JAKARTA - Indonesia held a World Championship for Development in the Mandalika Special Economic Zone (SEZ), Central Lombok Regency, West Nusa Tenggara. There were 120 participants who took part.
They came from 18 countries and are ready to show off in the championship which started November 19 and ended November 20, 2022.
The chairman of the Indonesian Binaga and Fitnes Association (PBFI), Kemalsyah Nasution, out of 120 participants, 70 of them are foreign athletes. While the rest come from Indonesia.
Indonesia already has its own mainstay. He is an Indonesian physical bodybuilding athlete who is also the world champion, Dody Syahputra.
"So they competed in 47 bodybuilding categories. Some were in the amateur class this Saturday and for professional classes on Sunday night," said Kemalsyah as quoted by Antara, Saturday, November 19.
According to Kemalsyah, this World Championship is the first time it has been held in Indonesia. He also explained why he chose Mandalika as the venue for the match.
"Why Mandalika, because this place is now 'booming' into a tourist sports destination or sport tourism in Indonesia," he explained.
Kemalsyah conveyed that WWF World Indonesia activities received full support from the Ministry of Youth and Sports (Kemenpora) and the NTB Provincial Government (Pemprov). Including, several sports parents.
"So, to enliven this bodybuilding championship, we held a parade of athletes and a kite festival. The goal is how to promote this sport to the people of Indonesia, especially NTB," he said.
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