by Suman Gupta
Mumbai, January, 2018: The 5th edition of BodyPower Mumbai Expo concluded in Mumbai on Jan 14, 2018 with thousands of visitors streaming in. The 3 day event saw a huge number of fitness enthusiasts keen to witness the show, listen to experts and participate in the contest. Bollywood stars like Karan Singh Grover and Kajal Agarwal had already made their appearance on the second day of the event whereas the event concluded by honouring the Exhibitors and Business Partners of BodyPower by the International Athletes like Kai Greene, Flex Wheeler, Tom Coleman, Josh Maley and Zac Aynsley.
The annual BodyPower India Expo was held from Jan 12 – 14, 2018 at Bombay Exhibition Center in Mumbai. It was an opportunity for brands from all over the globe to showcase their expertise to the health and fitness conscious individuals. The 3 day Expo was power packed eventful as it got on stage, the mightiest faces from the world of Bodybuilding with some interesting workshops and sessions by the athletes.
Day 2 of the Expo began with semi finale of Fit Factor’s competition and the Economic Times Fitness Champs Awards. The day was filled with final and semi-final rounds of the contests with the presence of celebrity Karan Singh Grover, Kajal Agarwal and Sahil Khan. Also it saw the start of BodyPower Games which was an Inter Gym Competition and happening for the first time in India. It saw 15 Gyms competing with each other for the Top 3 Positions whose finale took place on the last day of the Expo.
One of the major attractions at the Expo was the team of athletes. These are globally renowned athletes of national and international fame, from various fields namely, Bodybuilding, Fitness, Combat, Strongman, Power Sports, and Key Note Speakers. The visitors came rushing to see their fitness role models in person, on stage. Their presence itself was a big motivation to the masses. These athletes participated in various competitions and interacted with their followers through various events that took this exhibition to a different level altogether.
This year the expo received more appreciation than before and also had more women participants from all regions.
Commenting on the Expo, Nick Orton, CEO, BodyPower said : .It was again a real happening and great Expo that we put forward with all the support of Exhibitors, Athletes, Business Partners and our wonderful Team of Ambassadors. This love and support by all of you in India has inspired us and so we promise to come back now with more activities and events year around as well with bigger and better BodyPower Expo wherein we plan to start with BodyPower Expo – South India in Bangalore around mid of this year. Once again thanks for all the support and love shown.
Kai Greene who was also present at the BodyPower expo said: What can i say about BodyPower I think about just how much growth we got a chance to see the bodypower brand do and the organization . from the time i got the chance to meet these guys way way way back went about back 7 or 8 years ago . Bodypower is still growing and growing hugely strong since then and i expect nothing tremendous growth for the future. The 3 amazing days of BodyPower Expo have made my relationship with the bodypower even stronger and bodypower india rocks!
Winners List:
- Fit Factor
- Muscle Model : Subiel Tahir
- Physique Model : Kishore Kumar
- Female Model : Sneha Belani
- BodyPower Games
- Fitness Yard – I
- Hardcore Fitness Gym
- John’s Fitness Gym
