Mangalore, December 22: Well-known body builder Vincent Prakash Carlo, who bagged top honours at the Commonwealth Unequipped Power-lifting and Bench-press Championship-2011, held in London recently, returned home on Thursday to a rousing reception from fans at Mangalore Central Railway Station.
He was one among the three achievers from Dakshina Kannada, who won medals at the event.
While Vincent Carlo bagged gold medals in the bench press category, Suprita from SDM College, Ujire and Akshata from Alva's College, Moodbidri won in the power lifting category. The two girls had returned to the city on Wednesday.
Mr Carlo had also participating in Asia-Pacific Body Building Championship 2011 held at Borocay Islands, Phillipines, from April 29 to May 2.
Carlo has won dozens of gold, silver and bronze medals in body building championships held in India. He also had secured 14th place in the World Championship Body Building Competition held in 1997 at Castre, France, sixth place in the Indo-Pak Peace and Friendship World Championship Body Building Competition held in 2004 at Islamabad, and was placed third in the World Championship Body Building Competition held in 2010 at Cook Islands, New Zealand.
Mr Carlo was taken on a grand procession from Railway station to Balanjaneya Gymnasium.
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