IFBB News

IFBB: MEDALIST SPORT IN MORE AND MORE REGIONAL GAMES
Bodybuilding and Fitness will be medalist sports at the next Pan-Arab Games, to be held in 2023 in Baghdad, Iraq, as well as at the Central American and Caribbean Games, scheduled for El Salvador in 2023, and the Bolivarian Games, which will take place in Ayacucho, Peru, in 2024. These participations are added

NEW EDITIONS OF THE IFBB WEEKLY NEWSLETTER NOW AVAILABLE
Since last week, our weekly newscast incorporates editions in German and Italian, which are added to the existing ones in Spanish, English, Arabic and Japanese, bringing the news of our sport on a weekly basis to our official athletes and followers internationally.

IFBB IN THE INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF THE ICSSPE, IN BERLIN.
Professor Mauricio Arruda, director of the IFBB academy, and executive member of the International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education, attended the congress of this organization held in Berlin. The IFBB academy carries out actions and training courses around the world through its national academies, training and qualifying coaches, specialized in the

MEETING OF THE AMERICAS MADRID
As has been done in recent years, the IFBB Vice Presidents for America and Presidents of the regional organizations of the continent met in Madrid last week. America presents this year an impressive level of competitions, strategically distributed in North, Central, and South America, and… in the Caribbean! With a full calendar, made

THE SEASON STARTS IN ASIA
The United Arab Emirates will open the season on March 5 and 6, with the Ajman pro qualifier event, a qualifying event for the World Amateur Ranking. The program also includes an open professional event for the Bodybuilding and Mens Physique categories. Competitions in Asia will continue with the first ever Asian Fitness

MALTA IS ORGANIZING THE SIXTH EDITION OF ITS TRADITIONAL DIAMOND CUP
The beautiful Mediterranean island will host three major international events this year, starting with the traditional Diamond Cup on May 23 and 24, followed in September by the Malta Grand-Prix and, in November, by the Mediterranean Championships. These will be special occasions for our athletes and officials to both enjoy great

THE FIT MODEL CATEGORY CONTINUES PROGRESSING
IFBB’s “Fit Model” category keeps emerging in the international calendar, standing out in other great events: the World Championship in Riga, Latvia, to be held between April 30 and May 2, the European Championships, which will take place in Tallinn, Estonia, from May 27 to 29, and finally in the World Championship, scheduled

ELECTION TIME IN THE PORTUGUESE FEDERATION
The Portuguese Federation celebrated its elections last weekend, inaugurating well-known international official Jose Monteiro as new president. Monteiro was passed the baton by previous president Vitor Reis, under whose mandate the Portuguese Federation achieved extraordinary goals Our congratulations and best wishes go to Jose Monteiro, his executive committee as well as

NORTHERN EUROPE STAGES NUMEROUS EVENTS
Northern Europe kicks off the season with great events, starting with the NOCCO, held between the 9th and 10th of April in Stockholm, SWE which will include a qualifying amateur event in its program as well as the Jan Tana Classic Elite Pro Show. On the other side, Norway with follow with

THE AMERICAS MEETING
The traditional annual executive meeting of the “Americas” will take place this weekend in Madrid. On this important occasion, the vice presidents of the American area will come to visit to the IFBB headquarters in Madrid: Eduardo Abdalah will represent Central America and the Caribbean, Marco Cabezas will be there for North America,

VISIT OF THE ITALIAN FEDERATION IN MADRID
Accompanied by the president of the Spanish Federation, Jose Ramos, Benedetto Mondello, visited the IFBB offices in Madrid, holding a working meeting with President Santonja, in which issues related to specific aspects of the upcoming European championships were discussed, as well as the international calendar of competitions, emphasizing the program of international events

THE CENTRAL AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN CHAMPIONSHIP WILL TAKE PLACE IN BARBADOS.
The president of the Central American and Caribbean Federation, Giovanni Arentzs, traveled to Barbados to meet with the ministers of tourism and sports, and to meet with the national Federation and members of the organizing committee of the upcoming Central American and Caribbean championships. The competition will be held at the end of