The maiden two-day South Asian Body Building and Fitness Championship<\/a> concluded in Kathmandu<\/a> on November 24, 2018.<\/p>\n Beating out the seven participant nations from Asia, Umesh Rai of host nation Nepal grabbed the championship title amid a function held in Nepal Academy Hall on November 25, 2018.<\/p>\n Rai entered finals of the championship after his astonishing performance in the men\u2019s 75-kg division.<\/p>\n Nepal also left its mark in in another categories. While Ram Bahadur Thapa won a gold medal in the 70-kg category, Ramesh Shrestha and Paras Tamrakar won gold and bronze in the men\u2019s above and below 71-cm physique categories, respectively.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Indian bodybuilder SK Arif finished at the top in the 65-kg category followed by Rojen Bajracharya of Nepal and GGN Bikram of Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n Next to Rai, Sri Lanka\u2019s Raj Kumaran stood first in men\u2019s 60-kg followed by his compatriot Uday Kumaran as the runner-up and Supendra Dangol of Nepal at the third position.<\/p>\n