202 SHOWDOWN
For a few hours, the 2008 Olympia Weekend won’t be all about the mass monsters.  This year, the 202 Showdown, a new IFBB Pro contest, will make its debut on Olympia Weekend on Saturday, September 27, at the Las Vegas Convention Center. This is a weight limit contest with all competitors having to be 202 pounds or under, and gives guys sometimes lost in the shuffle among 250 pounders a chance to take center stage.

Since we first announced the inaugural 202 Showdown at the 2008 Olympia Weekend, we’ve had a barrage of emails and questions concerning the contest.  We have finalized all the details.  First and foremost, athletes can qualify by placing in the top five of any of the three 202-pound shows this year at the New York Pro held on May 10, the Pro Bodybuilding Weekly Championships on August 9 or the Europa Super Show on August 15-16.  The Olympia committee will also give special consideration to inviting athletes who have competed in one of these three contests but who did not place among the top 5.  Second, athletes who qualify for the Mr. Olympia competition and who meet the weight limit will be allowed to compete in the 202 Showdown on Saturday afternoon.
 
Contest rules:

• To be eligible for the contest each contestant has to have finished in the top five at an IFBB professional 202 pound contest held earlier in the year.  
• The field is limited to 15 competitors
• Special applications will be considered
  

Total Cash Prize - $12,000
·         1st - $7,000
·         2nd - $3,000
·         3rd – $2,000


QUALIFIED ATHLETES
Ray Arde
Jason Arntz
Curtis Bryant
Eric Castagnet
Charles Dixon
Kevin English
George Farah 
David Henry
Jaroslav Horvath
Richard Jackson
James Lewis
Jeffrey Long
Roc Shabazz
Nathan Wosley

For more information, please e-mail 202ShowDown@MrOlympia.com.