Bodybuilders vie for Mr Afghanistan crown, modestly
Gone are the tight briefs they once wore to show off their bulging quadriceps and adductors, typically worth 50 percent of the marks in a competition. Rigorously applying Islamic law, the Taliban have prohibited competitors from displaying their thighs, and imposed the wearing of long shorts. "In bodybuilding, we have problems. Now, we are forced to go forward in the way Sharia says," Hamidullah Sherzai, a three-time Mr Afghanistan and coach for the national bodybuilding team, tells AFP. Gesturing from his belly to his knees... Читать дальше...