Black Lion of Asia , Lushan Pushparaj is leaving the country today to contest at the IFBB Pro Arnold Classic Amateur 2020 to be held in United States. This is the first time that a Sri Lankan Bodybuilder is contesting at IFBB Pro Arnold Classic Amateur.
He is to contest under the weight category of 100 Kg. He brought glory to the mother land by winning few international bodybuilding competitions.
He was able to bring the gold to Sri Lanka at the 10th World Bodybuilding Contest, held in Thailand competing with 52 countries in 2018. He also won the silver medal in 9th International Bodybuilding Competition, held in Vienna and his name entered the Sri Lanka sport history as the first Sri Lankan to win a medal in a Bodybuilding contest, held in Europe.
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