The 2023 District of Taiwan Pro took place on July 2 and featured competitors from the Men’s Physique and Bikini categories. This event was located in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, and served as a qualifier for the upcoming Olympia show.
Bodybuilders still have plenty of time to earn their qualifications for the biggest show of the year. The cut-off period to earn an invite is October 9. This year’s Mr. Olympia will take place from Nov. 2-5 in Orlando Florida’s Orange County Convention Center.
The top three finishers from 2022 Olympia in Men’s Physique and Bikini are automatically invited back to this year’s edition of the show. As for the rest of the competitors, they will need to battle each other to determine who deserves the right to stand on the sport’s most prominent stage.
2023 District of Taiwan Pro Winners
Men’s Physique: Yoon Sung Lee
Bikini: Areum Song
2023 District of Taiwan Pro Results
Men’s Physique
Heading into this weekend, fans took notice of Wang Hsiang who last finished third at the 2019 NPC Worldwide Asia Grand Prix Pro Qualifier. He faced Yoon Sung Lee, a bodybuilder who impressed in third at the 2023 Asia Grand Prix Men’s Physique Pro. In the end, Yoon Sung Lee was victorious. Lee’s career highlight was a second-place finish at the 2022 Korea Men’s Physique Pro.
- Winner — Yoon Sung Lee
- Second Place — Wang Hsiang
- Third Place — Minsu Kim
- Fourth Place — Tomohito Koike
- Fifth Place — Farouq Ishimoto
- Sixth Place — Tom McNarma
- Seventh Place — Tak Lam Charly Chau
- Eighth Place — Ajith Raja
- Ninth Place — Wu Chi Hung
- Tenth Place — Woo Young Seo
Bikini
Sara Choi was on a mission for gold this weekend. Her last contest came at the 2023 Orchid Pro in sixth place. Sara reached her peak performance at the 2023 Musclecontest Japan Pro, securing a remarkable second-place finish. Additionally, she has showcased her skills at the Olympia on two occasions, achieving a 15th place finish in 2020 and sharing the 16th spot in 2021. She battled against Areum Song, who previously competed at last year’s Asia Grand Prix Bikini Pro where she finished runner-up. Ultimately, the judges favored Areum Song’s look best and she took first place this weekend.
- Winner — Areum Song
- Second Place — Sara Choi
- Third Place — Uyanga Bataa
- Fourth Place — Heather Hei Man Kam
- Fifth Place — Elizaveta Dementere
- Sixth Place — Anita Chen
- Seventh Place — Kristina Ivanova
- Eighth Place — Yume Kurokowa
- Ninth Place — Wang Machen
- Tenth Place — Cecilia Liang
2023 District of Taiwan Scorecards
FitnessVolt congratulates the winners on their major victories!