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Competition to find new Mr. Afghanistan

(13 Aug 2005) 1. Wide shot of stage 2. Various of competitors flexing their muscles in front of audience 3. Various of Khosraw Basheri flexing his muscles 4. Side shot of competitors on stage 5. Close up of competitors 6. Close up of men in audience watching 7. Khosraw Basheri receiving trophy from official 8. Competitors holding up Khosraw Basheri's arms in victory 9. Close up of men watching 10. SOUNDBITE: (Dari) Khosraw Basheri Mr. Afghanistan: "I will never forget this day, the day I became Mr. Afghanistan. This has been my hope for the past two years, since I started preparing myself for this." 11. Poster: "Mr Afghanistan Body Building Competition" 12. Basheri and other bodybuilders hold up their arms together STORYLINE: For years, Khosraw Basheri feverishly pumped iron, toning his body so it rippled with muscle and veins. On Saturday his hard work won him an historic title in a war-battered country - Mr. Afghanistan. The 23-year-old businessman from western Herat province flexed and grinned his way to victory in Afghanistan's first-ever national competition to select a top bodybuilder. "I will never forget this day, the day I became Mr. Afghanistan," said Basheri, sweat and make-up streaming down his massive frame. "This has been my hope for the past two years, since I started preparing myself for this." At 96 kilogrammes (212 pounds), Basheri was among the heaviest of the contenders in the event, which featured nine different weight classes at a dilapidated movie theatre in the Afghan capital, Kabul. A total of 48 competitors from across the country struck poses onstage. More than 200 spectators - some wearing turbans, others three-piece suits - crammed into the theatre to watch the bodybuilders, who qualified for the event by winning contests in their home provinces and represent the sport's national appeal. Some Afghan bodybuilders have returned from neighbouring Pakistan and Iran since the ouster of the Taliban regime in 2001 and President Hamid Karzai took office. Three Pakistani judges - all former bodybuilding champions in their home country - chose Saturday's winners from a field of musclemen who ranged in age from 22 to 34. Mr. Afghanistan and some of the other competitors will compete at upcoming regional and international championships in South Korea and China later this year, Payanda said. Basheri, who has been lifting weights and bulking up for the past eight years, started competing professionally in 2001 and represented Afghanistan at an overseas contest in Bahrain last year. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...