{"id":23411,"date":"2026-06-28T06:27:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T06:27:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=23411"},"modified":"2026-06-28T06:27:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T06:27:04","slug":"afghanistan-bodybuilding-team-departs-for-south-asian-championship-in-bhutan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=23411","title":{"rendered":"Afghanistan Bodybuilding Team Departs for South Asian Championship in Bhutan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><!--\n \/* Font Definitions *\/\n @font-face\n\t{\n\tpanose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;\n\tmso-font-charset:1;\n\tmso-generic-\n\tmso-font-pitch:variable;\n\tmso-font-signature:-536869121 1107305727 33554432 0 415 0;}\n@font-face\n\t{\n\tpanose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;\n\tmso-font-charset:0;\n\tmso-generic-\n\tmso-font-pitch:variable;\n\tmso-font-signature:-469750017 -1040178053 9 0 511 0;}\n \/* Style Definitions *\/\n p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal\n\t{mso-style-unhide:no;\n\tmso-style-qformat:yes;\n\tmso-style-parent:\"\";\n\tmargin-top:0in;\n\tmargin-right:0in;\n\tmargin-bottom:8.0pt;\n\tmargin-left:0in;\n\tline-height:107%;\n\tmso-pagination:widow-orphan;\n\t\n\t\n\tmso-ascii-\n\tmso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;\n\tmso-fareast-\n\tmso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;\n\tmso-hansi-\n\tmso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;\n\tmso-bidi-\n\tmso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}\n.MsoChpDefault\n\t{mso-style-type:export-only;\n\tmso-default-props:yes;\n\t\n\tmso-ascii-\n\tmso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;\n\tmso-fareast-\n\tmso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;\n\tmso-hansi-\n\tmso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;\n\tmso-bidi-\n\tmso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}\n.MsoPapDefault\n\t{mso-style-type:export-only;\n\tmargin-bottom:8.0pt;\n\tline-height:107%;}\n@page WordSection1\n\t{size:8.5in 11.0in;\n\tmargin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;\n\tmso-header-margin:.5in;\n\tmso-footer-margin:.5in;\n\tmso-paper-source:0;}\ndiv.WordSection1\n\t{page:WordSection1;}\n--><\/p>\n<p><!--[if gte mso 10]>\n\n \/* Style Definitions *\/\n table.MsoNormalTable\n\t{mso-style-name:\"Table Normal\";\n\tmso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;\n\tmso-tstyle-colband-size:0;\n\tmso-style-noshow:yes;\n\tmso-style-priority:99;\n\tmso-style-parent:\"\";\n\tmso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\n\tmso-para-margin-top:0in;\n\tmso-para-margin-right:0in;\n\tmso-para-margin-bottom:8.0pt;\n\tmso-para-margin-left:0in;\n\tline-height:107%;\n\tmso-pagination:widow-orphan;\n\t\n\t\n\tmso-ascii-\n\tmso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;\n\tmso-hansi-\n\tmso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;\n\tmso-bidi-\n\tmso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}\n\n<![endif]--><\/p>\n<p><!--StartFragment--><\/p>\n<p>The Kabul Tribune (KT) \u2014 Afghanistan&#8217;s national bodybuilding&#13;<br \/>\nand fitness team departed for Bhutan on June 28, 2026, to compete in the South&#13;<br \/>\nAsian Bodybuilding and Fitness Championship.<\/p>\n<p>The Afghanistan Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation said 15&#13;<br \/>\nathletes, accompanied by a three-member delegation, will represent the country&#13;<br \/>\nat the regional competition.<\/p>\n<p>According to the federation, the Afghan athletes will&#13;<br \/>\ncompete in various bodybuilding and fitness weight classes and categories.<\/p>\n<p>The South Asian Bodybuilding and Fitness Championship is&#13;<br \/>\nscheduled to begin on June 30, 2026, in Thimphu, the capital of Bhutan, with&#13;<br \/>\nathletes from nearly 10 countries across the region expected to participate.<\/p>\n<p>Afghanistan&#8217;s national bodybuilding team has won numerous&#13;<br \/>\ngold, silver and bronze medals at Asian and international competitions in&#13;<br \/>\nrecent years and is regarded as one of the country&#8217;s most successful national&#13;<br \/>\nsports teams.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/thekabultribune.com\/en\/0009738\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kabul Tribune (KT) \u2014 Afghanistan&#8217;s national bodybuilding&#13; and fitness team departed for Bhutan on June 28, 2026, to compete in the South&#13; Asian Bodybuilding and Fitness Championship. 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