Uribe cited an undisclosed drawback as the explanation for his withdrawal.
The yr 2023 should really feel like deja vu for Traditional Physique competitor Darwin Uribe. In each 2021 and 2022, the IFBB Professional League athlete received two main contests — the Chicago Professional in 2021 and the Houston Event of Champions in 2022 — after which sat out the Olympia each occasions.
On Feb. 21, 2023, Uribe revealed in an Instagram publish that he withdrew from the 2023 Arnold Traditional (AC), a present thought of almost as prestigious because the Olympia. Fairly than compete within the Mar. 2-5, 2023 contest in Columbus, OH, Uribe intends to first work by way of some undisclosed well being issues.
Whereas Uribe didn’t make clear precisely what compelled him to withdraw from the 2023 AC (and, by extension, the 2022 Olympia beforehand), he maintained it was one thing he couldn’t simply gloss over and that it was partly out of his management.
” … I’m grateful [to] get invited for the second time in my sixth Professional present in my brief profession as an expert,” Uribe wrote. “Sadly, that is one thing that I received’t be capable of end…sadly I can’t push by way of this now and end as a result of there are all the time extra crimson flags, and crimson flags point out to you it’s time to cease.”
The athlete additionally clarified that he thought of withdrawing from the 2023 AC someday across the 2022 Olympia however had already despatched his software in for the competition. Nonetheless, the bodybuilder will deal with his well being and well-being for now.
“This time I’m prioritizing myself, on the lookout for myself, taking in my very own selections greater than expectations or what folks assume or need from me as an athlete.”
Thus far, as a comparatively newer Professional League member, Uribe has by no means competed within the Olympia. In the one AC look of his profession in 2022, the athlete completed in eighth place within the Traditional Physique Division. Two-time Traditional Physique Olympia runner-up Terrence Ruffin received his second consecutive Traditional Physique AC title at that version of the competitors.
It’s unclear what the longer term holds for Uribe as a bodybuilder. He appears to be prioritizing himself fairly than the generally demanding rigors of competitors, vitamin, and coaching. For now, the bodybuilding group must wait and see what the athlete might need in retailer.
Featured picture: @uribe_darwin on Instagram
