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MEN’S PHYSIQUE 2023 World Championships and placed position, so all medals in this category
7th at the 2024 Worlds in Iran. New face went to the Balkan countries.
Six categories and six Gold Medals went from Turkey, Gokhan Demirci, moved-up Up to 182 cm category. In the absence
to competitors representing six different to the 3rd place in the finals, overtaking of the 2024 European champion Ali
countries! Sometimes it happens. But Sam Zamanian of Sweden, who lost his Gurbanli (Azerbaijan), 2024 runner-up
taking into account all medals, the best chance for Bronze Medal, dropping to the Yasin Ayranci (Turkey) hoped to win
teams were Azerbaijan (1 gold + 2 bronze) 4th position. this class but he met a very demanding
and Turkey (2 silver + 1 bronze). The Up to 176 cm category. Marko Nesin opponent, 23-year-old Tobias Krommer
biggest numbers of competitors came (Serbia) and Ilija Ivanovic (Montenegro) of Germany, who earlier won the Overall
from the Czech Republic and Turkey first met at the 2025 Balkan title in junior division. This new rising
(6 athletes each). Poland and Romania Championships, where Ivanovic took the star from Germany won both rounds with
were represented by 5 athlete each. 2nd place and Nesin the 4th position. almost perfect scores and was crowned
The most successful team? Azerbaijan! But 10 days later in Santa Susanna they the new European champion. Ayranci was
Their 4 athletes won 3 medals! Anyway, moved to the top and switched their running a very close battle against Ales
24 countries entered their best Men’s places. Nesin won both rounds and Novak from the Czech Republic, winning
Physique competitors, 67 in total! received the Gold Medal, while Ivanovic the Silver Medal by 1 point only!
Up to 170 cm category. Russia was lost 7 points to him, finishing in the 2nd Over 182 cm category. Nobody from
represented by 1 athlete and he won the place, only 2 points ahead of Ahmad the 2024 medal winners came to duplicate
Gold Medal in this class. Ashot Pogosyan Guluzade of Azerbaijan. Guluzade, after or improve his achievement, so it was a
won both rounds and left behind being tied with 16:16 with Turkish athlete good opportunity for the rising stars to
Emrullah Onder (Turkey) and Shirin Emre Ertas in the first round, was scored fight for medals. Polish athlete Arkadiusz
Orujov (Azerbaijan). But this battle 3 points higher than Ertas in the finals, Marchel used this chance and slightly
for Silver Medal was very close. Both what guaranteed him the Bronze Medal. winning both rounds finished as the new
were tied in the first round but in the Up to 179 cm category. The 2024 European champion. The battle for Silver
finals Onder earned better scores, so he continental champion Xhesi Loci of Medal was very tough. Wahid Alemi of
grasped the silver disc. All medal winners Albania met a demanding challenger this Germany and Zdenek Piekarz of the Czech
participated first time at this level. time: Rilind Musa of the nearby Kosovo. Republic were tied 14:14 in the semifinal
Up to 173 cm category. 2024 Musa appeared at the 2022 European round. The final round brought one-point
European Championships runner-up Championships taking the 5th position. victory of Alemi over Piekarz, so Alemi
Ionut Lepadatu of Romania tried to win Then went to the 2022 Worlds, grasping was happy to receive the Silver Medal.
the god medal this time but once again the Silver Medal. In 2023 he finished 5th Presenting top body symmetry and
he finished in the second place. Tarlan at the Worlds and returned now in the quality Rilind Musa of Kosovo, was
Aliyev from Azerbaijan clearly won perfect body shape winning both rounds declared the Overall winner, leaving
both rounds and disrupted his plans. 6:9 over Loci. Newcomer at this level, behind 9 years younger Tobias Krommer
Lepadatu also entered the finals of the Goran Zivkovic of Serbia, took the 3rd (Germany).

Men’s Physique up to 170 cm Men’s Physique up to 173 cm Men’s Physique up to 176 cm
ASHOT POGOSYAN TARLAN ALIYEV MARKO NESIN

Men’s Physique up to 179 cm & Overall Men’s Physique up to 182 cm Men’s Physique over 182 cm
RILIND MUSA TOBIAS KROMMER ARKADIUSZ MARCHEL

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