{"id":15783,"date":"2026-03-16T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=15783"},"modified":"2026-03-16T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T14:00:00","slug":"safalu-tamale-wins-gold-in-debut-at-inba-pnba-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=15783","title":{"rendered":"Safalu Tamale wins gold in debut at INBA-PNBA World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Para bodybuilder Safalu Tamale won a gold medal in his debut at the INBA-PNBA World Championships in Natural Bodybuilding, held in Spain on Sunday.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Competing in the Men&#8217;s Physically Challenged Open category, Tamale triumphed over the Czech Republic\u2019s Petr Lind\u00e1k, Slovakia\u2019s Andrej Farka\u0161, and the United Kingdom\u2019s Ed Akay to secure his first international accolade.<\/p>\n<p>As a result of this victory, Tamale qualified for the Mr. Natural Universe 2025 in Argentina and the Mr. Natural Olympia 2025 in Las Vegas, USA.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Simon Mbaziira, the brother of Mr. Olympia Ivan Byekwaso, also performed well, winning a silver medal in the Men&#8217;s Bodybuilding Junior Masters (35-39 years) category during his first international competition. He was edged out for the gold by the UK\u2019s Tom Duffell.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ivan Byekwaso, who traveled with the duo, praised Tamale\u2019s outstanding performance, noting that it left many wondering about his origins.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was happy to receive them and prepare them before they hit the stage, and they delivered,&#8221; Byekwaso said.<\/p>\n<p>He also commented on Mbaziira\u2019s impressive performance, stating, &#8220;It was his first outing, but he did very well. Many were surprised by the definitions he displayed. He has a promising future.&#8221; Mbaziira mentioned that they faced numerous challenges to reach Spain after failing to secure government sponsorship.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The championship featured 262 competitors in 51 different categories, including bodybuilding, Classic Physique, sports modeling, and Women\u2019s Bikini Diva, among others.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newvision.co.ug\/category\/sports\/safalu-tamale-wins-gold-in-debut-at-inba-pnba-NV_212869_032026\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Para bodybuilder Safalu Tamale won a gold medal in his debut at the INBA-PNBA World Championships in Natural Bodybuilding, held in Spain on Sunday.\u00a0 Competing in the Men&#8217;s Physically Challenged Open category, Tamale triumphed over the Czech Republic\u2019s Petr Lind\u00e1k, Slovakia\u2019s Andrej Farka\u0161, and the United Kingdom\u2019s Ed Akay to secure his first international accolade. 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