VietNamNet Bridge – Bodybuilder Pham Van Mach finished on top in the men's 55kg division at the world body-building and fitness championship in Varanasi, India on Sunday night.

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Bodybuilder grabs top honor for fifth time

Pham Van Mach still king at bodybuilding champs

Flex: Pham Van Mach successfully defended his world title in India. (Photo: VNS)
Mach, who won Viet Nam's first world title in Myanmar in 2001, outclassed his competitors to win the gold.

The An Giang Province bodybuilder, 34, previously took home a gold medal from the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games and has five Asian championship titles.

In 2000, he also won a silver medal in the world championship in Malacca, Malaysia.

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