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10 Bodybuilders Who Prove India's Mettle In Bodybuilding


By Shantanu Prasher,Monday, 08 Dec 2014

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The plight of sports other than cricket in India is nothing unheard of. While it feels good to see football and badminton hustling their way into the limelight, the government still remains oblivious to a dozen of other sports. One of these completely overlooked sports is body-building. Despite having world class body builders, the Indian Body Building Federation is still not recognized by the government. Voicing our concern for this sport, here are 10 world class Indian body builders who every Indian should know about.

1) Murli Kumar
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A sailor in the Indian Navy, Murali Kumar never had the wildest idea that one day he will be an Indian bodybuilding icon. Aged 35, Murli started lifting at relatively late age of 25. Today Murli stands as the undisputed Mr. India for the past two consecutive years (2013 and 2014). He also performed fantastically at the Asian Bodybuilding Championship held in Vietnam in 2012. All this combined makes him the top most bodybuilder of India, presently.

2) Sangram Chougule
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Sangram Chougule is synonymous to Indian bodybuilding. An electrical engineer from Pune, this 32-year-old lad has won Mr. Universe title in the 85 Kg category in the WorldBodybuilding Championship held in Bangkok, Thailand in 2012. Apart from this, he is the undisputed winner of several domestic and international awards in bodybuilding. Sangram's daily diet consists of 2 pounds of fish, a pound of chicken, lots of milk and boiled vegetables.

3) Suhas Khamkar
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Born and brought up in a family of body bodybuilders, Khamkar is one of the most distinguished bodybuilders India has ever produced. The muscled beast has been 9 Times Mr India, Mr Asia 2010, Mr. Olympia Amateur and 7 Times Mr. Maharashtra. Suhas is also the First Indian bodybuilder to become Mr. Asia in 2010, winning a gold medal.

4) Rajendran Mani
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After serving in the Indian Air Force for 15 years, Mani ventured into the sport of bodybuilding. One of the most experienced bodybuilders from India, Rajendran Mani has won both the Mr. India and Champion of Champion titles a record total of 8 times. Last year, he won the World Bodybuilding Championship for the 90 kg category held in Budapest, Hungary.

5) Ankur Sharma
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This Delhi guy is being hailed as the best young bodybuilding talent of India. His most iconic wins apart from a number of domestic titles include Gold in the 2013 WBPF World Championship, Mr. India 2012, and second place in Mr. India competition, 2013.

6) Ashish Sakharkar
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This man stands synonymous to the title of Mr. India. Sakharkar is considered not only an icon in Maharashtra but in the whole of India.

7) Hira Lal
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Unlike the general notion that non-vegetarian diet is essential to bodybuilding, Hira Lal is pure vegetarian. He won the Mr. World 2011 in the 65 kg class apart from a number of other achievements.

8) Varinder Singh Ghuman

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Varinder Singh Ghuman, one of the most popular bodybuilder on the list, is also the only one to venture into cinema. With his gigantic physique, Ghuman has won Mr. India in 2009 and was awarded 2nd place in Mr. Asia. Just like Hira Lal, he is also known for being a pure vegetarian body builder. He is also the only Indian bodybuilder to be roped in by Arnold Schwarzenegger for promoting his health products in Asia. He was also reportedly promised a role by Salman Khan in his upcoming movie.

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9) Amit Chhetri
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The most iconic Gorkha bodybuilder in India, Chhetri won the Champions Federation Cup 2013. Not only Chhetri was declared the best in his weight category (95-100 Kg), but was also chosen as the best in nine other weight categories between 55 and 100Kg.

10) Neeraj Kumar
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Another young and rising body-building star of India is Neeraj Kumar. He topped the Mr. India 2013 with a gold medal and a bronze at WBPF Mr. World 2013.
 
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Bodybuilding is all show. Boxing in my view is sport for real men. It is where you hurt and get hurt real bad. It tests the mind and body. I did few rounds in my younger years and I found it impossible. The speed, the agility and power required is amazing. The sport is dominated by African people.

And on that score only one guy from our part of the world has just about made a mark and that is British Amir Khan of Pakistan parents.

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Ofcourse not. No offense intented.. every major bodybuilders doing it. Just not a healthy way

Yes. Steroid use is not healthy for the body. I am sure all current body builders use them. Almost all gym-rats do, actually. But Manohar Aich, the guy mentioned by several people hear, had a body good enough for professional level events into his 90s. Now that's not something that can be achieved on roids. The ill-effects of steroid use are multiplied in old-age. If he was on roids, he would be dead long back.

Bodybuilding is all show. Boxing in my view is sport for real men. It is where you hurt and get hurt real bad. It tests the mind and body. I did few rounds in my younger years and I found it impossible. The speed, the agility and power required is amazing. The sport is dominated by African people.

And on that score only one guy from our part of the world has just about made a mark and that is British Amir Khan of Pakistan parents.

Amir-Khan2104.jpg

Admit it. You just have the thing for the girl next to him. I know you.
 
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Why do some bodybuilders spray themselves with nasty colors?

Bodybuilding is all show. Boxing in my view is sport for real men. It is where you hurt and get hurt real bad. It tests the mind and body. I did few rounds in my younger years and I found it impossible. The speed, the agility and power required is amazing. The sport is dominated by African people.

And on that score only one guy from our part of the world has just about made a mark and that is British Amir Khan of Pakistan parents.

Amir-Khan2104.jpg
Boxing is not what it used to bee anymore,If you look at boxing from Ali,Jack johnson,Tyson. You won't look at the boxing nowadays.Plus bodybuilders have to work hard to get where they are that is lifting weights above 200 pounds,Depriving themselves of tasty junk food. PS faryal used to live in my neighborhood and hates living in UK.
 
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