William Bonac out of the 2021 Arnold Classic – Reports
Quarantine laws allegedly stop William Bonac from traveling to the USA, meaning he will not defend his Arnold Classic title.
According to reports, 2X Arnold Classic USA champion, William Bonac was forced to cancel his trip to the USA due to new Covid-19 travel restrictions in Abu Dhabi.
This is a big blow for the Arnold Classic organizers. Not only is the defending champion going to be absent, but leading up to the event, Roelly Winklaar, Cedric McMillan and Lionel Beyeke all confirmed they are not going to compete.
The 2021 Arnold Classic title will now go to one of the remaining ten athletes.
Sources close to Evolutionofbodybuilding.net have confirmed that there is a slight possibility that William might be able to travel to the USA in time for the 2021 Arnold Classic.
At the time of publishing this article, William Bonac has not made any official statements.
Will William Bonac miss the 2021 Mr. Olympia?
After this shocking news about William Bonac missing the 2021 Arnold Classic, the focus now turned to the 2021 Mr. Olympia.
After placing fifth at the 2020 Mr. Olympia, William Bonac was still a favorite going into the 2021 Mr. Olympia to cause problems to defending champion Big Ramy.
After placing fifth in 2020 and second in 2019, William Bonac is expecting to achieve another great result on the Mr. Olympia stage.
Sources close to Evolutionofbodybuilding.net have confirmed that William Bonac should be able to travel in time for the 2021 Mr. Olympia.
Who are the remaining competitors?
With the absence of William, here is the updated Men’s Open roster for the 2021 Arnold Classic:
Maxx Charles
Seung Chul Lee
Mokhamed El Eman
Steve Kuclo
Hassan Mostafa
Sergio Oliva Jr.
Justin Rodriguez
Iain Valliere
Akim Williams
Nick Walker
William Bonac Bodybuilding History
2020 Olympia – 5th place
2020 Arnold Classic – 1st place
2019 Olympia – 2nd place
2019 Arnold Classic Australia – 1st place
2019 Arnold Classic – 2nd place
2018 Olympia – 4th place
2018 Arnold Classic Australia – 2nd place
2018 Arnold Classic – 1st place
2017 Prague Pro – 2nd place
2017 Arnold Classic Europe – 2nd place
2017 Olympia – 3rd place
2016 Olympia Europe – 3rd place
2016 Prague Pro – 1st place
2016 Kuwait Pro – 5th place
2016 Arnold Classic Europe – 3rd place
2016 Olympia – 5th place
2016 Nordic Pro – 1st place
2015 San Marino Pro – 2nd place
2015 Dayana Cadeau Pro – 1st place
2015 Nordic Pro – 1st place
2015 Prague Pro – 5th place
2015 Arnold Classic Europe – 6th place
2015 Olympia – 8th place
2014 San Marino Pro – 11th place
2014 Prague Pro – 8th place
2014 Arnold Classic Europe – 6th place
2014 Olympia – 15th place
2014 Tampa Pro – 2nd place
2014 Golden State Pro – 1st place
2014 Arnold Classic South America – 7th place
2014 Australia Pro Grand Prix – 2nd place
2013 Prague Pro – 5th place
2011 Arnold Amateur Men’s Bodybuilding Heavy – 3rd place
