Body builder seeks funds

Bret Kamutenga
PROFESSIONAL female bodybuilder Regina Jonga is appealing for financial assistance to enable her to travel to Indonesia for the World Fitness Federation Championships from 19 to 20 November.

Jonga (44), who is also known as Gina The Lioness, is an award winning Zimbabwe bodybuilder who started her career in bodybuilding in 2011.

Posting on her official Instagram account, the country’s strongest woman said: “ I would really appreciate it if you could share or donate to this GoFundMe, Help Regina achieve her Olympic dream. I believe dreams come true and while I’m close to achieving my dream it seems I’m also far away from it due to financial constraints.”

Annual National Sports Awards

The Mutoko-born bodybuilder added: “I have been Zimbabwean top Body Builder of all times but finance seems to be the biggest obstacle for me to compete on the international arena. With the World Fitness Federation World Championship to be held in Indonesia in November drawing nearer, the realisation of my dream slipping away made me realise I had to turn to you…I wish to be assisted with donations to raise money to be able to travel and attend the competition and fight for my dream to win a medal.”

In 2019, Jonga participated in the WFF Championships where she made history by becoming the first female black bodybuilder from Africa to take to the stage. She won a gold medal in the Women Extreme category.

WFF is an international bodybuilding organisation which was formed in 1968 and it promotes classic or athletic bodybuilding with a focus on the aesthetic quality of the physique as opposed to just muscularity.
Jonga came out first at the Miss Zimbabwe, Arnold Classic in 2016 and 2017 respectively. She also won a Sportswoman of the Year award in the 2020 Annual National Sports Awards.

Having initially started bodybuilding as a way of keeping away from the hardship and vices associated with life in Mbare, it appears that Jonga and bodybuilding have clicked so well to become one.

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