Mark Smith with his prosthetic right leg / Courtesy of Twitter |
War veteran Mark Smith, who lost his right leg, has won a body-building competition ― with a prosthetic limb.
The father of two, who served in Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan, lost his leg in 2011 when he was hit during a live-fire exercise while preparing for a second tour of Afghanistan.
Smith then heard about the British fitness competition, Pure Elite. He entered the section for disabled people, training five to six days a week.
Blesma, a charity that supports servicemen who lost their limbs in service, said Smith had "done amazingly well and demonstrates what can be achieved."