Egypt: Bodybuilder Big Rami gets hero's welcome in Cairo after winning 2020 Mr. Olympia

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A large crowd gathered outside Cairo Airport on Thursday to welcome Egyptian bodybuilder star Mamdouh Elssbiay, known as 'Big Ramy,' as he returned home as the 2020 Mr. Olympia champion.

Upon Ramy's arrival, the Minister of Sports Ashraf Sobhy organised a celebration ceremony in one of the hotels overlooking the Giza pyramids after an open bus tour in the streets of Cairo.

Ramy was crowned Mr. Olympia - arguably the most important man's bodybuilding competition - on Sunday in Orlando, Florida. The 36-year-old bodybuilder beat famous competitors including Iran's Hady Chopin and Phil Heath and Brandon Curry from the US, to win the International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness (IFBB) prize of $400,000 (€328,000/£295,000).

"I only had one goal, awake or asleep, even in dreams I was thinking of the championship," Big Ramy told the crowd. "The championship, in the beginning, touched Ramy personally, but the dream was not his only, the dream became for the fans of Rami and the people of Egypt and the entire Arab world, he wants to succeed and that the dream be his own," Big Ramy added.

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SOT, Mamdouh Elssbiay, Mr. Olympia bodybuilding champion (Arabic): "I only had one goal, When I was awake or asleep. The championship was the centre of my dreams. The championship, in the beginning, touched Ramy personally, but the dream was not his only, the dream became the dream of Ramy fans and the people of Egypt and the entire Arab world looked forward to his success, afterall the success is for all."

SOT, Mamdouh Elssbiay, Mr. Olympia bodybuilding champion (Arabic): "The burden increased greatly on me, but praise be to God and thanks to him, I was not the most skilled person in everything, but I was trying to strive, and God Almighty had the will to make everyone happy, especially in this difficult year and this timing. With the will of God Almighty, I anticipated the success because I worked hard , thinking about it all the time, and I developed myself. I knew that the will of God would be fulfilled, but I did not know when or how and this is the estimation of God."

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