Kashmiri Bodybuilders Compete To Be Mr. Srinagar

SRINAGAR, KASHMIR, INDIA - APRIL 04: Amid the pandemic bodybuilders strike a pose during the Mr. Srinagar Bodybuilding Competition organized by Jammu and Kashmir Bodybuilding Association, on April 04, 2021 in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian administered Kashmir, India. At a time when India is in the grip of the second wave of Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), Srinagar's many top bodybuilders took part in an event, health experts have again urged people to follow Covid guidelines. The championship was canceled last year but organizers went ahead with the event this year amid the pandemic. Kashmiri youths are taking interest in bodybuilding, making it a popular sport in Kashmir. Bodybuilders said sports can help ease the psychological trauma of decades-old conflict in Kashmir Many major sporting events across the world have either been postponed or canceled. As many as 93,249 more people tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 24 hours as the second wave of the infection rages across the country said the Union health ministry on Sunday. With more than 11.35 million recoveries since the beginning of the pandemic and 165,132 total deaths have been recorded. (Photo by Yawar Nazir/Getty Images)