Ahmed Ashkanani
Kuwait
Name: Ahmed Ashkanani
Country: Kuwait
Ashkanani is a player to be reckoned with. He started at the age of fifteen and spent more than half his life practicing weightlifting until he became one of the famous in this sport.
Training at an early age benefited Ashkanani, as he won the Amateur Championship in Kuwait, then the Gulf Championship and the Asian Championship. The titles continued until Ashkanani got the professional card in 2016 in the Mr. Olympia Amateur Championship and starred and in 2017 won the second place and silver in the Mr. Olympia Professional Championship Class 212 in his first appearance in the professional world, then he got fourth place in 2018, then fifth place in 2019.
The 2016 Mr. Olympia silver holder in the 212kg category achieved an impressive international achievement in 2017, by winning the Arnold Classic Professional Championship gold in the same category. Ashkanani happened.
Ashkanani is married and has a son and a girl. He worked as a teacher in physical education, then as a fitness trainer, then a Kuwaiti Arab champion who has international fame and inspires many young people.