2023 Sheru Classic India Pro Bodybuilding Show Preview

The 2023 Sheru Classic India Pro show will be held on the weekend of Nov. 17-19, 2023, in Mumbai, India. This is the second Sheru Classic to be held in India in 2023, and it will feature five IFBB Pro League events in the 212, Classic Physique, Men’s Physique, Men’s Wheelchair, and Bikini divisions.

The winners of all five events will be issued qualifications to compete in the 2024 Olympia Weekend in Las Vegas, NV, on Oct. 10-13, 2024.

2023 Sheru Classic India Pro Rosters

The rosters for all five contests are below:

212 Bodybuilding

• Gabor Berek (Hungary)
• Kingsley Oben Arrah (Cameroon)
• Ahmed Talat Elwardany (Egypt)
• Ahmed Fawzi (Iraq)
• Sunit Dinkar Jadhav (India)
• Bhekumuzi “Muzi” Maluleke (South Africa)
• Andrei Melnikov (Russia)
• Glenn Molobela (South Africa)
• Vitor Alves Porto De Oliveira (Brazil)
• Asmawi Zolkifli (Malaysia)

Classic Physique

• Ahmed Hameed Aleidani (UAE)
• Abdulaziz Al-Murshedi (Kuwait)
• Ali Shams Ghamar (Iran)
• Chand Mondal (India)
• Deepak Nanda (India)
• Piyush Raj (India)
• Julian Lee Ramdhari (South Africa)
• Terrence Ruffin (USA)
• Rajesh Yadav (India)

Men’s Physique

• Loay Laith Bebe (Iraq)
• Mahmoud Elsabagh (Egypt)
• Karim Esmat (Kuwait)
• Anik Ghosh (India)
• Mahmoud Ibrahim (Egypt)
• Mimoh Yuvras Kamble (India)
• Imran Khan (India)
• Mohammad Afroz Khichi (India)
• Benquil Marigny (USA)
• Raj Kumar Paswan (India)
• Manoj Patil (India)
• Lovepreet Singh (India)

Men’s Wheelchair

• Anand Arnold (India)
• Eugeno Molino (Italy)

Bikini

• Alina Bogacheva (Kyrgyzstan)
• Ekaterina Nikolaevna Dunaevskaia (Russia)
• Alessia Facchin (Italy)
• Rutuja Hegshetye (India)
• Navreet Josan (India)
• Ameera Klement (Germany)
• Liana Moroz (Russia)
• Sarina Pani (India)
• Priscila Rodrigues (Brazil)
• Vaishali Sonalker (India)

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Classic Physique Athletes to Watch

Below are the Classic Physique athletes likely to clash in the first callout:

Terrence Ruffin

Terrence Ruffin ranked fifth overall at the 2023 Classic Physique Olympia in Orlando, FL, on Nov. 4, 2023. Since he didn’t finish in the top three at the Olympia, he needs to qualify for the 2024 Olympia via a pro show win. He should be considered a heavy favorite to score gold in this contest. 

Rajesh Yadav

India’s own Rajesh Yadav could be the host country’s best chance of upsetting Ruffin. Yadav made his only pro appearance in the 2022 edition of this contest, where he finished fifth overall. This will be Yadav’s first onstage appearance since that contest, and he will aim for his first pro win and Olympia qualification.

Julian Lee Ramdhari

Fans may have expected to see Julian Lee Ramdhari of South Africa on the 212 roster, but he switched to Classic Physique for this contest. This is Ramdhari’s Classic Physique debut in his fourth year as a pro.

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