Eyewitness News has followed Kulati’s journey from when he first needed assistance in 2021 to get to Gauteng from Uitenhage, to him getting his pro-card and now to his defending his international title.
SA’s first professional wheelchair bodybuilder Max Kulati battled to raise enough money to defend his title in Slovenia, but through personal fundraising and the donation of an undisclosed amount by his main sponsor, the Eastern Cape branch of the South African Association of Physiotherapy (SASP), he is confident he can bring back the gold.
Paraplegic bodybuilder, Max Kulati, will be attempting to defend his IBFF World Cup Bodybuilding Title in Slovenia, but this time, as a professional and not an amateur.
Paraplegic body builder, Max Kulati, is trying to raise funds to defend his body building championship title in Slovenia in October. Kulati won the title last year, when he entered the competition as an amateur and received his professional card.
The wheelchair bodybuilder had needed assistance to get to Gauteng to live out his dream of making a mark in the body building World Cup and thanks to various individuals and organisiations, the single father of three made it onto the big stage.