Bermuda punched way above their weight at the Ben Weider Legacy Cup in Toronto at the weekend.

The island’s bodybuilders and fitness athletes flexed their muscles on the big stage at the International Plaza Hotel en route to racking up an impressive haul of eleven medals, including four gold.

If that was not enough, Kai Miller capped Bermuda’s strong showing by earning a IFBB Pro Card after finishing runner up in the bikini overall class.

“It was a very good showing and we are very proud of every one of the athletes,” Mark Simons, the Bermuda Bodybuilding & Fitness Federation president, told The Royal Gazette. “It was actually one of our better showings for an international event.”

Miller is the second local athlete behind Hafid James to have secured a Pro Card in the past three months.

James earned a Pro Card after placing first in the height class and then being judged as the overall winner in the men’s physique up to 178lbs category at August’s Ben Weider Legacy Cup in Aruba.

Miller was also among Bermuda’s athletes to have won gold in Toronto after winning the bikini class E title.

Also winning titles were former Mr Bermuda Ross Caesar, Bernard Opoku and Sabrina Burgess.

Caesar won the men’s bodybuilding up to 85kg division, Opoku won the men’s physique class C with Burgess victorious in the masters figure.

Burgess also claimed a silver medal after finishing runner up in the figure class B.

Arlene Basden won silver in the masters bikini, while Kyle Santucci and Shaqir Richards claimed the silver and bronze in the men’s classic bodybuilding.

Jefta Miller just missed out on a spot on the podium after placing fourth in the men’s classic bodybuilding.

However, he would not be denied again after claiming the silver medal in the classic bodybuilding masters division.

Claiming Bermuda’s final medal was Julian Johnson who finished runner-up in the men’s physique class C category.

Reaching the final of the men’s physique 170cm was Sunder Singh, who placed a creditable fifth.

Bermuda’s team consisted of those chosen to represent the island at September’s Central American & Caribbean Bodybuilding and Fitness Championships in Mexico City that was cancelled after a devastating earthquake hit the region, killing more than 200 people and toppling many buildings.

Bermuda were granted special permission to take part in Saturday’s Ben Weider Legacy Cup in Toronto along with other Caribbean countries.

“It was a fairly large show based on the promoters allowing the Caribbean countries to participate and you had essentially quite a few of the CAC countries competing and it was a good showing,” Simons said.

“We are happy that we communicated with the promoters and they allowed us to compete at the show. It was a worthwhile experience for everybody.”