Exatlon 2 Starts September 14: Meet All 12 Male Contestants

Season two of Exatlon Serbia officially kicks off on September 14 on Informer TV. Host Aleksa Erski will welcome the new cast in the Dominican Republic, where the entire show is filmed, with episodes airing every night at 9:30 p.m.

This season brings two major changes from last year. The first season ran for two months; this one will run for three. The first season had 20 contestants; this one has 24, twelve men and twelve women.

The production revealed the women’s team earlier. Today the list of all twelve men heading to the courses in the Dominican Republic arrived as well. As before, broadcast rights belong exclusively to Informer TV.

The winner of the first season of Exatlon Serbia was Nevena Petrovic. She has since competed in a special edition called Exatlon Cup, facing off against world champions, while her successor still has to prove herself on the courses in the Dominican Republic.

The men’s roster for season two:

• Pavle Boskovic, a rapper known as Gazda Paja
• Mensur Ajdarpasic, a physical education teacher and fitness trainer, familiar to viewers from earlier reality shows
• Nikola Lakic, a former footballer and reality TV face from “Parovi,” “Zadruga” and “Farma”
• Ivan Markioli, a multiple world champion in calisthenics and gym trainer
• Stahinja Jovic from Apatin, a self-described lover of extreme challenges
• Vuk Dzudovic, a judo vice champion who works as a physiotherapist
• Nemanja Makuljevic, an IT professional from Belgrade
• Mark Kinanga, a trainer born in Congo who grew up in Subotica
• Mihailo Adzic, a water polo player from Krusevac
• Boris Stanojevic, an Olympian and biathlete from Pale
• Veljko Milicevic, a firefighter with the Sector for Emergency Management
• Dragomir Radojevic, a vocational medical radiographer

A few names on the list are already familiar to audiences from the small screen. Nikola Lakic is a reality TV veteran who has gone through “Parovi,” “Zadruga” and “Farma,” and his entry into Exatlon was backed by his ex-wife Aleksandra Tasic Coka. Mensur Ajdarpasic also brings reality show experience, but the courses in the Dominican Republic will test him in a completely different way than what he is used to.

Boris Stanojevic joins the cast with a serious sports resume. He competed at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games, and as a professional athlete he believes that experience can help him make it to the end of the competition.

Mihailo Adzic entered Exatlon on a friend’s recommendation, while Nemanja Makuljevic, by his own admission, applied on his own to step outside his comfort zone. Mark Kinanga, whose mother is from Subotica and father from Congo, moved to Subotica four to five years ago and has lived and worked there as a trainer ever since.

Last on the list is Dragomir Radojevic. He holds a vocational qualification as a medical radiographer, a professional rather than a physician’s title.

Ivan Markioli, besides his world championship title in calisthenics, has daily hands-on experience working with the body as a gym trainer, which, based on what he has shown so far, gives him an edge on demanding courses. The same goes for Vuk Dzudovic, whose background as a physiotherapist could help him recover faster between battles.

When the men’s and women’s teams take to the same courses on September 14, viewers will see the complete lineup of 24 contestants for the first time. As before, the show airs every night at 9:30 p.m. on Informer TV, and filming lasts three months, a month longer than the first season.