the top 10 all-time list for IFBB wins, the elusive Olympia always escaped Dexter prior in his 10+ Olympia appearances. [...]

An excellent showing from New Zealand’s top professional bodybuilder Moe-El Moussawi who placed 9th in his Olympia debut.

Photo credit: Muscletime

Reigning champion Jenny Lynn was dethroned and placed 4th, as many had speculated after prejudging callouts with newcomer Jennifer Gates taking her first Olympia title.  The win is also notable, as she becomes the first mother to ever claim a fitness or figure Olympia title, as she is a mother of two boys.
Top 6 Results:

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Coming in as the favorite with fourteen bodybuilders in the field, American pro David Henry won the first ever under 202lbs class [92kg] at the Olympia. Kevin English of the USA placed second, and 24 yr old newcomer James Lewis from Wales taking third. Both English and Henry are also competing in the open Olympia.  If there was [...]

WNBF and INBA champion Ellena Tsatsos was featured in a news article, referencing her guest appearence at the WNBF Northern Territory  Championships. Click to enlarge photo:

“Ellena Tsatsos ripped and defined body is a testament to her personal journey of how far the body can be pushed. The bodybuilder from Melbourne is in Darwin to judge and [...]

Prejudging is over, and opinions are swirling as always. From Aussie pro Lee Priest:
“Looking At The Pics On MD……No Way Jay Should Win….From The Back He Sucks………His Back Might Be Thick…But Hell He Aint No Better Then Last Year…He Has One Show To Be The Best At…I Mean Come In So Good There Is No [...]

A poignant win for the fitness pro who is considered by many to have the best routines today. Jen’s brother Todd has stage 4 cancer, and watched her victory from his hospital bed. This is Jen’s second Olympia title, after first winning in 2005. Iris Kyle as projected won the Womens Bodybuilding Olympia, making her a four time [...]

IFBB pro female bodybuilder Jennifer Sedia collapsed onstage during the prejudging of the Olympia. She recovered, and placed 10th.
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Jennifer Sedia, photo by Genex Hwang