New Mr Muscles For KL (as appeared in The Malay Mail on 1 July 2010)

by Kamaruzaman Ahmad
Thursday, July 1st, 2010 11:07:00

KUALA LUMPUR:   The Kuala Lumpur Bodybuilding Federation (KLBF) have included two new "strongmen" in their 12-member team for the National Championships in Penang from July 16-19.

They are Mohd Amir Omar and Cheong Teong Leong in the Below-70 Junior and Heavyweight categories respectively.

Both and ten others earned their tickets by virtue of emerging champions in their respective categories at the KL Championships at OCM Indoor Sports Arena last month.

While Mohd Amir is a rookie, Leong Teong did not compete in the national championships last year, as he was runners-up in the KL meet.

Meanwhile at 68, Ayob Said, who is the oldest member of the KL team, will compete in the Masters category (45 years and above).

Team manager Vincent Ho (above) said the best the team could hope for is to retain their overall third placing as at last year's championships in Johor.

"We are realistic of our chances and the target is overall third. It is the performances and formbook on the day of competition that counts."

"Records of previous statistics take a backseat. Police were last year's champions. For KL anything more than that is a bonus," said Vincent Ho who is also the honorary secretary of KLBF.

Side Bar:
KL Team Members

Azwan Razali (Junior +70kg), Mohd Ainul Azri Mohd Aini (Light flyweight), Samhan Adnan (Flyweight), Iwan Setiawan Josef (Bantamweight), Syed Azman Syed Abu Bakar (Lightweight), Khairul Aizal Che Murat (Welterweight), Indra Muhammad Zukri (Light Middleweight), Dinesh Kumar Sengodan (Middleweight) and Faizal Abdul Khalim (Light Heavyweight), Mohd Amir Omar (Below 70 Junior), Cheong Leong Teong (Heavyweight), Ayob Said (Masters).