Abdulhadi Muhammad Al-Khayat (

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: عبدالهادي محمد الخياط; born March 6, 1979) is a Kuwaiti bodybuilding champion, police officer, and

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Biography

Kuwait National Team athlete, and a member of

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, Al-Khayat is a super-heavyweight bodybuilder. His weight is approx. 231.5−264.5 pounds (105−120 kilograms). Al-Khayat started his international career in 2012; during the Saudi Arabia and Qatar Bodybuilding Championships he was awarded gold in heavy/super-heavyweight category. His next prestigious competition, IFBB Asian Amateur Bodybuilding Championships, took place in 2013. During the contest Al-Khayat placed first in super-heavyweight category, and fourth in classic bodybuilding category. He has saved this title the next year. Also in 2014, he competed in his first American contest — Arnold Classic America. He placed fifth in super-heavyweight category. He was a super-heavyweight and the overall winner of 2015 IFBB World Bodybuilding Championships. The same year Al-Khayat was also the super-heavyweight/overall winner of Olympia Amateur, which was held in Liverpool. In November 2015 he was honored with IFBB Pro Card, and became a professional bodybuilder — the first one from Kuwait. Living in

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, he graduated in Communication Systems and works as a police officer. He won the silver medal in 2012 Police Bodybuilding Championships in Qatar. He has a son named Muhammad. In late 2015 he was cast as Yousef Rambu in Kuwaiti action movie ''

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'', inspired by ''

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'' and '' Rambo: First Blood Part II''. The film had its world premiere in November 2016. In 2016 he became a member of the Kuwaiti

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. He was given the rank of

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Measurements

* Height: 5' 10" (178 cm) * Competition weight: 231.5 lbs (105 kg) * Off-season weight: 264.5 lbs (120 kg) * Biceps: more than 50 cm

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