{"id":181658,"date":"2014-10-10T04:00:55","date_gmt":"2014-10-09T18:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=181658"},"modified":"2014-10-10T04:00:55","modified_gmt":"2014-10-09T18:00:55","slug":"bodybuilding-group-targets-pacific-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/bodybuilding-group-targets-pacific-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Bodybuilding group targets Pacific Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_181664\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-181664\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a attid=\"181664\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Bodybuilding.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Bodybuilding-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"The competitors in last month\u2019s Dee Clayton Classic pose for a photo. The Commonwealth Bodybuilding Federation is hoping the steady rise of young bodybuilders will help promote the sport in the CNMI. (Jon Perez)\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-181664\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-181664\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The competitors in last month\u2019s Dee Clayton Classic pose for a photo. The Commonwealth Bodybuilding Federation is hoping the steady rise of young bodybuilders will help promote the sport in the CNMI. (Jon Perez)<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nThe newly-formed Commonwealth Bodybuilding Federation is looking to send athletes to the 2015 Pacific Games set from July 4 to 18 in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.<\/p>\n<p>CBF president John Davis said that after reviving the bodybuilding group, they will now focus on competing in the quadrennial sporting event to further promote the sport in the CNMI.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur focus now is to prepare for the Pacific Games. We plan to send some athletes in PNG,\u201d said Davis.<\/p>\n<p>The bodybuilding group head added that they plan to slowly bring bodybuilding back in the CNMI\u2019s consciousness. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur long-term goal is to bring back bodybuilding as one of the regular sporting events here.  We\u2019re planning to hold a tournament in April and hopefully organize four events a year, especially with a lot of guys now hitting the gym,\u201d said Davis, who has the full backing of  veteran bodybuilding tournament organizer Dee Clayton.<\/p>\n<p>Clayton, four years ago, organized the Mariana Islands Bodybuilding Dee Clayton Classic to revive interest in the sport after years of inactivity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m here to support them 100 percent. I can help them in organizing bodybuilding events and competitions,\u201d said Clayton.<\/p>\n<p>With CBF re-introducing the sport in the CNMI, the group is pinning its hopes on a younger generation of bodybuilders that includes Gino Celis, George Pangelinan, Nate Cruz, Vince Aldan, Gerald Galang, Donovan Mendiola, Alberto Roberto, John Nekaifes, Aaron Tomokane, and Tristan Ecalnea to jumpstart the program.  All 11 bodybuilders competed in last month\u2019s 2014 Dee Clayton Classic.<\/p>\n<p>Davis also said CBF welcomes other individuals who want to help and support bodybuilding. He added bodybuilding promotes a healthy lifestyle and is a good way of sweating it out, especially in an island community like the CNMI.<\/p>\n<p>Bodybuilding is one of the sports under the Pacific Games program.  In the 14th Pacific Games in Noumea, New Caledonia  four years ago, the host won four of the 11 gold medals at stake in the bodybuilding competition, while Tahiti had the most number of medals with 7 (2 gold medals, 1 silver and four bronzes). 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