News from IFBB! - IFBB ELITE CIRCUIT to be launced!

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http://www.ifbb.com/2015/06/ifbb-in-baku-european-games/

The IFBB will be in this first edition of the European Games, which are going to be celebrated in Baku. The IFBB will participate in the cultural program, and it is a big opportunity to have a great experience with the Olympic Official during the European Games.

European Games will include Classic and Fitness categories. This is another significant step in the construction of the portfolio for our Olympic Recognition, following the excellent results at the Asian Beach Games.

The European Games are going to be a magnificent event, at first class venues, organized at the highest level by the Republic of Azerbaijan, due to the great determination and love for sport of the President Ilham Aliyev, and the chairman of the Games Organizing Committee and Minister of Sport, Azad Rajimov.

In this first edition of the European Games there are even olympic sports that are not included in any program, so to be present in the cultural program is a great opportunity that has been achieved by the great work of Rauf Bunyataliyev and the prestige hold by the Azerbaijan Federation together with the IFBB with the Azerbaijan Minister of Sport.

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http://www.ifbb.com/2015/06/ifbb-tv-will-be-launched-next-week/

IFBB TV is going to be launched on June 26th worldwide in English and Spanish, as a themed online channel for fans of bodybuilding, fitness and healthy living in general.

It will include all the IFBB last news and events information from all around the world, with a wide option of interesting programs all of them related with our sport and healthy life style, as “Healthy and Delicious” of healthy receipts, training tips, debates, nutritional information, interviews of our champions and best athletes, etc.

The IFBB Pro & 4-Time Mr. Olympia athlete Phil Heath is inviting you to enjoy IFBB TV with us. To watch his video message and more click the following

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Klassika MM toimub samal ajal kulturismi MM -ga Hispaanias Benidormis 5-9 november.

2015 IFBB WORLD CLASSIC BODYBUILDING CHAMPIONSHIPS WILL BE HELD IN BENIDORM ON NOVEMBER 5TH – 9TH

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Klassika MM toimub samal ajal kulturismi MM -ga Hispaanias Benidormis 5-9 november.

2015 IFBB WORLD CLASSIC BODYBUILDING CHAMPIONSHIPS WILL BE HELD IN BENIDORM ON NOVEMBER 5TH – 9TH

http://www.ifbb.com/2015/06/2015-ifbb-world-classic-bodybuilding-championships-will-be-held-in-benidorm-on-november-5th-9th/

"The 2015 IFBB World Men’s BodyBuilding Championships and Congress, the IFBB flagship championship, will include this year the IFBB World Classic BodyBuilding Championships.

Both championships will be celebrated in a weekend, on November 5th- 9th in Benidorm, the nice mediterranean city of Spain. The championships will be held at Benidorm Palace, which has an excellent 40 metres stage and great facilities.

More info and Inspection report will be released soon."

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http://www.ifbb.com/2015/07/2015-central-america-womens-bodyfitness-and-mens-physique-championships-was-a-success/

2015 CENTRAL AMERICA WOMEN’S BODYFITNESS AND MEN’S PHYSIQUE CHAMPIONSHIPS WAS A SUCCESS

2015 Central America Women’s Bodyfitness and Men’s Physique Championships, celebrated on June 26th – 28th at San José de Costa Rica was a great success. The fourth edition of this championship counted with 6 of all the 7 Central American countries: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and the host country, Costa Rica.

The Championships, organized by the Federation of Costa Rica and its President, Mr. Edgar Sánchez, under the guidance of the Central American BodyBuilding Federation and its President Eng Eduardo Abdalah, also held the Central American Congress.

BodyBuilding has become a very popular sport in Central America, due its recognition by the Regional Olympic Organization in the area. Another signal of this is the upcoming IFBB World Junior and Master Championships, which is going to be celebrated in another Central American country, the Republic of El Salvador.

You can see a few pictures of the event in the gallery at http://www.ifbb.com/2015/07/2015-central-america-womens-bodyfitness-and-mens-physique-championships-was-a-success/

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New IFBB Pocket guide for doping control

The 2015 IFBB Pocket Guide for Doping Control is now released.

The IFBB has successfully incorporated all mandatory articles of the 2015 World Anti-Doping Code into the 2015 IFBB Antidoping Rules Rules, so they both are in line.

You can download it at the following link.

If you wish printed copies of the IFBB Pocket Guide for Doping Control, please don’t hesitate to contact with the IFBB Headquarters.

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http://www.ifbb.com/2015/08/the-ben-weider-diamond-cup-is-coming-soon-in-iran/

THE BEN WEIDER DIAMOND CUP IS COMING SOON IN IRAN!

The third edition of the Ben Weider Diamond Cup is getting ready to be celebrated on October in Kish Island, Iran.

The Champioship is going to include categories of Men’s BodyBuilding, Men’s Physique and Men’s Classic BodyBuilding. The Overall winners of BodyBuilding and Men’s Physique will receive the Pro Card and very nice price money awards.

The Championship will be held on the beautiful and paradise island of Kish, an excellent place for the Ben Weider Diamond Cup which offers very good tourist attractions.

BodyBuilding is a very popular and also supported sport in Iran.The Iranian federation is a very solid and respected Institution, that under the excellent leadership of Mr. Nasser Pour Alifard, is fully supported by national sports authorities and the Olympic Committee.

In the picture you can see IFBB President Dr. Santonja flanked by the Iranian Bodybuilding Federation President, Mr. Naser Pour Ali Fard on his left, and by Mr. Omid Jebeli on his right, and joined by other officials at the first Men’s Physique Contest celebrated in Iran last February.

More info and inspection report at the following LINK.

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Alati selle teema all loodan lugeda, kuidas Rain Kuusnõmm tõuseb euroopa meistriks 2015

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RIP BaitoAbbaspour

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Baito matused

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Ikka ootame huviga 2015 EM dopingukontrollide tulemusi. Selleks ajaks on need tavaliselt juba üles pandud.

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Ikka ootame huviga 2015 EM dopingukontrollide tulemusi. Selleks ajaks on need tavaliselt juba üles pandud.

Pakun, et paar kuud peame veel kannatama

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NOTE: new bikini rear pose:

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Some of the IFBB amateur contest dates for next year (collected by IFBB Norway)

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IFBB gives out new information concerning the 2 new divisions which will officially be launched during 2016 // http://www.ifbb.com/2016/01/new-year-new-challenges-new-ifbb-sport-divisions/

From IFBB.com:

IFBB doesn’t give up in searching of new possibilities for presentation of the human physique beauty. This time it will also include the prettiness and sublime elegance. With the beginning of 2016, IFBB has introduced two new sport divisions: Fit Model Women and Fit Model Men. In both cases, less attention is paid to body parts and muscles details in favour of overall lines and shape of the physique, elegance of moving on the stage, style and attractiveness of presentation. All these features will be assessed during four rounds, a bit different for women and men:

Women:
1. Prejudging – Elimination Round (Quarter Turns, swimsuit)
2. Prejudging – Round 1 (Quarter Turns, swimsuit)
3. Finals – Round 2 (T-walking, Quarter Turns, swimsuit)
4. Finals – Round 3 (Individual Presentation, evening gown)

Men:
1. Prejudging – Elimination Round (Quarter Turns, gymnastic shirt)
2. Prejudging – Round 1 (Quarter Turns, gymnastic shirt)
3. Finals – Round 2 (Quarter Turns, gymnastic shirt)
4. Finals – Round 3 (Individual Presentation, casual sport wear)

Women’s T-walking as well as individual presentation (45 seconds) will allow women to show their bodies and their elegance in move and in a very special attire: long evening gowns. This will be a very attractive end of the finals. Men will also have their individual presentation but in casual sport attires: an unbuttoned fitness style jacket, worn directly on the body, showing the front of the trunk and abdominal section and casual style pants like jeans, khakis, corduroys, chinos, cargo, twills, etc. Something new and surprising on the IFBB physique sports scenes!

Women will compete in three body height categories: up to 163 cm, up to 168 cm and over 168 cm. There are also three categories for men: up to 174 cm, up to 180 cm and over 180 cm. More details in the Technical Rules available online on the IFBB website, in the “Rules” section.

RULEBOOKS FOR THE NEW DIVISIONS: Men's model division and women's model division.

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http://www.ifbb.com/2016/01/ifbb-circuit-elite-will-starts-in-2016-beside-the-european-championships/

IFBB ELITE CIRCUIT WILL START IN 2016, BESIDE THE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

Starting beside the EBFF Championships, during the first weekend of May, in Santa Susanna, this year new IFBB Elite Circuit will offer around 6 events, with important cash prizes.

The event, in principle, would be addressed to Men’s Physique & Bikini competitors and included together with other important events as:

• European Championship
• Arnold Classic Europe
• World Men´s Bodybuilding Championship
• Olympia Amateur Hong Kong

The athletes members of the Elite Club will be electable to compete, according his/her results in 2015 season, from any national federation recognized by IFBB. In any Elite contest, athletes will get a number of “points” according the position in that event. At the end of the Elite Circuit there will be a final classification, made with points reached by every athlete from all the events. According to their final result, after the last event, Elite Circuit will bring an important cash prize money, beside other smaller prizes in all the Elite events.

The overall winners will be awarded, beside the cash prize money and a beautiful new trophy, with the tittle “Mr. Universe Physique IFBB” and “Miss Universe Bikini IFBB”.

Details about the criteria to become an elite athlete will be upgraded after the Assembly that European Federation Executive Board will perform in Madrid in a few days.

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Executive council meeting is ON in Spain

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Some news from the executive council meeting // http://www.ifbb.com/2016/01/very-productive-ebff-meeting-in-madrid/

by Andrew Michalak

Hosted by the IFBB/EBFF Head Office in Madrid and perfectly presided by President Santonja, annual EBFF Executive Council Meeting appeared to be very interesting, creative and productive.

First, President Santonja presented his very interesting report, covering the current situation in the world sport and IFBB steady progression in its aspiration to the IOC recognition. Due to the brilliant policy and skilful, finessed diplomacy, IFBB has already got recognition by the two biggest continental Olympic organizations: Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and Pan American Sport Organization (PASO). Negotiations are run with other regional Olympic sport groups to get their approval and enter their Regional Games. We all, in the Executive Council, know very well how big efforts and work has been done by our President to be so successful in this difficult area, so over 20 Executive Council members and other officials present at the Meeting expressed their thanks and their esteem to the President by long applause.

It has already been approved that the 2016 World Bodybuilding Championships will be held in Benidorm, Spain (November 03-07); the World Fitness Championships in Bialystok, Poland (November 11-13) and the World Children Fitness Championships in Novi Sad, Serbia (mid June) but it was also approved that the World Juniors and Masters Championships will take place in the Dominican Republic (December 09-11) the event will be organized by the IFBB, with the cooperation in logistic area provided by the Dominican Republic National Federation.

Also 6 Arnold Classic Amateur Championships will be held. Despite well-known events in Columbus (USA), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and Barcelona (Spain), Australia, South Africa and Hong Kong have been added.

Regarding Olympia Amateur, beside traditional events in Kuwait, Spain, Russia and Hong Kong, we can expect new competitions in Colombia and Jordan.

Already two editions of the Ben Weider Legacy Cup invitational pro qualifier event, will take place along 2016, being the scheduled places for them Lahti and Canada.

IFBB Diamond Cup will be held in Slovakia, Liverpool, Iran and Sweden. For more details, visit the IFBB website (Calendar and News areas).

But there is one very exciting and, maybe, non-expected news: IFBB and EBFF will reinstate the Elite Club competition, which, generally, will accompany continental championships and other big international events like Arnolds and Olympias. It will be a series of several events included Men’s Bodybuilding, Men’s Physique and Women’s Bikini-Fitness, with prize money for the top competitors in the final ranking.
It was voted that EBFF stands for establishing weight/height limits in Men’s and Women’s Physique as well as to introduce new Men’s Physique Open category for a bit heavier competitors.

These are the top news from the recently held EBFF annual Meeting, which was finished with an exciting visit to the Royal Palace in Madrid, when we could admire an outstanding piece of our history and European culture.

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More information of the IFBB Elite series given out:

Divisions included in the ELITE series:

CLASSIC BODYBUILDING
BIKINI FITNESS
MENS PHYSIQUE

Contests where the athletes can earn points:

European Championships
Asian Championships
Worlds men's Championships
Arnold classic Barcelona
World fitness Championships
Amateur Olympia Hong Kong
Diamonds Cup United Kingdom

Prize money:

CLASSIC BODYBUILDING

1st place €15,000
2nd place € 10,000
3rd place €5,000
4th place €3,000
5th place €2,000
6th place €1,000
7th place £1,000
8th place €1,000
9th place €1,000
10th place €1,000

BIKINI FITNESS

1st Place €12,000
2nd place €6,000
3rd place €3,500
4th place € 2,000
5th place € 1,500
6th place €1,000
7th place €1,000
8th place € 1,000
9th place €1,000
10th place €1,000

MENS PHYSIQUE

1st place €12,000
2nd place €6,000
3rd place €3,500
4th place €2,000
5th place €1,500
6th place €1,000
7th place €1,000
8th place €1,000
9th place €1,000
10th place €1,000

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Klassikutele korralik mot. Võtja 15 000€ on juba raha moodi asi, selge et pead kõva vana ka olema, et kõikide nende võistluste summas kõige rohkem punkte kogud. Kuid sellise dopingupooliitika jätkumisel ,mis on EM ja MM annab ehk lootust ka puhta spordi kummardajatele. Samas on seal valikus sees palju ka mitte dopingukontrolliga võistlususi ,kus patustajad punkte saavad koguda (selles osas on segane kontseptsioon).

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IFBB launches an official shop at http://shop.ifbb.com/

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The Schedule for the IFBB World Championships has been set for the 2016. From November to December, the IFBB will celebrate 3 World Championships.

World Men’s Championships and Annual Congress, Benidorm (Spain), November 3rd – 7th

The World Championships schedule starts with the World Men’s Championships and Annual Congress. The Championships will take place once again in the mediterranean city of Benidorm, from November 3rd – 7th, and assisted by the Spanish Federation. As usual, the IFBB Annual Congress will be also celebrated during the championships.

World Fitness Championships, Poland, November 11st – 13rd

Just a week ahead, the 2016 World Fitness Championships will take place in Poland, showing the growth of women presence in our sport. The Championships will take place from November 11st – 13rd with assistance of the Polish Federation.

World Junior and Master Championships, Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), December 2nd – 5th

One of the lasts events of the year will be the World Junior and Master Championships. They will be held on December 2nd – 5th in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, as a proof of the growth of Bodybuilding in the Caribbean area. The championships will also be assisted by Dominican Federation and the Caribbean Federation.

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ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER DISTINGUISH PRESIDENT SANTONJA WITH PRESTIGIOUS “2016 LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Following in the footsteps of Joe Weider (2000) and Ben Weider (2008); Dr. Rafael Santonja, received the “2016 Lifetime Achievement Award” -the highest award that delivers the Arnold Classic Festival- last Saturday, March 5th, during the Pro Bodybuilding Show that reached its 28th edition.

In an emotional ceremony, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger presented the prestigious award to President Santonja, after broadcasting a video in which reviewing the highlights of commitment and success with Bodybuilding, played by the current President of the IFBB, along his more than 40 years of association with the sport.

In his acceptance speech, President Santonja mentioned his father, who introduced him to the sport, and his wife Nieves, as tireless support; as well as the great family which is the IFBB; highlighting stories of his first meeting with Arnold Schwarzenegger, when Governor filmed “Conan, the Barbarian”, in Madrid. In a more institutional tone, the President also highlighted the recent recognition of the IFBB, by the American Olympism (PASO), which was greeted with applause by the audience that filled the venue (Columbus Battelle Hall).

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New IFBB Promotional Brochure released

The new IFBB promotional brochure has been released. You can download it on our website, on the following LINK.

National Federations that would like to have printed copies can send their requests by email to headquarters@ifbb.com

http://www.ifbb.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/ifbb-2016-brochure.pdf