Vietnamese bodybuilder Nguyen Van Lam caused a surprise at the World
Bodybuilding Championships in Malaysia by winning the gold in the
men's 65kg category on Nov. 12.
Lam, who performed impressively in the qualifying round, defeated strong rivals from 45 countries to take the title.
It is the first ever world gold medal of the HCM City-based bodybuilder
who has already triumphed in the Asian and regional tournaments.
At the world championships organised by the World Bodybuilding and
Physique Sports Federation two years ago in the United Arab Emirates ,
Lam won the bronze medal in the same category.
At the
World and Asian Bodybuilding Championships in Thailand last month,
Lam also pocketed a bronze medal in the Asian class.
Meanwhile, crowd favourite Pham Van Mach from An Giang, world champion
in 2009 and 2010 in the men's 60kg category, failed to win a medal in
Malaysia .
The medals this year went to bodybuilders from Thailand , Malaysia and Myanmar , respectively.
At the World and Asian Bodybuilding Championships in Thailand , Mach won a gold in the Asian men's 55kg pool./.