The 36-year-old muscleman, who defied all odds and brought the Mr. Zimbabwe title to Gweru a fortnight ago after shrugging off a stiff challenge from over a dozen other competitors, has already put the success story behind him.
“The days of celebration are over. My target now is to pull myself together so that I intensify training ahead of the Mr. Muscle-mania competition. I feel I can do it again and considering that Gweru is celebrating its 100th birthday this year, I would want to add my name to the hall of fame for the city,” said Chimuchenga in an interview at a local gym, where he is a fitness instructor.
The muscleman’s history of pumping iron stretches back to 2008, when he first won the Mr Ironman title. He scooped the Mr Pro Fitness, Mr Muscle and Fitness Open Classic titles the following year.
He added the Mr Zimbabwe International Trade Fair accolade to his list of successes during those years. He lost last year’s Mr Zimbabwe Heavy Weight title to Champion Chienderamwano, but made amends when he beat he went on to beat him in the Mr Botswana competition.
“My desire lies in bringing high standards of bodybuilding in the country. I always train hard so that I win in competitions and motivate youngsters whom I train at my local gym. That way I believe the sport itself may improve so that one day we conquer on the international scene,” he said.
But he decried lack of sponsorship and sound structures that cascade from national level to provinces and districts as is the case with other disciples like football, rugby and athletics, saying that is the reason why bodybuilding has failed to be equally recognised.
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