Reigning Mr. Olympia 2022 champion Hadi Choopan made history by being the first Iranian ever to hold the title in bodybuilding. Though he faced obstacles due to the disturbed relations between his country and America, he seemed to overcome everything with his prowess. With his well-built physique, jacked and wide chest, and enormous arms, Choopan is on his way to set a standard.

While he raised his country’s name by winning at the Olympia stage, he got something in return too. Reportedly, his home country decided to inaugurate a statue of him. As a tribute to the reigning champ, his countrymen created a massive status to show respect.

The people of Iran gave Hadi Choopan the ultimate tribute

The Persian Wolf grabbed the attention of the world with his maintained conditioning and incomparable symmetry. Thus, to glorify his colossal success, they unveiled a ten-foot statue lately. Choopan started his journey as a Men’s Open and 212 contender. In fact, he went pro after ending up in 2nd place at the IFBB Asia Grand Prix in 2017. However, recently Nick’s Strength and Power shared a short video of the event on his YouTube account praising the effort of the people for being so supportive.

Even Hadi’s fitness instructor Hany Ramod shared the same post on his Instagram quoting, “When they decide to build a 10 foot statue of the @mrolympiallc people champion @hadi_choopan 👑 They went all out.
Great job @mojasamesaz1 on this beautiful work of art.”

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In addition, Hadi himself has posted on his social media, sharing a glimpse of the monument, that the local artists of Iran made as a landmark.

Fans reacted to the enormous statue

As soon as the post was shared, the viewers wasted no chance to praise the figure. They crowded into the comment section to talk about the video. Fans cherished the statue and penned –

“Congratulations to Hadi. The win was well deserved. The people’s champ won.”

“Hadi is a living legend!”

“He must be insanely proud of this, i probably would be more proud of such recognition than the actual win”

“That statue is remarkably accurate. Amazing job by the artist”

“Yes… Bodybuilding is a sport.. But for Iranian it not just a sports for them.. To be a first Iranian’s champion in Americans dominant sports like bodybuilding, and it happened in US land are the real deal for them.. What a great respect for him by his people.”

“This is why the Olympia needs to be held in different countries! It would explode even more,” one fan wrote demanding uniformity. Another user commented, “They made Hadi honorary emperor of Iran. Well I made that up, but they really love him and admire him over there”. Evidently, it seems that fans from all over the world loved the initiative and respect him for being the first Iranian to achieve the honor.

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This is indeed one of the biggest achievements of ‘the Persian Wolf’. As a token of respect, his people made this figure of him as he was the “fire that melts every obstacle.”