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Nathan De Asha And Mohamed Shaaban To Miss Arnold Classic With Injuries
The roster for the Arnold Classic has taken another hit.
The 2022 Arnold Classic is less than four weeks away and the roster has taken another hit. Nathan De Asha and Mohamed Shaaban have announced that they will miss the event with different injuries. Both bodybuilders took to Instagram to make their announcements on Monday.
The Arnold Classic is scheduled for March 3-6 in Columbus, OH. The event will return to the beginning of the year after being pushed to September in 2021 due to the pandemic. After preparing for the competition, De Asha and Shaaban become the second and third athletes to with draw.
Rafael Brandão made the decision to pull his name out of the Arnold Classic two weeks ago. The field began with 14 competitors and it is now down to 11 as the competition creeps closer.
Nathan De Asha
Nathan De Asha is coming off a strong showing during the 2021 season. This includes three shows and a victory during the Europa Pro Championships. He also finished the year with a win at the 2021 Yamamoto Cup. Heading into 2022, there was plenty of hype surrounding De Asha but that has been put on hold.
De Asha announced that he has suffered a torn bicep and will be forced to miss the Arnold Classic.
“About two-weeks ago I was doing a shoot in the gym. Trained biceps and felt a small pull, and thought, ‘ooh that feels a little bit funny’. A little bit strange. Went with my friends and my family to a center, and then it pulled again, and it just felt a little bit sore, a little bit hard. So, I phoned the doctor, and went to see the doctor on Monday or it was Wednesday. It wasn’t really bruised or nothing, he said to me I had a small tear in the bicep.”
Mohamed Shaaban
Shortly after De Asha, Mohamed Shaaban shared a social media post explaining his current situation. He is suffering from bulging discs in his back that can become herniated if not properly treated. Because of this, Shaaban must pause training and will be unable to compete at the Arnold Classic.
Shaaban believes that this will be fixed and he can return to the stage. In 2021, Shaaban competed four times, including two consecutive second-place finishes. He won silver at the California Pro and Puerto Rico Pro. Shaaban finished his year with a 10th place finish at the Olympia.
“There’s been a few post out there and people messaging me about the Arnold classic ohio.
It’s with deep sadness that I have to inform everyone that I will not be able to compete in the Arnold 2022.
I’ve attached my MRI results, along with my doctors notes/video explaining my results for those that do not understand.
This has been a pain that I’ve dealt with since before the Olympia of last year. I tried my best to push through, but after several doctor visits in Egypt and California, my doctors believes that it is best I sit this out and fully recover or else I won’t able to compete in the future.”
Mohamed Shaaban shared information from his doctor and MRI results. It explained that he has straightening of the cervical spine lordosis along with disc disease in the cervical spine. This is especially hitting the C4-C5 to C6-C7 region.
2022 Arnold Classic Lineup
William Bonac (Netherlands)
Maxx Charles (United States)
Brandon Curry (United States)
Samson Dauda (United Kingdom)
Regan Grimes (Canada)
Steve Kuclo (United States)
Cedric McMillan (United States)
Fabio Giga Rezende (Brazil)
Justin Rodriguez (United States)
Brett Wilkin (United States)
Akim Williams (United States)
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Mohamed Shaaban Unhappy With Judging Following 2021 KO Pro Egypt
Mohamed Shaaban went off on judging following his second-place finish at the 2021 KO Pro Egypt.
The 2021 KO Pro was one of the biggest post-Olympia shows to date and saw plenty of top competitors take the stage. Mohamed Shaaban was one of the athletes to watch and put on a great performance finishing second behind Regan Grimes. This was an outcome that Shaaban was not happy with and he did not hide his feelings.
Shaaban was critical of the judging following the event. This is not the first time that an athlete or trainer spoke out on judging in recent years. Shaaban’s comments came after an event he feel he should have won. During the 2021 Olympia, Shaaban finished 10th while Grimes came in at 15th. Just a few weeks later, Grimes was able to jump Shaaban on stage.
Shaaban took to Instagram to make his comments. This included some critical remarks about judges and that he believes they have something against him.
“I have no words…. I should have listened to my wife @mzdang_ifbbpro when she told me not to compete. I’m sorry baby….”
“This lost truly hurts more than anyone can understand. I usually accept all my placings…. but this 2nd feels like a last call out at Olympia.
I’m going to take some time off social media and come back with a clearer mind, spirit, and physique for 2022,” Shaaban continued.
“I’m sorry I failed you all. I’m sorry I failed you again @andrew_vu87
Show after show. I feel like they just don’t want me up there…. like how much I can lose before they see me give up….” Shaaban added.
“Thank you my ig family for all your love and support.
One of those shows…. You will remember forever @kosquadegypt”
This is clearly plenty of frustration coming from Mohamed Shaaban. His finish in Egypt was his best since coming in second during the 2021 Puerto Rico Pro. Shaaban now has three second-place finishes in his career and has not picked up a victory since 2019, when he won the Portugal Pro. He has performed in just two Olympia’s and this year was his best outcome.
Brandon Curry finished second at the Olympia and this caused some disgruntled feelings from his coach Abdullah Alotaibi. He was unhappy with Curry’s second consecutive loss to Big Ramy and was not shy about making comments on judging. This could be the new trend around the sport and Shaaban is the latest to comment.
It will be interesting to see what happens next time Shaaban steps on stage. If he has a new chip on his shoulder, this could be some more motivation that he has to prepare and train the right way to make any necessary improvements.
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