Mr world contest,

The Mr world contest 2010 was held in Incheon,South Korea,and it drew contestants from more than 70 countries all over the world.Our Own man Kenneth Okolie from Nigeria represented his country very well as he finished as a second runner up.The contest featured many like sports.
Incheon City

Just 28km from Seoul, Korea’s capital, Incheon has a population of 2.7 million people. The city boasts many attractions on its dramatic landscape including magnificent temples, picturesque beaches, towering mountains and beautiful, secluded islands.

In the late nineteenth century it became a centre for Korea’s modernization. With the signing of trade treaties, first with the US in 1882, then with other world powers of the time, Incheon became Korea’s primary gateway with the outside world. The country’s first train and telephone services were located in Incheon as well.

An exciting, vibrant and outward-looking city, Incheon was the ultimate destination for this year’s search for "The World's Most Desirable Man".
Around sixty contestants put themselves forward for a series of timed physical tests aimed at separating the men from the boys. Only the strongest, fastest and most determined would make it through to the Mr World 2010 Sports Final where the sports champion was crowned.
Mr World Sports is an optional fast track event, but around 50 contestants turned up for the preliminary judging. Overseen by the sports coordinator, the contestants were pushed to their limits with press ups, sit ups, squat thrusts and other timed circuit training exercises. The contestants will power as well as stamina and strength was tested as the top 20 contestants who performed the most number of complete exercises in one minute would go through.
The results were tallied the top twenty were announced as:

South Africa, Thailand, Belarus, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Malta, Mexico, Norway, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Angola, Azerbaijan, Brazil, Denmark, Honduras, India, Kazakhstan, Macedonia FYRO, Panama.

From these only the eight contestants with the best times would make it through to the Mr World Sports Final. The top twenty gathered round and congratulated each other before eagerly anticipating the announcement of the finalists. They were:

South Africa (Red Team)
Thailand (Red Team)
Belarus (Blue Team)
Cyprus (Blue Team)
Czech Republic (Blue Team)
Malta (Black Team)
Mexico (Black Team)
Norway (Black Team)

There was a great satisfaction amongst the finalists as many of them had gone through a morning of hell, where their muscles were stretched and their determination fully tested.

It was announced that all finalists would face each other in a straight race down on the nearby beach. The eight then refueled at lunch and rested for a few hours before travelling down to the beach in the afternoon.

The final race consisted of a 300 metre track set up on the sandy surface which was specially chosen to sap the energy from the leg muscles.
They top eight limbered up before taking positions on the Start/Finish line. It was a close contest but Czech Republic held the initiative throughout and it was no surprise to see him cross the line in first place. He was followed three seconds later by Norway who also ran terrifically. But it was the fight for third place where the race really came to life.
In the last five metres third place changed three times. It looked like South Africa had the podium position before he tried to run faster than his legs could take him and fell flat on his face. Then Cyprus took the position but stumbled a mere metre away from the finish line. He couldn’t stay on his feet and much like South Africa before him, ended up with a mouth full of sand. This flurry of excitement at the death allowed Malta to steal in and snatch third place.

Final results:
3rd Malta 01.20
2nd Norway 01.12
1st Czech Republic 01.09 MR WOLRD TALENT FINAL

1st KOREA
2nd BELGIUM
3rd RUSSIA

The Ballroom at the Hilton in Gyeongju was full of Mr World contestants, dignitaries and honorary guests on Thursday evening as performers from 20 countries around the world took part in the Mr World Talent Final.

The Mayor of Gyeongju opened proceedings with an address. This was followed by Miss World and Miss Korea taking the stage as special guest judges for the evening. Then to the surprise of seated guests there was an amazing performance by the Tae Kwon Doe national demonstration team. It was an exceptional illustration of the strength and grace needed to compete in the sport with some death defying moves that got the crowd onto their feet.

The main event then began with some great performances, including a warrior dance from Kazakhstan, a singing performance from Korea, a piano recital from Belgium, a graceful fitness and samurai routine from Russia, a beautifully choreographed slow-motion dance from Kenya and a mesmerizing magic show from Venezuela.

Before the finalists were announced, the audience were treated to a special Korean fashion show. Miss Koreas from the past years modelled beautiful Hanbok’s, traditional Korean dresses.

The compare then took to the stage with results in hand. Third place was RUSSIA, with his superb dance. Second was Belgium with sublime piano playing. But, the night belonged to KOREA. His fantastic solo singing performance of the song ‘Just Once’ made him the deserved Mr World Talent Champion.

KOREA was ecstatic and he jumped up off the stage punching the air in delight. The music started playing and he sang the song one more time, but this time, all the Mr World contestants joined in the celebrations by coming onto the stage.

He was also congratulated by Miss World and Miss Korea who presented him with the accolade. After he finished he spoke and was very modest and humble about his performance, which left a lasting impression on those who witnessed it.

The rest of the top six were announced as South Africa, Kenya and Venezuela in no particular order. Congratulations!