By Omar Bah
Gambian military bodybuilder Abdoulie Badjie, known as ‘Lion,’ is eyeing to clinch victory in an international bodybuilding competition scheduled to take place in the Senegalese capital, Dakar, in December.
He has been competing as a bodybuilder both domestically and internationally for five years and has emerged second in one domestic and international competition. “I will be competing internationally on 16 December (2023) in Senegal, and I will compete in the men’s physique. Right now, I don’t have anybody supporting me; I finance for myself,” he said.
Badjie, who joined the army as a trained boxer, had to switch to bodybuilding due to a lack of support to reach his goals in the boxing sport despite having a golden future in the boxing profession. “I was having lots of advantages in boxing, but because I was not having the support, I decided to switch to bodybuilding,” he said. But despite the enormous challenges he faces in his bodybuilding sport, he called for support both financially and morally. “I need support because training is not easy. Right now, what I need is someone who can support me because, as a bodybuilder, you need to eat good food along with supplements the bodybuilders use. I cannot afford it.”
“I need help because many people know that I love this sport, and I want to make it my career. We need help with how other countries are doing it. We are powerful. I need to come first in this year’s competition. And I am training very hard to ensure I become champion in the competition,” he added.
