Paklu Taipodia shines at Mongolia contest

ITANAGAR, Oct 16: Paklu Taipodia, the woman body-builder and fitness athlete from Arunachal Pradesh won two trophies in the 9th Miss World Building and Fitness Physique contest held at Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia while representing India.
The trophies were awarded to Taipodia for coming fifth in the open category and at the same slot in the overall category, informed Raj Thakuri, her trainer.
Paklu competed against contestants from 22 countries.
Takhuri said that outcome could have been better had there been financial support to enable her to train.
Notably, Paklu had also won in a similar competition held in South Korea earlier this year.