{"id":33204,"date":"2026-11-02T08:23:24","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T08:23:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=33204"},"modified":"2026-11-02T08:23:24","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T08:23:24","slug":"90-year-old-bodybuilder-from-japan-flexes-his-ageless-ambition-the-straits-times-newspaper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=33204","title":{"rendered":"90-year-old bodybuilder from Japan flexes his ageless ambition | The Straits Times &#8211; newspaper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"flex svelte-1getjpu\"><!--[!--><\/p>\n<p class=\"size6 m-0 magName svelte-1getjpu\">The Straits Times<\/p>\n<p> | <\/p>\n<p class=\"size6 m-0 issueName svelte-1getjpu\">November 01, 2026<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><\/div>\n<div class=\"ct svelte-1getjpu\">\n<p class=\"shortDesc svelte-1getjpu\"><!---->Nonagenarian Japanese bodybuilder Toshisuke Kanazawa took to the stage in Spain\u2019s Costa del Maresme on Oct 30, aiming to prove that age is no barrier to peak physical fitness.<!----><\/p>\n<p class=\"hidden svelte-1getjpu\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <!--[--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"prefImg svelte-1getjpu\" id=\"pref-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.magzter.com\/1617717947\/1793476845\/articles\/7ojzJcPVy9MnmfeW6ksys\/90YEAROLD-BODYBUILDER-FROM-JAPAN-FLEXES-HIS-AGELESS-AMBITION.jpg\" alt=\"90-year-old bodybuilder from Japan flexes his ageless ambition\" loading=\"eager\"\/><!--]--> <!--[!--><\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall-container svelte-1getjpu\">\n<p style=\"font-size:17px;line-height:27px;color:#313131;\">The 90-year-old travelled to the coastal town of Santa Susanna to compete against rivals decades his junior in the masters category for athletes aged 50 and older in the world championships held by the International Fitness and Bodybuilding Federation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:17px;line-height:27px;color:#313131;\">Backstage, Kanazawa mirrored the preparations of younger competitors, warming up with his team and applying spray tan before flexing under the stage lights.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:17px;line-height:27px;color:#313131;\">\u201cI like to try doing things that nobody else has done, and more than anything, I want to pursue bodybuilding for the rest of my life,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><!----><\/div>\n<div class=\"nonG_ct svelte-1getjpu\">\n<div class=\"stories_imgs svelte-1getjpu\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.magzter.com\/SG\/SPH-Media-Limited\/The-Straits-Times\/Newspaper\/\" alt=\"cover-img\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"cover-container svelte-1getjpu\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"cover svelte-1getjpu\" src=\"https:\/\/files.magzter.com\/resize\/magazine\/1617717947\/1793476845\/view\/1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/files.magzter.com\/resize\/magazine\/1617717947\/1793476845\/view\/1.jpg 1x, https:\/\/files.magzter.com\/resize\/magazine\/1617717947\/1793476845\/view\/2.jpg 2x, https:\/\/files.magzter.com\/resize\/magazine\/1617717947\/1793476845\/view\/3.jpg 3x\" alt=\"The 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