Champion bodybuilder Maheshwar Maharjan wins first gold medal for Nepal

World champion Nepali bodybuilder Maheshwar Maharjan

विश्व शारीरिक सुगठन च्याम्पियनसिपमा स्वर्ण जित्दै इतिहास रचेका महेश्वर महर्जन आफ्नो पदक तथा ट्रफीका साथ Source: Facebook

Nepali champion bodybuilder Maheshwar Maharjan has won a gold medal in the 10th World Bodybuilding and Physique Championship held earlier this month in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Maharjan won the medal in the male 75 kg category. It is the first-ever gold medal for Nepal in bodybuilding with Nanita Maharjan winning the Silver last year in the 9th edition of the same competition held in Mongolia.


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