KUCHING (July 2): Years of hard work and determination paid off for Farrokh Ibtisam Ting Abdullah after the Sibu muscleman clinched the 2023 ‘Champion of Champions’ title at the 57th Mr Sarawak Bodybuilding Championships here late Saturday.

The 39-year-old Sibu Hospital lab technician first outperformed the other contenders in the Men’s Bodybuilding Above-80kg category, one of eight staged in this year’s state-level competition that took place at Hotel Grand Continental Kuching.