Dy CM felicitates Dr Shantikumar
Source: Hueiyen News Service

Imphal, August 03 2013 : In appreciation as well as in recognition of his remarkable performance, Mr World 2013 title holder Manipuri-Taiwanese Dr Ng Shantikumar was felicitated by Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam on Saturday.

Gaikhangam presented a tribal traditional shawl to Dr Shantikumar during a simple function held at his office chamber in the Old Secretariat here.

The Mr World title holder was accompanied by his Taiwanese wife Chen Nan-Tai during the function.

The Deputy Chief Minister also presented a woollen neck scarf to Chen.

Speaking on the occasion, Gaikhangam said that Manipur is really proud of Dr Shantikumar and wished him for many more achievements in future.

Dy CM felicitates Dr Shantikumar

Dr Shantikumar said that he was confident that he would again bag the next Mr World title to be held in Slovakia in 2014 .

Expressing concern over the increasing use of steroid by Indian young body builders, Dr Shantikumar cautioned that these young body builders are abusing the drug and that they might get addicted to it which will ruin them ultimately.

Dr Shantikumar, however, made it clear that he has never used steroid during his long career as a body builder and added that steroid abusers, particularly in India have no bright future.

The rise on the use of steroid in India is mainly because the two body building federations in India-World Federation for Body Building (WFBB) and Fitness and International Federation for Body Building (IFBB)-do not conduct doping test, he observed.

It may be recalled here that Dr Shantikumar participated in the Mr World Championship organised by International Natural Bodybuilding Association (INBA) at Zakynthos in Greece on July 5-7 this year.

The Taiwan-based Manipuri bagged the title in the international event and brought laurels to the state and the country.

Dr Shantikumar contested in two categories in the international competition.

In the age group 40-49, in which he won the gold, there was no weight limitation or height.

Among the 150 athletes from around the world who had contested in these categories, Dr Shantikumar was the only Asian mongoloid.

Dr Shantikumar is presently working as an English Professor at De Lin Institute of Technology, Taipei.

Dr Shantikumar and Chen now have four children.