Ayotunde Ajayi, has emerged the overall champion of the 2023 MR. FLEX Nigeria championship held at the National Institute for Sports (NIS) Gymnasium Hall, National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos.
Ajayi, popularly known as ‘Lagos Body,' will be representing the country in the South Africa League of championship alongside other athletes.
This year’s edition of the championship, the 11th since inception was designed to create enabling environment for athletes, youths and fitness enthusiasts.
In the Men’s Physique, Lloyd Ibeneme, carted home the winning plague, while Okechukwu Livinus and Ebuka Augstine came second and third respectively.
In the ladies category, Perpetual Nnanna, Victory Okeke rocked the podium as winner and runner up respectively.
Speaking at the enc of the championship, National President ‘Mr Flex Nigeria’, Stephen Okolie-Odene, said the winners where chosen based on criteria of body chemistry, definition and pose.
Okolie-Odene while expressing satisfaction on the outcome of the championship, decried the inability of the federal government to regonise the body as a sport federation.
“Major challenges that we have been facing is sponsorship as well as govt recognition because they have failed to give us a body building Federation," he said.
“Our aim is to raise champions and give Nigeria a sustainable place in world Fitness and bodybuilding ranking.
“Some athletes have used this platform to represent the country in international championships which many of them won laurels for the country,” he said.
Okolie-Odene also used the opportunity to call on sports loving Nigerians to come their suppport for the development of the sport.
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