Published 12:43 IST, November 20th 2019

Army Men bag gold, silver medals at World Bodybuilding Championship in South Korea

Multiple bodybuilders from the Indian Army won medals in the 11th World Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Championship held at Jeju Island in South Korea

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Multiple bodybuilders from Indian Army won medals in 11th World Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Championship held in South Korea. championship was held at Jeju Island in South Korea from vember 5 to vember 11.

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Havildar Rama Murthy of Army Ordnance Corps (Indian Army de) represented India and won Silver medal in 55kg Weight Category in 11th World Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Championship. He is first Indian Army bodybuilder (55 kg category) ever won silver medal in any of World level Bodybuilding Championship. Havildar Th Dayanand Singh won Gold Medal in 100kg weight category. Belonging to Mras Engineer Group (MEG) of Indian Army, also kwn as Mras Sappers, he won in 100+ kg category while performing to title track of Baahubali. 

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"Havildar Th Dayanand Singh won Gold Medal in 100kg weight category. Havaldar Anuj Kumar Taliyan of Mras Sappers won Gold Medal in 100+kg weight category," according to a press release by Defence Wing on Wednesday. 

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Lieutenant Colonel Srinivasa Rao of Indian Army represented India as Manr of Indian Bodybuilding team at South Korea. Under his able guidance, Indian Army de bodybuilders won six Gold, 13 Silver and five Bronze medals. Srinivasa Rao has also achieved International Judge Licence and received it from CEO of WBPF at South Korea. Army Ordnance Corps (AOC) won two gold and one silver medal.

Apart from se, release ded that "Lieutenant Colonel Srinivasa Rao has also achieved International Judge License and received it from CEO of WBPF at South Korea."

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(With ANI inputs)

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12:13 IST, November 20th 2019