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강경원: Korean Light-Heavy

Over the last 3 years at the Asian Amateur Championships, Korean Kang Kyung Won (강경원) has placed 3rd (2011), 4th (2012) and 5th (2013) as a light-heavy. Way back in 2003 he won the middleweight class at the games. The 5'8" 40 year old from Incheon, South Korea has won just about every national Korean competition since 1999. He'll be looking at add a win at Arnold Amateur to his portfolio. Follow him on Facebook.

Milos Adnadjevic: Serbian Super Heavy

Milos Adnadjevic originially from Kruševac in Servia now lives in New York, working as a trainer at David Barton Gym. Adnadjevic was the runner up in the supers at 2013 NPC New Jersey Championships. The clip below shows Adnadjevic posing at the Brooklyn Grand Prix.





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Jorlan Vieira: Brazilian Light-Heavy

Brazilian Jorlan Vieira from Rio de Janeiro, was Sunday's guy. The following pictures show Vieira's contest prep for the upcoming show.

230lbs last November:


203.5lbs, 20 days out:



2 weeks out:



One week to go:


Vieira finished 2nd in his class at the 2013 Arnold Amateur. 5'6.5" Vieira, 30, was the overall Mr. Rio in 2012. Previously, in 2006 and 2007 he had won his class at the Brazilian show, and before that the Mr. Rio Junior in 2003 and 2004. Vieira won his class at both the 2009 and 2010 Copa Niterói.

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Ahmad Ashkanani: Kuwaiti Middleweight

Kuwaiti light-heavy Ahmad Ashkanani was one of the featured guys in my annual Christmas Countdown last year, where I posted pix of his wins at both the 2013 Arnold Amateur Europe and 2013 Mr. Olympia Amateur. Ashkanani was also the 2010 Asian Championships class winner, and runner up at the 2011 Arnold Amatuer Europe when he went up a class and competed as a light-heavy (below).