GANGTOK, 27 Jan: A six-member Sikkim State Body Building Association [SSBBA] is all set to flex some muscles in the 11th edition of Federation Cup Masters and Handicap National Body Building Championship-2012 to be held on 04 and 05 February at Haldwani in Uttarakhand.
This is for the first time that a team from Sikkim is taking part in this championship.
Former Mr Sikkim, Pema Dorji Bhutia will represent the state in the Masters category [40 to 45 years] in the championship. Likewise, other team members are Arun Gurung [60 kg], former Mr Sikkim Suresh Chettri [60-65 kg], Norbu Tshering Bhutia [65 to 70 kg], Sonam Dadul Bhutia [70 kg] and Ganesh Neopaney [80 kg above].
The championship is being organized by the Uttarakhand Body Building Association under the aegis of Indian Body Building and Fitness Federation, which will have body builders from different parts of the country.
The team accompanied by manager, Robin Pradhan and chief coach, IB Gurung, who will also serve the championship as a national judge, will be leaving on 01 February for the championship.
Addressing a press conference today, chief coach, Mr Gurung stated that this would be a tough one as this championship is considered to be one of the more prestigious and competitive ones after the Mr India Body Building Competition in the country.
However, he stated that local body builders have been doing well in the contests in and outside the state for sometime along with the improvement in body building standards in the state.
Mr Gurung informed that the championship also has a contest for handicapped bodybuilders, which, he said, is also a way of bringing them into the mainstream. On the same, he stated that if any such person is interested then the SSBBA is there to help them out.
The association has also expressed its gratitude to all its well wishers for their support.
After this championship, the SSBBA team will represent the state in the upcoming Eastern India Body Building Championship scheduled to be held in the first week of March in Jharkhand and then at the Mr India Body Building Championship scheduled to be held in the first week of April at Pune.
SSBBA is also organizing the Mr Sikkim Body Building Championship on 24 March at Gangtok.
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