Nordic Bodybuilding & Fitness Federation meeting 2013

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NORDIC BODYBUILDING AND FITNESS FEDERATION MEETING

http://www.ifbb.com/newsletter/detail.php?id=10392&date=2013-02-01&language=english&prov=index

Left to right front row: Indrek Otsus (Estonia), Björn Winberg (Norway), Per Sundström (Sweden), Pasi Lakaniemi (Finland), IFBB President Rafael Santonja, KP Ourama (Finland), EBFF Vice-President Pawel Filleborn and Einar Gudmann (Iceland).

Back row, from left to right: Arnold Tokko Estonia), Kenneth Johansson (Sweden), Frederik Baadstorp (Denmark), Palle West (Denmark), Kim Torgensen (Norway).

NBFF

The Nordic Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation (NBFF) had the annual meeting in Lahti, Finland on February 9, 2013. The meeting was hosted by NBFF President KP Ourama who have invited the IFBB President Rafael Santonja and EBFF Vice-President Pawel Filleborn to attend the meeting.

Nordic countries, which are Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland and Estonia started this federation activity in 2005 and it has been very active ever since. The co-operation between the Nordic countries has been very close for years before the federation were even started.

President’s visit in Lahti, Finland

President Santonja arrived on Friday so he had time to visit Lahti Exhibition Centre where Nordic Fitness Expo will be held again on August 31 and September 1. Nordic Fitness Expo is the leading bodybuilding and fitness show in Nordic countries and it will also have the IFBB Nordic Pro Championships included this year Men’s Pro Bodybuilding, Pro Figure and Pro Bikini competitions with of course Finnish Bodybuilding and Fitness National Championships with more than 200 competitors!

Since the Lahti Exhibition Centre is close by the famous ski-jumping stadium President Santonja was been able to see some ski jumps and he was in awe by that experience.

In the evening NBFF President KP Ourama and his wife Yasemin invited President Santonja and Iceland Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation President Einar Gudmann for a dinner with IFBB Finland officials in Mamma Maria Restaurant.

Early Saturday morning President Santonja had a workout at Lahti Body Club. While driving back to Cumulus Lahti Hotel from the gym President Santonja visited ice covered Lake Vesijärvi, where he saw men ice fishing.

President’s greetings

At the meeting President Santonja gave update for the NBFF board members about the IFBB and EBFF activities. There were also an interesting discussion about the future of Athletic Fitness as the Nordic countries has have that sport in their program for years. Good advises of developing Athletic Fitness were given by Norwegian Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation Vice-President Kim Torgensen and Danish Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation Chief-Judge Frederik Baadstorp.

Vice-President Filleborn talked about judging and the judging criterias. He will be given judging seminars this year for most of the Nordic countries.

Unfortunately President Santonja and Vice-President Filleborn have to leave in the middle of NBFF Meeting to catch their flights, but the meeting has been very enjoyable and efficient.

Nordic Championships

NBFF decided some changes in Nordic Championships. The Championships will be held always in the second or third weekend of October and there will be only open category classes, not juniors and masters. Categories will be as follow: Men’s Bodybuilding – 80 kg, - 90 kg, - 100 kg and + 100 kg, Women’s Bodybuilding open class, Classic Bodybuilding – 180 cm and + 180 cm, Men’s Physique open class, Athletic Fitness for men and women open class, Women’s Physique open class, Bikini Fitness – 163 cm, - 168 cm and + 168 cm and Body Fitness – 163 cm, - 168 cm and + 168 cm.

NBFF decided that there are no limitation in the amount of competitors and by that the NBFF tires to grow up the Championships much bigger than it is today.

The nest Nordic Championships will be held in Tallin, Estonia on October 19th, 2013. The competition will be drug-tested by the Estonian Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation.

NBFF decided that the Nordic Championships will invite IFBB Head Judge Pawel Filleborn as a head judge so he can make sure that the judges knows their duties and the competition will be run smoothly.

NBFF Meeting

NBFF Meeting

NBFF Meeting

NBFF Meeting

Dinner at Mamma Maria. In picture from left: Petri Helenius (Treasurer of IFBB Finland), Johnny Kankala (IFBB Finland Secretary), Tommy Rundgren (Exhibition Manager of Nordic Fitness Expo), Einar Gudmann (President of Iceland Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation), Pasi Lakaniemi (Vice-President IFBB Finland), Tomi Rehell (BODY Magazine Photographer), KP Ourama (IFBB Finland President), President Santonja, Yasemin Ourama, Hanne Helenius.

At Lahti Body Club

President Santonja at Lake Vesijärvi. Ice fishing men behind President Santonja on the ice.

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Kas Santonja on kulturismiga tegelenud?

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Kas Santonja on kulturismiga tegelenud?

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