PBBF spreads awareness about steroids

Bodybuilding federation holding workshops following deaths of four musclemen


Our Correspondent May 09, 2016
Following deaths of four bodybuilders within a month, PBBF has decided to take action by conducting workshops. STOCK IMAGE

KARACHI: Following the death of four bodybuilders within a month, the Pakistan Bodybuilding Federation (PBBF) has decided to take action by conducting workshops to increase awareness about steroid usage among the coaches.

PBBF President Sheikh Farooq Iqbal said that the federation will focus on training coaches in Punjab because that is where all the deaths occurred, while he further added that the training of 50 coaches from the province has already been completed.

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“All four deaths happened in Punjab, so we decided to target their cities first,” Iqbal told The Express Tribune. “It was a crucial step because the trainers and the coaches are the first point of contact for an athlete. Every bodybuilder consults and begins with a coach, so it is important to let them know about the consequences of steroid abuse.”

In addition to the workshops, the PBBF has also banned all bodybuilding events in the country and will only allow such events to take place once every gym and bodybuilding club get themselves registered with the PBBF.

While Iqbal accepts that the task of completing the registration process will not be easy, he believes it still could be achieved within two months.

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“Obviously getting all gyms and bodybuilding clubs registered is a difficult process but the lives of bodybuilders are at stake. So we cannot allow any complacency,” he added.

The PBBF hopes to get the registrations before September as the federation will be sending a team for the Asian Championship in Bhutan.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 9th, 2016.

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