Three-time Mr. Asia and five-time Mr. Pakistan Olympia, veteran ace bodybuilder Yahya Butt died here on Sunday after losing a battle to cancer. 60-year-old Yahya Butt was diagnosed with cancer last year and since then he was under treat-ment and during this time period he remained in hospital on and off. For past few weeks he was hospitalised in a pri-vate hospital as his condition deteriorated. Humble and down to earth, bearded Yahya Butt was the first ever star national bodybuilder who claimed five times Mr Pakistan Olympia title, three times Mr Asia title under his name and apart from that he also represented Pakistan four times in Mr Universe but unable to clinch the title due to poor facilities avail-able in Pakistan. Yahya Butt was also a certified trainer from Gold’s Gym California, USA. Two years ago he defeated deadly COVID-19 disease after being on ventilator in ICU for two weeks in a hospital.
Yahya Butt was the real example of age is just a number and bodybuilding has been his passion which he followed throughout his entire life.—Agencies
