Shillong: Three-time Mr Meghalaya Pynshngnain Langpen passed away on Thursday due to COVID-19-related complications at the age of 38. He was a key person in the professional bodybuilding fraternity of Meghalaya.
He trained at and represented Body Zoo Gym when he had won the title of Mr Meghalaya in 2014, 2015, and 2016. He had also won 7Wasa.
Langpen was also a decent art sculptor and a member of the Riti Academy of Visual Arts.
Arnold Lanong, Former General Secretary of the Meghalaya Body Builder Association (MBBA), said that he had known Langpen since the time he contested for Mr Meghalaya in 2014-2017.
The Former General Secretary of MBBA said that the former Mr Meghalaya had also bagged the third position in the 7th Eastern India Body Building Championship, held in 2017. "He was a bodybuilder who was totally dedicated. His untimely demise is a great loss to the state," he added.
Raphael Warjri, the founding member of Riti Academy of Visual Arts, said that the news of his death came as a shock. "He was really an exception, to be able to excel in both the field of sports and fine arts," Warjri said.
On Tuesday (May 25), Bresterwell Kharumnuid, a former state kickboxer of Meghalaya, died of the COVID-19. He was the founding member of the Meghalaya State Kickboxing Association, Meghalaya Kurash Association, and MMA Meghalaya.
Meghalaya on Thursday recorded 12 deaths and over 800 new COVIDcases, with East Khasi Hills having the highest number of active cases at 4,214. With 809 new cases, the number of active cases in the state stands at 8,255. The death toll is at 524, with 428 recorded in East Khasi Hills. The new recoveries were 597 taking the total number to over 24,000. East Khasi Hills had the day's highest number of COVID-19 cases on Thursday at 419.
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