From being out of place and out of sorts during the pandemic when everything looked bleak, the spirited bodybuilder Karmjeeth Singh Soni of Hyderabad has the enviable distinction of making it to the prestigious Viva Classic 2023 championship in Thailand on December 24.
The 27-year-old fitness trainer, who managed to raise funds from his meagre salary and also savings from his mother who is a housewife, is among the top 20 from the country to make the cut for the international event. For someone who was into bodybuilding seriously in 2017 when he won the ‘Mr. Telangana’ title in the 65 kg category, success eluded him for long till the pandemic break.
“And that phase was the biggest challenge for me as I was not supposed to eat anything which has sugar, salt, maida. My diet should be only boiled eggs, chicken, raw vegetables. But these were out of reach for obvious reasons during the pandemic,” Karmjeeth recalled.
