Kassim to challenge Africa’s best
Jun 14, 2011
<br>AFTER winning a gold medal and finishing third overall at the Muscle-mania and Model East Africa championship in Nairobi early this month Rashid Kassim gets another chance to challenge Africa’s best at the Muscle-mania African championship due in Kampala, September 10.
By Michael Nsubuga
AFTER winning a gold medal and finishing third overall at the Muscle-mania and Model East Africa championship in Nairobi early this month Rashid Kassim gets another chance to challenge Africa’s best at the Muscle-mania African championship due in Kampala, September 10.
Kassim beat over ten competitors in the middle weight category to win gold, June 4 and finished third overall in the competition won by Kenya’s Messach Ochieng.
John Nsubuga, another Ugandan won gold too with Ronald Mutesi winning bronze.
The only lady representative Mollet Kabuwo did not disappoint also winning gold in the Bikini modeling contest in the competition that was used as a qualifier to the Kampala event.
Ugandans Shaban Mpanga and Farouk Miyagi who also did well in the muscle modeling contest will be on show in the September contest.
Thirty two athletes from the six countries that participated in the Nairobi event qualified with the overall winners winning fully paid trips to Kampala.
According to Musslemeddy fitness’ Zubael Kalyango the Africa championship will also attract competitors from 20 countries including other participants from Asia, Europe and North America.
The top three in each category will qualify to compete in the world championship in Las Vegas with the overall winner of the Kampala meet winning a fully paid trip to the world event schedule for November 2011 in Nevada, US.
Last year’s winner, Kenya’s Paul Mwangale went on to win the world championship in America.
Anna Erlandsdotter, a fitness trainer and consultant with ANIARA wellness and education who are the co-organisers of the event, will thereafter hold a fitness boot camp in Jinja with emphasis on yoga, mental and physical training.
AFTER winning a gold medal and finishing third overall at the Muscle-mania and Model East Africa championship in Nairobi early this month Rashid Kassim gets another chance to challenge Africa’s best at the Muscle-mania African championship due in Kampala, September 10.
Kassim beat over ten competitors in the middle weight category to win gold, June 4 and finished third overall in the competition won by Kenya’s Messach Ochieng.
John Nsubuga, another Ugandan won gold too with Ronald Mutesi winning bronze.
The only lady representative Mollet Kabuwo did not disappoint also winning gold in the Bikini modeling contest in the competition that was used as a qualifier to the Kampala event.
Ugandans Shaban Mpanga and Farouk Miyagi who also did well in the muscle modeling contest will be on show in the September contest.
Thirty two athletes from the six countries that participated in the Nairobi event qualified with the overall winners winning fully paid trips to Kampala.
According to Musslemeddy fitness’ Zubael Kalyango the Africa championship will also attract competitors from 20 countries including other participants from Asia, Europe and North America.
The top three in each category will qualify to compete in the world championship in Las Vegas with the overall winner of the Kampala meet winning a fully paid trip to the world event schedule for November 2011 in Nevada, US.
Last year’s winner, Kenya’s Paul Mwangale went on to win the world championship in America.
Anna Erlandsdotter, a fitness trainer and consultant with ANIARA wellness and education who are the co-organisers of the event, will thereafter hold a fitness boot camp in Jinja with emphasis on yoga, mental and physical training.