{"id":8996,"date":"2026-01-12T17:15:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T17:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=8996"},"modified":"2026-01-12T17:15:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T17:15:10","slug":"whanganui-bodybuilders-have-a-strong-showing-at-nabba-nationals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=8996","title":{"rendered":"Whanganui bodybuilders have a strong showing at NABBA Nationals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"vUWuwjCGukMuO\" style=\"display:none\">&#8220;Normally there would be 120 or so usually. It was a bit of a shame, but at least those who have trained got to go up on stage and show off all their hard work.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"vUWuwjCGukMuO\" style=\"display:none\">Finishing in first place, Glen Lacy took the Men&#8217;s Physique Open, Rhys Ngatuere won the Novice Physique Tall and Jess Solly was first in Shape 30+.<\/p>\n<p class=\"vUWuwjCGukMuO\" style=\"display:none\">Right behind them all, finishing second place was Chelsey Statton-Smith in the Novice Shape category, Megumi Kusano-Whetton in Novice Figure Short and Phaethon Haapu who finished second in Novice Athletic Tall.<\/p>\n<p class=\"vUWuwjCGukMuO\" style=\"display:none\">As well as securing these individual awards, Manawat\u016b\/Whanganui took out the National Provincial Challenge, awarded to the region with the most points on the day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"vUWuwjCGukMuO\" style=\"display:none\">McCosh applauded the whole team, with five of the six members being in their first year of competition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"vUWuwjCGukMuO\" style=\"display:none\">&#8220;They all did me proud. 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