Lucion Pushparaj

Lucion Pushparaj also spelled as Lucian Pushparaj is a Sri Lankan male professional bodybuilder. He has taken part in several notable international competitions.[1][2] On 16 December 2018, he went onto become the first Sri Lankan ever to win the World Bodybuilding Championship title.[3][4]

Lucion Pushparaj
Personal information
Full nameලූෂන් පුෂ්පරාජ් (Sinhala), லூஷியன் புஷ்பராஜ் (Tamil)
NationalitySri Lankan
Sport
SportBody building
Event(s)men's 100+ kg

Career

Lucion Pushparaj was awarded the IFBB Pro status in 2012 and started to take part in domestic and international level competitions. He won his first major competition by securing a gold medal in the 2014 Mr. Sri Lanka Contest.[5]

In 2014, he also became the first Sri Lankan to take part in the internationally renowned US based competition, Mr & Mrs Atlas and Fitness Expo Contest.[6] Lucion also went onto claim a gold medal in the 2017 51st Asian Bodybuilding and Physiques Sports Festival in South Korea.[7] He then secured a silver medal at the 2018 Austrian International Bodybuilding Championship which was held on 19 May 2018.[8][9]

Lucion emerged as the world champion at the 10th edition of the 2018 World Bodybuilding Championship (over 100 kg category) which was held in Bangkok, Thailand on 16 December 2018.[3] In March 2019, he was awarded the Popular Sports Personality of the Year as a part of the Newsfirst Platinum Awards.[10]

Allegations

Lucion Pushparaj was accused of using banned substance by the Sri Lanka BodyBuilding Federation. The allegations were refused by Lucion, who accused the federation of attempting to tarnish his image and prevent him from taking part in international events representing Sri Lanka. [11]

See also

References
  1. ama. "Lucian takes Sri Lankan Bodybuilding to new heights". www.isis.lk. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
  2. Peiris, Sudarshana (2017-08-26). "'Sri Lankan Hulk' Pushparaj conquers Asia". Retrieved 2018-12-17.
  3. "Lucion Pushparaj wins 2018 World Bodybuilding Championship". www.adaderana.lk. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
  4. "World Bodybuilding Championship 2018: Sri Lankan Hulk wins WBPF title". www.news.com.au. Retrieved 2018-12-23.
  5. "Lucion". Muscle Engineering. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
  6. "Lucion Pushparaj makes Lanka proud in USA". Daily News. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
  7. "Lucion Pushparaj wins Gold Medal at Asian Bodybuilding Contest". Sunday Observer. 2017-08-26. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
  8. "Sri Lankan bodybuilder wins silver medal at Austrian International Championship | Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sri Lanka". Retrieved 2018-12-17.
  9. lakmali. "Lucien Pushparaj wins 2nd place (pics)". www.srilankamirror.com. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
  10. "Lucian Pushparaj awarded Popular Sports Personality of the Year - Sri Lanka Latest News". Sri Lanka News - Newsfirst. 2019-03-29. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
  11. Wenceslaus, A. "Bodybuilder Lucion Pushparaj denies taking banned substance | The Sunday Leader". Retrieved 2018-12-17.
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