Dexter Jackson: 2020 Olympia will be my final contest

2008 Olympia champion, Dexter Jackson has announced his plans for retirement. In a statement the 50-year old bodybuilder stated that the 2020 Olympia will be his final competitive bodybuilding show.

Jackson will retire having won more bodybuilding competitions than any bodybuilder ever.

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Dexter Jackson statement:

"I’VE THOUGHT LONG AND HARD ABOUT HOW I WANT MY CAREER TO END,” SAID JACKSON. “I WANT TO GO OUT ON MY OWN TERMS. I’M STILL CAPABLE OF WINNING ANY SHOW I ENTER AND IN SEPTEMBER I’M TAKING ONE FINAL SHOT AT TAKING HOME A SECOND SANDOW. THE OLYMPIA IS THE GREATEST SHOW IN BODYBUILDING AND I WANT MY FINAL POSEDOWN TO BE ON THAT STAGE IN VEGAS AGAINST THE BEST IN THE WORLD.

“THE 2020 OLYMPIA WILL BE MY FINAL CONTEST, SO I HOPE EVERYONE WHO HAS SUPPORTED ME WILL BE THERE TO MAKE IT SPECIAL.”