Vietnamese bodybuilder Pham Van Mach on Oct. 5 won the gold medal in the men’s 55kg division at the Asian Men Bodybuilding, which was part of the Asian and World Bodybuilding & Physique Sports Championships 2011.

This is the sixth gold medal Mach has won at bodybuilding competitions in Asia .

In 2000, he also won a silver medal in the world championship in Malacca , Malaysia .

The Asian and World Bodybuilding & Physique Sports Championships 2011 took place from October 5-7 in Bangkok , Thailand , attracting competitors from 34 countries worldwide.

Vietnam has sent 15 bodybuilders to the event in the hope of bringing home at least one gold medal in the Asian category and one silver in the World Women category./.