IMPHAL, August 3 UNA : Mr World 2013 title holder Manipuri-Taiwanese Dr Ng Shantikumar was felicitated by Manipur Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam on Saturday in praise of his remarkable performance that has won the title.
Gaikhangam presented a tribal traditional shawl to Dr Shantikumar during the simple function held at his office chamber in the Old Secretariat here.
The Mr World accompanied with his Taiwanese wife Chen, Nan-Tai at the function.
Dr Shantikumar made a speech during the function. He said he was confident that he would again bag the next Mr World title to be held in Slovakia in 2014.
Gaikhangam said Manipur is really proud of Dr Shantikumar and wished him for many more achievements in future. The Deputy Chief Minister also presented a wool neck scarf to Chen at the occasion.
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.
He, however, said he has never used steroid during his long career as a body builder adding 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 said.
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 as well as the country.
Dr Shantikumar, who resides in Taipei, was first felicitated here in the state capital by NGOs on July 27.
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.
Presently, he is working as an English Professor at De Lin Institute of Technology, Taipei. Dr Shantikumar and Chen now have four children.
Representing Taiwan, he had also competed in the IFBB East Asian, Asian, Asian Games, Mr Universe and even Hong Kong invitational championships.
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