THE Third West Asian Bodybuilding Championship will get underway today in Bahrain at Shaikh Abdulaziz Hall at Bahrain University in Sakhir.
A total of 238 bodybuilders representing eight countries, including hosts Bahrain, have registered for the championship so far and many more are expected to register today before the weigh-in process begins.
Hosts Bahrain have the highest number of participants in 110 while the other competing countries are Oman (17 bodybuilders), Syria (19), Saudi Arabia (35), the UAE (23), Palestine (3), Yemen (4) and Iraq (30).
The weigh-ins will be held today at Golden Tulip Hotel from 12noon to 8pm.
Categories
Competition starts tomorrow from 1pm to 4pm in the following categories: Masters, Seniors and Classic.
The second day on Saturday will witness competition, starting 12noon, in classic bodybuilding, youth bodybuilding, masters bodybuilding and senior bodybuilding categories.