Nigeria’s Dauda wins 2024 Mr Olympia, clinches $600,000

Nigerian-British bodybuilder Samson Dauda has won the 2024 Mr Olympia bodybuilding title, and took home  $600,000, the biggest prize awarded in the in the sports history.

The competition which was the finale of the 2024 Olympia was held at the Resorts World Theatre in Las Vegas, United States.

Fifteen top bodybuilders made it to the final stage after the preliminary round and they competed for the top spot where   Dauda emerged overall winner.

Dauda edged out Hadi Choopan who took the runner-up position and the 2023 Olympia champion, Derek Lunsford who came third place.

The Newsmen  reports that Dauda is a Nigerian-British professional bodybuilder who competes in the men’s open bodybuilding division in the IFBB Pro League.

He was born  in Lagos  and he moved to the United Kingdom  during his teenage years, where he initially focused on playing rugby until his   introduction to bodybuilding through encouragement from his rugby teammates

Dauda earned his IFBB Pro card in 2017 after winning the overall title at the IFBB Amateur Diamond Cup Rome, marking a turning point in his bodybuilding career.

The following year, he made his professional debut at the EVLS Prague Showdown in 2018, placing 5th.

His first victory as an IFBB Pro athlete came in 2021 at the EVLS Prague Pro, which earned him a qualification for the 2022 Mr Olympia completion, where he made his debut and finished 6th.