Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Barbados fall to third place

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OH HOW the mighty have fallen.

Barbados, the champions of bodybuilding, bikini fitness, men’s physique and figure competition, have been knocked off their pedestal.

The team returned home yesterday afternoon from the 43rd Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Championships in the Bahamas with a disappointing third place in the team competition, won by the host country.

hadley-hoyte-092815It is an unaccustomed placing for a country that has won the team title 31 times since team competition started in 1974.

President of the Barbados Amateur Bodybuilding & Fitness Federation (BABBFF), Dr Andrew Forde, said the team fought bravely, and he was pleased that of the four individual winners, two were rookies.

Please read the full story in today’s Daily Nation, or in the eNATION edition.

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