SSBBA felicitates bodybuilders

GANGTOK, 04 Jan: Sikkim State Body Building Association [SSBBA] today felicitated bodybuilders from the state for their impressive performance in the recently held body building competitions in December last year.
In the 10th Eastern India Body Building & Fitness Championship held at Howrah, West Bengal on 22 to 24 December, Arun Gurung [55 kg] won silver medal, Suresh Chettri [65 kg] won bronze, Norbu Tshering Bhutia [70 kg] won silver and Pema Dorjee Bhutia [75 kg & above] won bronze for the state. The state team was led by SSBBA chief coach, IB Gurung, who also served as the national judge.
In the 2nd Mr Himalayan Classic Body Building Championship held at Darjeeling from 28 to 30 December, Arun Gurung [60 kg] won gold, Tika Ram Pradhan [60 kg] won bronze, Suresh Chettri [65 kg] won silver, Paljor Bhutia [70 kg] won silver, Norbu Tshering Bhutia [70 kg] won bronze, Pema Dorjee Bhutia [75 kg] won silver and Sonam Dadul Bhutia [75 kg] won bronze.
Similarly, Subash Thapa [70 kg] stood on the 5th position, Ruben Mukhia [75 kg] on the 4th position and CB Dong [75 kg] on the 4th position. The state team was led by Sonam Paljor Bhutia as the team manager and chief coach, Mr Gurung served the competition as the national judge.
During a small function today, Mayor, KN Topgay, who is also the SSBBA president, and SSBBA general secretary, Anil Raj Rai honored these body builders with khadas.
While congratulating the body builders, Mr Topgay encouraged them to work harder and train and practice to win medals at the national level. He mentioned that the association has been playing its role to promote body building in the state and to provide national exposure to local body builders. He stressed upon the need for joint efforts from all sides to promote bodybuilding in the state.
“Due to the hard work and constant efforts of the SSBBA, body building is in a good place in the state at present. The association has been trying its best to gain support from the government and other organizations for the welfare of the bodybuilders”, said the Mayor.
SSBBA general secretary, Mr Rai congratulated the body builders for winning medals and honour for the state and further encouraged them to work hard to receive the same results at National competitions too in the future. Mr Rai informed that Mr Sikkim and then Mr India are scheduled to be held in the month of March this year followed by other competitions in different parts of the country.
SSBBA chief coach, Mr Gurung mentioned that local body builders were appreciated as the most disciplined in both these competitions. He further informed that the association has been putting its full efforts to take local body builders to the national and higher levels and encouraged the body builders to continue with the training to be in good form.