Fake tan mess threatens event

Bodybuilders left a Black Country civic hall smeared with fake tan after a national competition, prompting fears similar events in the future could be called off.

Competitors at the National Amateur Bodybuilding Association's Allsports Novice Finals and British Youth Championships 2007 left seats and walls coated with the tanning lotion following the event. The mess led to complaints from cleaners and an alleged vow from the hall's new manager that the long-running event would not be staged there in future.

The contest has been held at Brierley Hill Civic Hall for the past 30 years and has attracted thousands of bodybuilders from all over the world.