Sheru Classic health expo from October 26

Pune, October 21, 2013: Fifteen  athletes from across the country will  be seen flexing their muscles while they pose to bag the Indian Classic title during the Sheru Classic health expo, which will be  held at the  Balewadi  Stadium in Pune on October 26 and 27 of October 2013. 

Mr Sheru Aangrish  , director  Sheru Classic Production Pvt. Ltd. (SCP) and  former Mr. India 1997-98 said that the India Classic will serve, as the unique platform for Indian athletes wherein the winner will be awarded an IFBB Pro Card, which normally takes a decade or more to acquire A total prize money of over Rs 7 Lakhs  will be offered at the event .

The Indian Classic which will also be an amateur bodybuilding platform, will be held in association with Indian Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation (IBFF). For the record, Sheru Classic Professional Championship is the World’s 3rd Largest Professional Bodybuilding event after Mr Olympia and Arnold Classic. The Sheru Classic has received Tier 2 status for Olympia qualifier points, hence the points earned by the winners of Sheru Classic will help them qualify for the Olympia Championship 2014. 

 The Sheru Classic will also feature some of the World’s Best Professional Bodybuilders and Women’s Bikini Athletes, including the newly crowned Ms. Olympia 2013 Ashley Kaltwasser. These Athletes will compete against each other for cash prizes worth in excess of $100,000.00 U.S. (Approx Rs 65 lakhs).

“Being a professional bodybuilder myself, I know its take many years to achieve a pro-card. A minimum of 7-8 crucial years of an athlete goes in achieving the card. After that, he starts competing at the international level and that takes another few years. In the process, the athlete loses out of his prime years. The Idea behind India Classic category (Amateur Bodybuilding) is to give them a ready platform. This will take the Indian athletes to  World platform without wasting their crucial competition years,” explained Sheru Aangrish, director  Sheru Classic Production Pvt. Ltd. (SCP) and  former Mr. India 1997-98.

The 15 participants  for India Classic 2013  are Amit Chettri (Uttrakhand) ,   Borun Yumnam  CRPF), Senthil Kumaran (Tamil Nadu),  Ashish Shakharkar  (Maharashtra) , Kothanda Raman  (Tamil Nadu),  Durgaprasad Dasri (Maharashtra), Daljeet Singh (Punjab), Mahesh Patil (Maharashtra),  Navtej Singh ( Punjab), Narinder Singh (Punjab), Balmurgan ( Tamil Nadu), Avinash Ingle (Maharashtra), Pralahd   ( Delhi), Jinto PD ( Kerala), Kishor Dange (Maharashtra)

Press release