Wasmir Epham : First Manipuri Muslim at Mister Junior Asia Championship 2016

Babie Shirin *

Wasmir Epham : Body Building

From the community of the Manipuri Muslim as a first body builder Wasmir Epham is going to take part in the Mister Junior Asia Championship to be held in the month of August 2016 at Bhutan Shortly. Wasmir Epham is from Urup Awang Leikai, Imphal East. His father is Abdul Salam and mother is Mumtaz Begum. He is the second son amongst his five brothers.

While meeting with Wasmir Epham, he told when he was in the age of 18 years, he started to work out gym and participated in body building contest. Now he has become a promising bodybuilder in 19 years old. He does his gym work-out at Kangleipak Fitness Centre, Canchipur under the guidance of chief trainer Boinao Longjam.

With proper care and vision of chief trainer, Wasmir Epham became a body builder in just one year and He has participated at various Body Building competitions across the state.

From starting to present stage, his parents are very co-operative and helpful to make him a full fledge and successful body builder. They send him at different gymnasiums with great enthusiasm and hence Wasmir considered his parents as his basic guide in this field.

As a body building diet, Wasmir takes 1 kg of Beef or Chicken and 25 eggs per day .

He further told, All Manipur Gymnasium Welfare Association had done selection to participate in Junior Mister India Contest organized by India Body Building Federation held at Chennai in month of July 19 2016. In that Junior Mister India Contest, he was selected to participate in coming Mister Junior Asia to be held at Bhutan in 30 August 2016.

Supported by Kangleipak Fitness Centre, Canchipur, Wasmir started to participate in Mr. Thajou Contest at Thoubal just after completion of 7 months of his career as a Body Builder. He was able to be enlisted among the 5 finalists in that contest. He attained first position at Mr.Khamba Contest and got over-all Champion in Mr Safaba Contest.

Wasmir Epham also participated in Mr. India Contest held in Kolkata and got included in the 5th Finalist during the contest. Mr. Wasmir Epham, a student of XI standard at Little Rose intends to become a well known Body Builder in time to come. He has an ambitious plan to take part in other International Championship too.

Wasmir Epham : Body Building at Kangleipak Fitness Centre, Canchipur

Reporting to mediaperson, Wasmir Thanked his GYM’s chief trainer Mr Boinao Longjam (KFC) and wished to further training under the guidance of the same trainer. He appealed the youth fraternity to abstain form all kinds of harmful drugs and, instead, to admit at Gyms or other games and sports avenues to become a perfect and successful citizen of the nation.

He also informed the reporters that he took 1 kg of Cow/Chicken meat and 25 no of eggs per day while practicing as a Body builder. According to him, time factor is highly important in sports and physical exercises that he took up his physical exercises for 3 hours in the morning and another 3 hours in the evening.

Maintenance of Health in Body Building is something different from other sports events, according to Wasmir. He has very less time for general studies as he is always concentrating in Body-building exercises.

Wasmir is a good and laborious body builder, his talents are commendable, according to his trainer, Boinao of KFC. Boinao appreciated Wasmir for his rare personality to be able to contest in Mr World Contest during a short span of just 1 year of his registration as a Body Builder. Other Body Builders generally take 10 years to get chance to participate in such International Championship, Boinao Said.