Dan Solomon, the President of the Mr. Olympia contest, is the guest on this episode of the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast. Dan talks about the events that will take place for the 60th Mr. Olympia contest which will take place in Las Vegas, Nevada on October 10-13, 2024. Dan gives the details on the new venue for the Mr. Olympia and what goes into putting on the biggest bodybuilding competition in the world. At the end of the interview, host John Hansen reads three articles from some old school bodybuilding magazines including the 1968 Mr. Olympia report from Muscle Builder magazine, the first article written about Arnold Schwarzenegger written by Joe Weider in Muscle Builder magazine and a great article written by Rick Wayne about Arnold’s only real competition from a 1975 issue of Muscle Mag International.
Episode aired on September 17, 2024.