KOZHIKODE: South Asian bodybuilding competition is a prized one, revered by gym enthusiasts. And here in Kerala, Kozhikode native Sachin is elated, to be selected for the famed competition. However, Sachin won't make it to the competition unless he deposits Rs 1.5 lakh to the committee. In a frenetic run, he has already pawned the auspicious wedding thali of his wife. Rs 50,000 has thus been secured. He is in dire need of Rs one lakh and is waiting for one good luck to fall into his hand. If all doors remain closed, Sachin has one last option left; sell his bike.

Sachin is a mason by profession. He comes from a fisherman family. Due to serious financial strangling, the young man was forced to drop from school at 12 std and was fetched to find a living doing odd jobs. While doing mason work, Sachin used to carry stones and found a weird craze in it. Stones turned to his gym and Sachin started working out by carrying stones of different sizes similar to lifting weights in the gym.

If he surpasses the South Asian test, Asian championship awaits him. The competition will be stiff but this Kozhikode native is adorned in confidence expecting a win in the Maldives. Apart from Sachin, two other Malayalis are also contesting in the competition held in Maldives.