Fitness First Club officials at a press meet in Kathmandu on Friday, March 31, 2018. Photo: THT
Kathmandu, March 30
Fitness First Club is organising the fourth Mr Fitness First Open Bodybuilding and Men’s Sports Physique Championship in Satungal on April 7.
The bodybuilding section will feature below-60kg, 60-70kg and above-70kg weight categories, while sports physique event include below-165cm and above-165cm categories, informed Fitness First Club President Raj Kumar Kunwar at a press meet today.
Around 40 bodybuilders from three branches of the Club will compete in the event. The overall winner of bodybuilding event will win Mr Fitness First crown along with Rs 30,000, while runner-up and third place finishers will get Rs 20,000 and Rs 10,000 respectively. The best poser will earn Rs 5,000.
Similarly, the winners in sports physique categories will get Rs 15,000 apiece. The estimated budget of the tournament is Rs 650,000. Meanwhile, Fitness First Club is also felicitating five national and international medallists, Budhi Jung Karki, Gyanendra Nakarmi, Rojin Nakarmi, Rujesh Shahi and Nainita Maharjan on the occasion.
A version of this article appears in print on March 31, 2018 of The Himalayan Times.