TEHRAN – Hadi Choopan of Iran came second in the 2024 Mr. Olympia held at the Resorts World Theater in Las Vegas, NV Saturday night.

Samson Dauda won the 2024 Mr. Olympia contest and received $600,000.

Dauda's victory ensured that the Mr. Olympic title would return to the United Kingdom for the first time since Dorian Yates' six-year run atop the industry ended in 1997.

Choopan, nicknamed ‘Persian Wolf’, received $250,000.

The 2023 winner, Derek Lunsford, failed to successfully defend his title and finished third in this year's event.

It marks the third year in a row that the defending champion has not repeated, a testament to the depth of the sport right now and the quality of legitimate contenders to the Mr. Olympia title.