14th Edition of the Man Ghana Bodybuilding Championship took off on Saturday,23rd October,2021, at the National Theatre from 7pm-11:30pm.
The Ag.Deputy Director General-Technical,Mr Kwame Amponfi Jnr represented the Director General of the National Sports Authority,Prof.Peter Twumasi at the annual event which was organized by the Ghana Bodybuilding &Fitness Association (GBFA)to select deserving winners from the National team called the Black Muscle.
The winners will be representing Ghana at the Championship of the International Federation of Bodybuilding IFBB to be held at Parc Colomer Sports Center in Santa Susanna,Barcelona Spain from the 3rd to 8th of November,2021. In all, 25 athletes will be selected in The Black Muscles to represent the Nation in other international competition in 2022.
This year’s event was budgeted at Gh.35,000 mainly contributions from executives making 80% and sponsorship from Twellium industry,Producers of Mcberry Buscuits and Verna water . Somocco Ghana limited equally supported with 5 motorcycles to winners from the various categories .Fitness 1 Gym and Fitrip also provided the athletes with outfit to train before,during and after the event.
44 athletes(5 females,39 males) participated under these categories namely;
Men’s Light Weight Bodybuilding,Men’s Middle Weight Bodybuilding,Men’s Heavy weight Bodybuilding,Men’s Physique above 176cm,Men’s Physique below 176cm, and the Female Physique.
Godwin Frimpong was crowned overall best bodybuilder (Man Ghana) after winning the championship in 2019, and 2020; whiles Lawal Badmos was crowned Best Men’s Physique Athlete and Celestine Dogbeda also taking the Best Female Bikini Athlete.
The categories had the following individual emerging winners in that respective order:
Men’s Physique below 176cm
1st -Lawal Badmos
2nd -Daniel Acheampong
3rd -Abraham Efa
4th -Daniel Kissi
5th -Emmanauel Kofi
6th- Prince Efa
7th -Isaac Kyei
Men’s Physique Above 176cm
1st – Emmanuel Addo
2nd – Mike Adiom
3rd – Christopher Ntow
4th – Jeremy Osei
5th- Benjamin Lamptey
Female Bikini
1st- Celestine Dogbeda
2nd – Victoria Agbeyeye
3rd- Vanessa Kolekie
4th – Rosina Aloba
Female Physique
Blessing Okonkwo
HEAVYWEIGHT
1st -Godwin Frimpong
2nd -Joseph Ofolikwei
3rd -Godfred Tackie
MIDDLEWEIGHT
1st – Evans Amwagsi
2nd – Abraham Torkornoo
3rd – William Sarpong
4th – Arnold Aryee
5th – Omar Seidu
6th – Adu Michael & Steve Laryea
7th – Afram Edward
LIGHTWEIGHT
1st Michael Otu
2n James Atsu
3rd Livingston Oppong
4th Justice Amicha
5th David Akwei
6th Caleb Owusu Ansah.
Ghana Bodybuilding and Fitness Association ,used the occasion to seek for financial support from the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the National Sports Authority with 150,000gh for their yearly activities.
Some Dignitaries present at the event was Mr Ben Nunoo Mensah-President,Ghana Olympics Committee, Mr Isaac Duah – Member,Ghana Olympics Committee, Shankar Sharma,General Manager of Somoco Ghana Limited.
Story by:Marvelina Ayi-Bonte