The 11th edition of the National Natural Bodybuilding Championship took place in Gjirokastër. Participants in this special event were about 20 athletes from several cities of Albania.

This activity of national proportions has created the tradition of organization in Gjirokastër. Athletes, including females, competed in various categories for natural bodybuilding and fitness.

“I started it as a dream to enter the gym and now I have 3 months. I gave my best to get on the podium and take the champion. I got into bodybuilding because I saw that I could have a potential to continue this sport and I achieved my goal of being a champion for my age”, said one athlete.

“After trying different sports, this one attracted me the most and I liked it. I train for 1 hour and a half or two hours, 5 times a week also I always keep a diet. I hope that I will do better in the other events that I will participate in,” said another athlete.

“This year was a higher participation compared to other years and this was the best thing that this sport continues to increase, to expand in all age groups. It started with the age group from 16 to +40, which means from the youngest to the oldest,” said Enkel Hado, jury member.

The best thing of the sport for natural bodybuilding is that the contestants do not use artificial substances for the shape of a beautiful body, but are based only on training the body and muscles in a natural way.