Tongan- Immigrant New Zealand resident Penisimani (Benjamin) Tu’ipulotu won the professional men’s open bodybuilding contest Friday 5 at Queen Salote Memorial Hall in Nuku’alofa.
He was crowned with the competition’s title, Mr Tonga.
Professional bodybuilding is becoming more popular in the kingdom and in last year it was announced that Telesia Fau’onuku was the first Tongan woman to participate in the 20th South Pacific Bodybuliding Championships which was held in Tonga.
Tongan contestants topped the South Pacific Bodybuilding competition’s medal tally.
