Bangkok--7 Jun--Thana Burin Asia Pacific
Mr Pakpong Kriangsak has been elected for a third consecutive term as President of Thai Bodybuilding Association by garnering 42 points against Mr Damrong Madaree’s 2 points during the annual general meeting of the Thai Bodybuilding Association organised at Chaleena Hotel. Members of the association nationwide have participated.
According to Mr Pakpong, “I am very pleased for the support from members of the Thai Bodybuilding Association. We have been working so hard to accomplish the success and recognition, both domestically and internationally, which the association is currently enjoying.”
Some of the international awards that the association had received included the following:
Thailand’s first World Amateur Bodybuilding Champion. Mr Sitthi Charoenrit;
2 Gold, 2 Silver and 1 Bronze medals from The 1st Quadrangular Youth Bodybuilding Championship in Singapore;
2 Silver and 2 Bronze medals from 2005 Asian Bodybuilding Championship for Men & Women, Ms Fitness and Bodyfitness) in South Korea;
1 Gold, 1 Silver and 2 Bronze medals during the SEA Games 2005 in the Philippines; and
3 Silver and 4 Bronze medals during the 8th South East Asian Men Bodybuilding Championships and Singapore Invitational Championships in Singapore.
Thai Bodybuilding Association next major challenges will be:-
Asian Championships (Women & Men’s Juniors) scheduled from 31st August — 4th September 2006 at Hanoi in Vietnam;
The 24th IFBB World Women’s Bodybuilding, Fitness & Body Fitness Championships scheduled from 24 — 28 September 2006 at Santa Susanna in Spain;
The 60th IFBB World Men’s Bodybuilding Championships scheduled from 26 — 30 October 2006 at Ostrava in Czech Republic; and
The 15th Asian Games Doha 2006 scheduled from 1 — 10 December in Qatar
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