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26th Sep 2016

PICS: Meet the new Mr. Ireland, as crowned by the National Amateur Bodybuilders Association

Conor Heneghan

JOE’s invite must have got lost in the post.

There mustn’t have been much room to move in Dublin’s Olympia Theatre on Sunday, such was the proliferation of well-built gentlemen gathered for the BSN NABBA (National Amateur Body-builders Association) Mr. Ireland competition.

REPRO FREE***PRESS RELEASE NO REPRODUCTION FEE*** BSN NABBA Mr Ireland 2016, Olympia Theatre, Dublin 25/9/2016 A view of the Competition This years national championships serves as a qualifier for the WFF World Championships which will take place in Ireland this year in November 3 in Citywest, Dublin. Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/James Crombie

The Miss Trained Figure competition, see below, also took place on the day…

REPRO FREE***PRESS RELEASE NO REPRODUCTION FEE*** BSN NABBA Mr Ireland 2016, Olympia Theatre, Dublin 25/9/2016 A view of the Miss Trained Figure competition This years national championships serves as a qualifier for the WFF World Championships which will take place in Ireland this year in November 3 in Citywest, Dublin. Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/James Crombie

There could, however, only be one winner of the main category and the man crowned Mr. Ireland was Victor Bortoletto, a personal trainer based in Dublin.

REPRO FREE***PRESS RELEASE NO REPRODUCTION FEE*** BSN NABBA Mr Ireland 2016, Olympia Theatre, Dublin 25/9/2016 Mr Ireland Winner Victor Bortoletto This years national championships serves as a qualifier for the WFF World Championships which will take place in Ireland this year in November 3 in Citywest, Dublin. Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/James Crombie

 

REPRO FREE***PRESS RELEASE NO REPRODUCTION FEE*** BSN NABBA Mr Ireland 2016, Olympia Theatre, Dublin 25/9/2016 Mr Ireland Winner Victor Bortoletto This years national championships serves as a qualifier for the WFF World Championships which will take place in Ireland this year in November 3 in Citywest, Dublin. Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/James Crombie

 

REPRO FREE***PRESS RELEASE NO REPRODUCTION FEE*** BSN NABBA Mr Ireland 2016, Olympia Theatre, Dublin 25/9/2016 Mr Ireland Winner Victor Bortoletto This years national championships serves as a qualifier for the WFF World Championships which will take place in Ireland this year in November 3 in Citywest, Dublin. Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/James Crombie

Victor will now go on to compete in the WFF World Championships, which will take place in Ireland this year, in the Citywest Hotel in Dublin on November 3.

For more information on the event, you can check the Facebook page here; we wish Victor all the best.