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outstanding pose. In 176 cm, the Alnapdi won as he had done more than 175 cm, the competition shape and a good
local athlete Ahmed Abdulla previously. As for the Overall, it Palestinian Suhail Alsasaad display of his best poses. In up
Al-Thawadi won the gold in a went to short champion Ganem surprised everyone against his to 180 cm, the Syrian
very tough fight with Omani Salim Al Mamari. compatriot Maher S N Haboush. Mohammad Al Refai did not
Malik Issa Alkasbi, whom he In classic Physique, in the They were both very excited have an easy time, but his
ended up beating by a meagre size of up to 171 cm, popular when the national anthem muscular quality, size and,
1-point difference. In 179 cm, local athlete Mohammed Naji Ali played. above all, his competitiveness
the representative of the United won the gold. He was not the In Classic Bodybuilding up to beat the good form of the
Arab Emirates Sultan Ali Al largest, but he was the best 171 cm, the representative of Emirati Ahmed Abdalla
Shamsi was the champion in a poser and the one with the most UAE Hassan Ali A Dhanhani won Alhammadi, who showed the
class that wasn’t easy, either. shredded and proportionate for his aesthetic, balanced, most aesthetic of physiques. At
The 182 cm category had the physique. At 175 cm, Syrian ripped physique and good pose. over 180, the Lebanese athlete
athlete from Bahrain Abdel Tawfik Alaboud did not leave a In up to 175 cm, Thani Khamis Hassan Imad Abdallah imposed
Rahman Bushaqer as single flank neglected, he won Saeed Alhamadi, also from UAE, his physique: tall, but with
undisputed gold winner. In the and convinced, as he also did, had a difficult time winning, but acceptable size and good
tall class, the Emirati Ali Dawi once again, in the Overall. In he did so due to his great muscle definition. In the

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