Manipur bodybuilding team won the runner-up title in the two-day 13th men’s junior, master, divyang, and senior women bodybuilding and 4th junior women’s sports model physique national championship 2023, which concluded at Ratlam Maharashtra on Sunday, according to All Manipur Body Building Association (AMBBA).
23-year-old bodybuilder Kshetrimayum Niraj Singh (82kg) won the national championship title which started from March 4, while Uttar Pradesh’s Deepak Kumar Parashar and Rajasthan’s Anil Kumar won the second and third position.
Other Manipur bodybuilders who won silver medals in the competition were M Rahul Meitei (55kg), Sachidananda Leimapokpam (60kg) and L Eillison Meitei (75kg).
L Netrajit (65kg) and Y Jupiter Singh were placed in the fourth positions in their respective weight category competitions. N Kishan Singh was the coach cum manager of the 10-member Manipur team.
AMBBA accorded a warm welcome when the state team arrived at Imphal International airport in Imphal on Tuesday.
It may be mentioned here that a seven-member Manipur bodybuilding team including five bodybuilders had already been selected to represent the northeastern state in the upcoming 12th Federation Cup 2023, senior men’s and women’s bodybuilding and men’s and women’s physique sports championship to be held at Nainital Uttarakhand from April 14 to 15 this year.