The 2007 edition gathered a larger number of competitors and provided Bela Kathi, the former winner, the chance to prove that he was not a one-time champion. The Hungarian sportsman dominated the contest and came in first, though four of the first six winning competitors were also Hungarian! The fitness dispute proved quite interesting. Florina Cernat defeated the Hungarian champion Dora Szantai.

The senior competition structure changed and the open system replaced the categories. The winner, Mahmud Dogan, received 1,000 dollars, but the total investment exceeded 10,000 dollars. Why? Because great efforts had been made to bring the first Mr. Olympia, Ronnie Coleman, to Romania after he’d won his 8th consecutive title. Much to the delight of the public, Ronnie gave an exceptional show. For the first time, all the winners of the competition were foreigners.

Over 50 sportsmen from several countries competed in the December 6th 2003 edition. The Hungarian Laszlo Berkes proved his competence and came in first at the Open category. Two of the greatest Romanian bodybuilders, Cristian Mihailescu and Nicolae Giurgi, gave remarkable displays.

About 3,000 people crowded in the Olimpia Hall to watch the December 15th 2001 competition that offered the record sum of 70 million lei for the award winners. Ioan Moldovan finally won his long-desired Open title after several impressive performances at the previous editions.