Officials happy with interest shown
Date: 24-02-2007
Posted by: Anabolic Info TeamFiji Islands |
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THE Fiji Amateur Bodybuilding Association is happy with the interest being shown by new talents in the sport.
Ben Saqata was once again among the top finishers during the second trials for the South Pacific Games held in Nadi yesterday.
Saqata, who retained his Mr Fiji title last month, is one of the top medal prospects at the SPG in Samoa in August, but the sport is looking at including more new enthusiasts to lift the image of the sport.
Bodybuilding Fiji failed to win any medal at the last SPG in Suva and this time around officials will get athletes to improve and try to outmuscle the region's powerhouses Tahiti, New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea.
There are eight categories and the Bodybuilding Fiji is looking being represented in each grade in Samoa.
Association spokesman Tumeli Navutovuto said they were impressed with the turn out.
"We are happy the attendance is improving and this is crucial as we build up for the SPG," Navutovuto said.
He said there was a need for new body builders as some regulars had left the sport or retired.
"We are trying to get in as many new body builders as possible and to lift the sport we need promotion" he said.
Saqata has his sights set on the masters category of the 2007 South Pacific Games.
Saqata, who won the Mr Fiji title for the fourth consecutive year, wants to move up the weight division from under-90 to plus 91.
"I've never been able to achieve that weight before so it won't be easy," Saqata said.
"It's not all about weight but weight, food and lean muscles. Nutrition and diet are very important.
"There's a lot of discipline involved."
