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Muscleman Lee Jin Ho is 'Mr Asia'
Indian bodybuilders clinch 4 silver and 2
bronze medals
Korean muscleman Lee Jin Ho
became the champion of champions in the 43rd Asian Bodybuilding Championship,
which concluded in
Aurangabad
today.
On a day dominated by Korean and
Bahrain
bodybuilders, Lee upset the applecart of some of the big names to win the
coveted 'Mr Asia' crown. Korean athletes walked away with four gold medals,
while
Bahrain
bodybuilders bagged three gold in their respective weight categories.
Hosts Indians could not bag any gold medal, but clinched
four silver and two bronze medals. Chennai's M. Rajendran (-85kgs), Manipur's
Kishan Singh (-65Kgs), Borun Yuman (-70Kgs) and Varinder Ghuman (above 100Kgs.)
who bagged silver medals, were outstanding form the Indian point of view,
considering the fact that hey had a very tough opposition. Kishan, in
particular, looked a clear winner, but Korean gold medallist Hong Hyeong Ho's
better thighs perhaps tilted the balance in the latter's favour. Barring a
couple of Indians, most of the host athletes need to work on their lower part of
the body.
Full marks, however, to all the Indian silver medallists.
in particular, Kishan and Rajendran who clinched two bronze medals.
Leading musclemen in the form of Sami Al Haddad (0100Kgs),
Kamal Abdul Salam (090Kgs), Raded Fauad (above 100kgs0, Kamal Abdul Salam
(-90kgs), Raed Fuad (above 100 kgs), Lee Jin Ho (-85kgs), Boo Changsoon
(-80kgs.) Arafat Yakoob (-75kgs) and Kenji kondo (-70kgs), however, lived up to
their reputations by winning gold medals, The hall echoed with loud cheers every
time these 'hulks' gave a pose.
Bahrain
's strong man smi Al Haddad,
Bahrain
's Kamal Abdul Salam and
Korea
's eventual "Mr Asia" winner Lee Jin Ho were in demand.
Sami Unlucky:
Sami, in particular, has an awesome physique and looked a
clear favorite for the Mr. Asia title and the knowledgeable
Aurangabad
audience was rooting for him too. The experienced bodybuilder also appeared
confident of bagging the prestigious title, as his body language clearly showed.
But the judges had different ideas. It was not Sami, nor was it Kamal Abdul
Salam. Much to everyone's surprise, Korean Lee Jin Ho turned out to be the
champion of them all. The diminutive muscleman, no doubt, was in a perfect
shape, but none could expect that he would corner glory.. Even an International
Federation official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said he was stunned
by the judges decision to ignore Sami Al Haddad and award the coveted title to
the Korean.
All Eyes on Dennis Wolf:
Korean Lee may have won the Mr Asia title, but the man who shorter
than Dennis Wolf, the German giant who showed how the professional bodybuilders
strike a pose, during a demonstration arranged soon after all the the finalists
were awarded.
It was a treat for local bodybuilding buffs to watch the mighty man in
action. A fourth place finisher in Mr Olympia contest last year, Dennis was
awesome as the flexed his muscles. All the Asian muscleman watched the great man
with rapt attention. Some even wished him success in the forthcoming Mr. Olympia
event in
Las Vegas
.
Earlier, the International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness, Dr.
Rafeal Santonja, gave away the prizes to the winners. Assistant General
Secretary of IFBB, William Tierney, Wanda Tierney (chairperson of the women's
committee, IFBB), Mauricio de Arruda (Brazil), newly elected President of Asian
Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness, Bahrain's Shaikh Abdullah Bin Rashid
Al Kalifa, secretary Sanjay More (Aurangabad), Dubai-based Suresh Pai (Member,
Media Commission of International Federation), Vice-President of Asian
Federation Sir. Jeff Schucroft, Indian Body Building & Fitness
Federation President Ranjit sinh Mohite-Patil, Treasurer Rajesh Sawant and
officials of State and District associations were also present on the occasion.
Following
are the final standings:
- 55kgs: Gold Shin Sung Tae [Korea]
-60kgs: Gold: Jeong Lihyang (
Korea
), Silver: Hiroshi Tsuda (
Japan
), Bronze: Kazumi Kokubo (
Japan
), 4th: Ravi Kumar (
India
)
-65kgs: Gold: Hong Hyeong Ho (
Korea
), Silver: Kishan Singh (
India
), Bronze: Takashi Yamazaki (
Japan
), 4th: Peter Joseph (
India
), 5th: Farook Fazil (
Sri Lanka
)
-70kgs: Gold: Kenji Kndo (
Japan
), Silver: Borun Yumnam (
India
), Bronze: Bang Jaejin (
Korea
), 4th: Parvesh (
India
), 5th: Ibragimov Doniyorbek (
Uzbekistan
).
-75kg: Gold: Arafat Yaqoob (
Bahrain
), Silver:
Nam
Kyoungyun (
Korea
). Bronze: Jalaal Al Rayashi (Qatar0, 4th: Junil Matsusshirta (
Japan
), 5th: Niyazov Dilshod (
Uzbekistan
).
-80kgs: Gold: Boo Chang Soon (
Korea
), Silver: Park Injung (
Korea
), Bronze: Sayad Nasralla Hashem (
Bahrain
), 4th: Amit Choudhry (
India
), 5th: Shaolin Singh (
India
)
-85kgs: Gold: Lee Jin Ho (
Korea
), Silver: M. Rajendran (
India
), Bronze Wahab Al Naemi (
Qatar
), 4th: Akulovich Vladimir (
Kazakhstan
), 5th: Kosimov Farruh (
Uzbekistan
).
-90kgs: Gold: Kaml Abdul Salam (
Qatar
), Silver: Choli Minseok (
Korea
), Bronze: Gokul Das (
India
), 4th: Svetlakov Alexandr (
Kazakhstan
).
-100kgs: Gold: Sami Al Haddad (
Bahrain
), Silver: Kim Songkuk (
Korea
), Bronze: Jagdish Kumar (
India
), 4th: Jagjit Singh (
India
).
Over 100kgs: Gold: Raed Fuad Abdul Rahman (
Bahrain
), Silver: Varinder Ghuman (
India
), 3rd: Khalid Al Dosari (
Qatar
).
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