Date: 15 May 2010
Venue: Welkom Civic Centre
It's been a while since we've covered the WPF Welkom Classic and, as I had hoped, it was nothing short of awesome. Bodybuilding in the Free State is huge, and so are a few of the athletes. Considering it was one of the WPF's first shows of the year, the conditioning of most of the athletes was impressive, to say the least. Kiewiet Prinsloo pulled out all the stops to ensure that all guests and athletes who travelled to be there were well catered for. He is a passionate individual who will stop at nothing to promote our sport. He truly is a great ambassador for South African bodybuilding and I look forward to the other shows he is hosting later this year.
USN were the title sponsor of the event and gave away a huge amount of prizes on the evening. The venue was packed to capacity and the athletes put on a truly great show, even though the event was judged live throughout the evening. There were a few decisions that I personally didn't agree with. I would have swapped some of the second and third placed athletes around because I prefer a harder and leaner physique. It was evident that some of the judges chose size over conditioning, but overall the results were very fair and the competition was judged really well.
One of the highlights of the evening was seeing Morne Landman get up on stage. He is huge, but the best part of his physique is that his proportions and symmetry are brilliant and his conditioning is great for a guy carrying that much muscle. Given a bit more time to develop tighter conditioning he could be a serious force to be reckoned with in South African super-heavyweight bodybuilding. With a bit more separation in his legs, bigger hamstrings and a few posing alterations, I have no doubt that Morne will be a serious contender for the overall title.
A big thanks must go to the WPF SA for a great show, and an even bigger thanks to Kiewiet for all his efforts in making this a truly successful event. See you at the WPF Goldfields Classic!
RESULTS:
NOVICE U/21 YEARS1 - Rhys Vermaas
2 - Vuka Nicolas
3 - Sello Mohomao
NOVICE U/75 KG
1- Romano Grobler
2 - Mark Mitchell
3 - Mike Mofokeng
NOVICE U/85 KG
1 - Kowen Smith
2 - Manie Bezuidenhout
3 - Chris Venter
OVER 50 YEARS
1 - Collin Le Roux
2 - Hennes Venter
3 - Gerry Slabbert
OVER 40 YEARS
1 - Tommie Liebenberg
2 - Michael Ellis
3 - Johan Greyvenstein
LADIES BODYBUILDING
1 - Elizabeth Holloway
2 - Hennelie Odendaal
MISS FITNESS
1 - Leonie Van Jaarsveld
2 - Amelisha Espag
MR FITNESS
1 - Paul Ntja
2 - Joe Van Vuuren
3 - Heinrich Faasen
JUNIORS U/23 YEARS
1 - Casper Coetzee
2 - Nelson Phakati
3 - Wilfred Malindi
SENIORS U/65KG
1 - Seooe Machedi
2 - Elmon Mhlongo
3 - Godwin Nthlitang
SENIORS U/75KG
1 - Oarabile Botshelo
2 - James Kennedy
3 - Adam Ramoolla
SENIORS U/85KG
1 - Michael Appelcryn
2 - Simon Molelekon
3 - Jannie Miles
SENIORS U/95KG
1 - Gary Lewis
2 - Chris Boshoff
3 - Albert Meiring
SENIORS O/95KG
1 - Morne Landman
2 - Jonathan Quick
3 - Jaco Swanepoel
MISS BIKINI U/30 YEARS
1 - Monica Pretorius
2 - Chanell Dredericks
3 - Nanette Becker
MISS BIKINI O/30 YEARS
1 - Eleanor Nel
2 - Carol Anthony
3 - Corne Swanepoel
OVERALL WINNER
1 - Morne Landman
2 - Gary Lewis
3 - Michael Appelcryn
4 - Casper Coetzee
5 - Seooa Machedi
6 - Oarabile Botshelo
COUPLES
1 - Renier and Leonie van Jaarsveld
2 - Casper Coetzee and Rae Jansen Van Rensburg
3 - Kowen Smith and Eleanor Nel
* Names and placings as supplied by event organiser. Muscle Evolution accepts no responsibility for incorrect spelling of names or placing errors.