Mr Malaysia To Be Platform For SEA BBC Selection

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Body Building Federation (MBBF) are expected to use the Mr Malaysia championship in Johor to select a team for the SEA Body Building Championship (SEA BBC) in Pattaya, Thailand from Oct 14-19.

MBBF Honorary Secretary Kamaruzaman Kadir said since body building was not included in the Laos SEA Games' list of sports, the championship in Thailand would act as its replacement.

"The level and standard of the SEA BBC will be equivalent to the SEA Games and all Asean countries will be participating in the championship, since the SEA Games Federation (SGF) did not include body building in the Laos programme," he told Bernama, Friday.

Kamaruzaman said MBBF hope to send five body builders to Thailand and that the Mr Malaysia championship to be held in Johor Baharu on July 26 would be the platform for selection.

He added that MBBF would also be organising three circuits at the national level in April, June and November to identify talented body builders.

Apart from the SEA BBC, Kamaruzaman said four times Mr Universe winner Sazali Abd Samad would be the sole Malaysian to compete in the World Games in Taiwan from July 16-26.

-- BERNAMA

Negeri Mencari Wakil Untuk Rebut Mr Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, 9 Jun (Bernama) -- Kejohanan Bina Badan Peringkat negeri menjadi penentu kelayakan dalam pemilihan untuk Kejohanan Mr Malaysia 2009 yang akan berlangsung di Johor Baharu, Johor dari 24 hingga 26 Julai depan.

Setiausaha Kehormat Persekutuan Bina Badan Malaysia (PBBM), Kamaruzaman Kadir berkata setiap negeri akan menghantar wakil mereka pada kejohanan Mr Malaysia dan pemilihan pada peringkat negeri sedang giat dijalankan.

"Terbaru Mr KL telah dinobatkan pada Ahad lepas dan dalam masa terdekat ini Negeri Sembilan, Selangor, Perak serta Angkatan Tentera Malaysia (ATM) akan membuat pemilihan peringkat masing-masing," katanya kepada Bernama, di sini hari ini.

Kamarulzaman berkata selepas selesai pemilihan bagi semua negeri, senarai pemenang akan dihantar kepada penganjur Mr Malaysia 2009 iaitu Persatuan Bina Badan Johor.

Beliau berkata Kejohanan Bina Badan peringkat Negeri Sembilan akan berlangsung di Seremban Parade (14 Jun), diikuti Perak (Ipoh Parade, 20 Jun), Selangor (Klang Parade, 28 Jun), dan ATM dijangka membuat pemilihan pada 5 Julai.

Mr Malaysia yang bakal dinobatkan pada 26 Julai ini akan mewakili negara ke Kejohanan Bina Badan SEA di Pattaya, Thailand, 14-19 Oktober nanti.

-- BERNAMA