Raymond Jaravaza
THE winner of the 2026 Mr Bulawayo Body-building Championship is set to be rewarded with a fully serviced residential stand in Emganwini suburb while other winners will also smile all the way to the bank courtesy of several sponsors that have come on board to bankroll the annual event.
The event will be held at the Zimbabwe Academy of Music on Saturday with the entry fee pegged at US$5 while children under the age of 12 will be offered free entry.
The Mr. Bulawayo Bodybuilding Championship is an annual regional fitness and physique competition held in the city and organised by the Bulawayo Bodybuilding Association.
The grand prize for the event is sponsored by AG Petroleum.
Simon Gama, the organising secretary of the Bulawayo Bodybuilding Association, said this is the first time in the history of the annual event that the winner will walk away with a residential stand.
“We are grateful to AG Petroleum for continuing to work with us in making sure that there are incentives for bodybuilders to take part in the Mr Bulawayo Body-building Championship.
“This year’s edition is even bigger given that the winner will get a residential stand, a huge token of appreciation that will surely change the life of the wining athlete,” said Gama.
“We would also like to thank our other valuable sponsors Arenel, Supermed, Mr Thompson Mpala and Mr Shingi Gora for availing sponsorship packages that will ensure that every winner in each category is well rewarded for their efforts,”
Categories up for grabs are the Senior Men Body-building, Junior Men Body -building (for athletes under the age of 23), Men’s Physique, Wheelchair Men’s Body-building and Women Bikini Fitness.
