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Pics, Report and Videos from INBA South Pacific Champs, Taupo |
Taupo Videos, click pic to see
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 Stan & other hunky boys |
 Alex Simays posing routine |
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Happy Snaps! Over 45 athletes ventured to Taupo to compete at the INBA South Pacific Champs on 23 August. There was a mix of new and familiar faces we haven't seen for a while. Some of these athletes include the return of Stan 'the man' Tautalanoa who was in super condition competing in the Open Physique Short while Darren Brown also returned to the stage to competed in the Open Tall so a showdown between these 2 highly tuned athletes was a great spectacle for spectators for the Overall. |
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| There was plenty of talent (we mean physiques ofcourse!) in the
other men's classes too. One of these is Leeroy who won the Junior
Men's class. At only 22, he already has great muscle mass to go
with his balanced structure and we hope he sticks with bodybuilding
as he has awesome potential. The winners of the novice short
and tall classes also displayed nice mass and definition. Talking about the novice tall class, it was great to see 9 hard bodies on stage in this class and they ..and the judges had to really work to sort out the placings. The battle for the overall men's title was also a sight to behold. We saw 8 of the night's best bodies on stage but it was Stan who stole the show with his dense hard muscle and a waistline that a girl would love to have! that's a compliment Stan! |
above: Lisa with
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| In the ladies section we saw the return of Leanne Simays back
in her physique bikini and filling it nicely with some very
lean and full muscle. BTW Leanne won the figure class at the
Country Classic in Bendigo a week earlier, go figure! Wendy
Sole continued her winning streak taking out the Sen Physique
45 class in a very close contest against Jill Clark and
Greta. Kym Carter also continued on her winning way but she had to work for it as she was up against the lean machine of Michelle Middleton of Napier. There wouldn't have been much between these 2 thoroughbreds but Kym just edged out to win the Open Tall class and eventually the Overall figure title. The Open Figure short also saw a tough battle between pocket rockets Janine Haywood and Julie Buck (who also returned to competition after many years absence). Both had great bodies and there must've only been a point between them. A physique competitor in her last show, Teneka Hyndman put on some heels and competed in the novice figure short class, gosh that girl can compete in any class! she won her class against some pretty tough competition and was good to see the girls in great condition. Fresh from his win at the Country Classic in Bendigo, Alex Simays guest posed in his army uniform...which didn't stay on for long. Alex was in great shape, he looked very hard with detailed lines everywhere! All round it was a great show and thanks to Peter Hardwick for putting in the effort to keep the show up and running each year. Enjoy the pics! more at muscleimaging.com Lisa, Go Figure |
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Overall Winners
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Physique Women
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 Sen Physique o35 2nd Wendy, 1st Rachel |
 Sen Physique o45 3rd Jill, 2nd Greta, 1st Wendy |
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Couples Winner  Tina and Buck |
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 Open Figure Short 2nd Julie, 1st Janine |
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Michelle and Kym Open Figure Tall |
 Jan and Tina Novice and Open Figure Tall |
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Guest Poser, Alex Simays
For pics of Alex and Leanne's winning form at Country Classic
go to: http://www.australia-bodybuilding.com/countryclassicshow.htm
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