The year begins full of activities and the IFBB family is most pleased to welcome three new nations from Africa, Gabon, Ivory Coast and Benin, demonstrating the dynamic growth and the great popularity of our sport in the continent and increasing the number of IFBB affiliated federations to 202. Our warmest welcome and

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General Santiago Estrada, General Secretary of the Nicaraguan Olympic Committee, and Executive Member of the IFBB, has been elected Executive Council Member of the Panamerican Sports Organization. This meaningful achievement evidence the brilliant services to sports and merits of Gral. Estrada. A task full of responsibilities in which we are sure that General

The Mexican Federation also closed the year with the competition of the 68th Mr. México Classic, and the 41st Mr. México Junior and Master, that was held last weekend in Mexico City, an event that had the impressive presence of more than 1.400 athletes, having as the absolute winner of both events in

The IFBB Elite Pro Master World Championships in conjunction with the Amateur Fitness Mania Classic event, provided a magnificent ending to the 2020 season. With the victory of Martin Drab from Czech Republic, in the Bodybuilding category, who renewed his recent triumphs in the Pepa Grand Prix, and Arnold Classic Europe. In the

Great success in the organization of the Arnold Classic Europe in Santa Susanna, with the presence of athletes from 50 countries, a memorable record in this difficult year, the Arnold Classic Europe maintained a solid worldwide presence of this great event. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger opened the finals of the professional championships with a

This weekend the Fitness Mania event is held in Kladno, Czech Republic, which includes the IFBB Elite Pro World Masters Championships in its program. President Santonja traveled to the Czech Republic, accompanying the event organizer, Mr. Juri Shcherbakov, the President of the Czech Republic Federation, Mrs. Ludmila Cizova, and all the athletes, and

South America keep recovering its usual dynamic activities, approaching the summer south hemisphere season with other excellent national championships, such as the National Closing Championships, held by the Bolivian Federation in the city of Montero, and the Argentine National Championships held in the city of Salta, an event that had the participation of

The Chinese Federation held a new competition in the city of Beijing. The IWF Beijing Fitness Expo and CBBA Bodybuilding & Fitness Elite Ranking event, had the presence of more than 300 athletes. The most moving moment of the competition was when the disabled athlete Gui Yu Na, who participated in the Bikini

The South American Federation faced the end of the season with an excellent national event, such as the Mr. Paraguay Championships, which took place at the great Guaraní theater, in Asunción, with a historical record in participation of athletes, and in which national authorities such as the National Sports Secretariat, and the Paraguayan

This past weekend in Opava, Czech Republic, the traditional IFBB Pepa Grand Prix in its 42nd edition was held together with the IFBB Open Czech Republic Elite Pro, for the professional modalities of Bikini Fitness, and Bodybuilding, in which Brigitta Bekefi, and Martin Drab were proclaimed champions. Organized by the promoter, Mr. Stanislav