Tongan bodybuilders Best Team at Pacific Rim Champs

Pita He, Malakai Tupou, and Wesley Vi. International Pacific Rim Championships. Auckland, New Zealand.16 August 2025. Photo: Tonga Bodybuilding Federation.

The Best Team Award and the Most Muscular Award, along with 13 individual medals were won by Tonga's national bodybuilding team at the 2025 INBA PNBA New Zealand Pro-Am International Pacific Rim Championships, in Auckland, New Zealand on 16 August.

The team's success was further highlighted by receiving five Championship Trainer Awards and three Pro-Cards, which are professional certifications within the natural bodybuilding community.

Vake Fonofehi and Rena Heimuli (middle) International Pacific Rim Championships. Auckland, New Zealand.16 August 2025. Photo: Tonga Bodybuilding Federation.

Awards

Female Body Quest

Gold Medalist: Rena Satele Fifita Heimuli
Silver Medalist: Vake He Kakala Nifofa Fonofehi

Womenʻs Bodybuilding Open

Silver Medalist: Vake He Kakala Nifofa Fonofehi

Women´s Sport Model Novice

Silver Medalist: Rena Satele Fifita Heimuli

Male Body Quest

Gold Medalist: Taniela Mosimosi Koula ʻO Tonga Lutui 

Menʻs Physique Teen Category Under 16

Gold Medalist: Malakai William Tupou

Menʻs Physique Junior

Gold Medalist: Tevita Falala Taufa

Menʻs Physique Junior Novice

Fifth Place: Feʻao Moe ʻOfa Ki Vake ʻAe Sola Nonu

Men´s Physique Novice

Gold Medalist: Pita ʻIloa He Moʻui He
Silver Medalist: Tevita Falala Taufa

Menʻs Physique Open

Gold Medalist: Wesley Vi
Silver Medalist: Malakai William Tupou

Menʻs Classic Physique Open

Bronze Medalist: Taniela Mosimosi Koula ʻO Tonga Lutui

Menʻs Bodybuilding Open

Bronze Medalist: Taniela Mosimosi Koula ʻO Tonga Lutui

Most Muscular Award

Taniela Mosimosi Koula ʻO Tonga Lutui

Pro Card Winners

Wesley Vi
Malakai William Tupou
Mosimosi Koula ʻO Tonga Lutui

Mosimosi Lutui, Wesley Vi, and Malakai Tupou. International Pacific Rim Championships. Auckland, New Zealand.16 August 2025. Photo: Tonga Bodybuilding Federation.