When Eyewitness News spoke to Kaluti in June, he was struggling to raise funds to go to Slovenia to go represent South Africa. Since then, several individuals have stepped up to help the man from the Eastern Cape.
The IBFF (International Federation of BodyBuilding and Fitness) champion, like many other South African athletes lacks the funding to represent the country and hopes he won’t have to miss another international championship.
From walking home after school to save money for supplements and lifting scrap metal at his father’s house, Mongezi Mata’s efforts finally paid off on Saturday after he was crowned world champion at an international bodybuilding event.