2026 Mr. Olympia

When is the 2026 Mr. Olympia?

The 2026 Mr. Olympia is scheduled for September 24-27, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The contest runs over four days and every division is judged inside that window, so the Men's Open title is decided on the final night.

Qualification period: September 15, 2025 - August 30, 2026 (source: IFBB Pro League).

Reigning Champions (2025)

Mr. Olympia Champion

Derek Lunsford

Ms. Olympia Champion

Andrea Shaw

See the 2025 Mr. Olympia results for every division winner and full placings.

Qualified for the 2026 Mr. Olympia (Men's Open)

24 men have earned a place in the Open division so far. Men's Open runs on wins, not points: the top three from last year's Olympia are in, and so is the winner of every open pro contest held during the qualification window. Former Mr. Olympia winners hold lifetime eligibility.

Roster last checked 2026-09-01 against the IFBB Pro League list. More names are added as pro shows are judged. Track every division on the Road to Olympia qualification tracker.

Qualified Athletes by Division

246 athletes have qualified across 12 divisions, and 580 more are ranked in the points standings without a place yet. Qualifying is not the same as competing: an athlete who has earned a spot can still decline it, and most divisions put far fewer on stage than the number who are eligible.

How athletes qualify for the 2026 Olympia

The IFBB Pro League runs two systems at once, which is why the numbers above look so uneven from one division to the next.

Win divisions. Men's Open, 212, Women's Bodybuilding, Fitness, Figure, Women's Physique and Fit Model qualify on results alone. The top three from last year's Olympia are in, and so is the winner of every open pro contest held inside the qualification window. Nobody is ranked and nobody is on a bubble, so these divisions show no points race at all.

Points divisions. Classic Physique, Men's Physique, Bikini and Wellness are too deep for that. Athletes bank points across the season and the top 25 qualify, though two wins carry you straight through. A win at a standard pro show is worth 10 points, a win at a major such as the Arnold Classic USA, the Pittsburgh Pro, the NY Pro, the Romania Muscle Fest Pro or the Dubai Pro qualifies you outright, and a top-three finish at last year's Olympia does the same. Ties are broken on contest level and placing.

Wheelchair sits between the two. It qualifies contest winners and the top three from last year's Olympia the way the win divisions do, and then fills the remaining places from the top five in its own points standings.

Former Mr. Olympia winners keep lifetime eligibility, though the League has to approve a return once more than five years have passed since the last win.

Rules published by the IFBB Pro League. Qualifying closes at the end of the window on August 30, 2026.

What lands on this page

Right now this page carries the schedule, the reigning champions and the qualified field. It is not a results page and it does not pretend to be one.

When the show is judged, every division's placings are imported and appear here automatically, alongside the score sheets, the prize money where it is published, and a per-division breakdown you can open on its own. Nothing needs to be republished for that to happen. The 2025 results page is what this one becomes.

Until then, the roster above is rechecked against the IFBB list as pro shows are judged, and the Road to Olympia tracker carries the full standings for every division, including the athletes still chasing points.