Vietnam earns two golds at Asian bodybuilding tourney

• Mach to compete at Asian champs

• Bodybuilders to compete at SEA champs

"Hercules" Mach clinched a gold medal in the men’s 55kg category, while his teammate Loan snatched a gold in the women’s 49kg category.

Pham Van Mach

The Vietnamese bodybuilding team also bagged three silver and four bronze medals. They are continuing competitions at the tournament, which has attracted 200 bodybuilders from 25 countries and territories.

In February 2012, Vietnam did not win any medals at the Southeast Asian Building Championships in Myanmar, marking the first time Vietnamese bodybuilders failed to take home medals from a regional event.