2026 Kuwait Pro Results: Levon Poghosyan Wins Classic Physique

Levon Poghosyan of Armenia won Classic Physique at the 2026 Kuwait Pro in Kuwait City on November 6 and 7, his first pro title, in a class of 14. Michael Van Niekerk of South Africa won Men’s Physique, the bigger of the show’s two classes with 29 men, also for his first pro title.

Classic Physique

Earlier this year Poghosyan placed ninth at the Top Tan Spain Pro in May and sixth at the Bharat India Pro in June. Nader Ragheb of New Zealand was second. Abdallah Almatar, one of four Kuwaitis in the class, was third, up from 11th at the 2025 Bharat Pro Show.

2026 Men's Classic Physique official placings

Place	Athlete	Country	Prejudging	Total
1	Levon Poghosyan	Armenia	3.00	3.00
2	Nader Ragheb	New Zealand	6.00	6.00
3	Abdallah Almatar	Kuwait	9.00	9.00
4	Hadif Alsuwaidi	United Arab Emirates	12.00	12.00
5	Abdul-Aziz Al-Murshedi	Kuwait	15.00	15.00
6	Juma Al Shuaibi	Oman	19.00	19.00
7	Ali Albaghli	Kuwait	20.00	20.00
8	Jenev Varghese	United Arab Emirates	24.00	24.00
9	Mubarak Mubarak	Kuwait	27.00	27.00
10	Ahmed Mohamed	United States	30.00	30.00
11	Edgard John Augustin	France	33.00	33.00
12	Kent Nasarondo	Philippines	36.00	36.00
13	Bader Al Antaif	Saudi Arabia	39.00	39.00
14	Jan-Renz Tagal	Philippines	42.00	42.00

Men’s Physique

Van Niekerk spent the summer on the Asian circuit, placing 15th at the Thailand Pro on June 21, fourth at the AGP Philippines Pro on July 5 and seventh at the Taiwan Pro Show on July 19. Hashem Alfotewi of Saudi Arabia was second. Qaiser Al-Asi of Bahrain was third, up from sixth at the 2024 Spanish Grand Prix Pro. Ozcan Kirant of Turkey, who won the 1 Bro Men’s Physique Pro Show in 2025 and went on to that year’s Men’s Physique Olympia, finished fourth. The judges placed the top 15 and listed the other 14 men joint 16th.

2026 Men's Physique official placings

Place	Athlete	Country	Prejudging	Total
1	Michael Van Niekerk	South Africa	3.00	3.00
2	Hashem Alfotewi	Saudi Arabia	6.00	6.00
3	Qaiser Al-Asi	Bahrain	9.00	9.00
4	Ozcan Kirant	Turkey	12.00	12.00
5	Mahmood Al-Maghrabi	Bahrain	15.00	15.00
6	Ibrahim Cheikh Ousmane	Saudi Arabia	18.00	18.00
7	Sanad Alsanad	Kuwait	21.00	21.00
8	Hamed Abdalla	Libya	24.00	24.00
9	Abdullah Al Salem	Kuwait	27.00	27.00
10	Bader Alsabri	Kuwait	30.00	30.00
11	Mohammed Haidar	United Arab Emirates	33.00	33.00
12	Husain Manowchehri	Bahrain	36.00	36.00
13	Yousef Alfailakawi	Kuwait	39.00	39.00
14	Ahmad Alshammari	Kuwait	42.00	42.00
15	Mohammad Alrughaib	Kuwait	45.00	45.00
16	Abdullah Al-Sabea	Kuwait	48.00	48.00
16	Abdurrazag Benyazid	Libya	48.00	48.00
16	Elhaam Shaikh	India	48.00	48.00
16	Fahad Altheeb	Kuwait	48.00	48.00
16	Faisal Altararwah	Kuwait	48.00	48.00
16	Hussain Alqatami	Kuwait	48.00	48.00
16	Mishal Alhassan	Saudi Arabia	48.00	48.00
16	Mohammad Al Hababi	United States	48.00	48.00
16	Mohammad Almansouri	Kuwait	48.00	48.00
16	Mohammad Almutawah	Kuwait	48.00	48.00
16	Mohammad Alshaikh	Kuwait	48.00	48.00
16	Mohammed al Kindy	Oman	48.00	48.00
16	Omar Almershad	Kuwait	48.00	48.00
16	Saad Binhashim	Saudi Arabia	48.00	48.00

The Kuwait Pro ran no masters classes. Every placing and score is on the Kuwait Pro 2026: Full Scorecards & Placings page.

What It Means for the 2027 Olympia

Classic Physique and Men’s Physique run on points: the top 20 in each division’s standings qualify when the period closes on September 12, 2027, and two open-class wins inside the window also earn a place. Poghosyan and Van Niekerk each collect the 10 points a regular pro show pays its winner, their first points of a period that began on August 31, 2026. Second place pays 4 points and third pays 3. Our 2027 Olympia qualified athletes list tracks who is in and who is close.