Mr. Maldives competition to start Thursday

MALE, Sept 5 (HNS) - Mr. Maldives competition is to start Thursday, Body Building Federation of Maldives (BBFM) said. On Thursday, a preliminary judging session will be held to choose the finalists who will compete in the final round of the Mr. Maldives competition on Friday. Some 15 Maldivians are competing in the fourth Mr. Maldives competition, judged by a panel from International Federation for Body Builders (IFBB), BBFM's vice chairman Mohamed Haleem told Haveeru.IFBB's vice chairman Paul Chua is to attend the event, Haleem said.Haleem said that over time, body building in Maldives has made great progress and that the improvements made by Maldives in body building will be "quite prominent" this time. The defending Mr. Maldives is Mohamed Afrah Haleem who competed in the heavy weight category last time.