IFBB News
VISIT OF THE BALKAN FEDERATION TO THE IFBB HEADQUARTERS
This week we received a very special visit in the IFBB offices. President Santonja welcomed the President of the Balkan and Romanian Federation, Prof. Gabriel Toncean, in another of his regular working meetings, to follow up the upcoming activities of the Balkan Federation, as well as the next IFBB European Cup, which will
NEW PERSONAL TRAINER COURSE IN TUNISIA
The IFBB Academy in Tunisia held a new course for personal trainers, lectured by Professor José María García. This new group of coaches has been instructed with the most complete international educational programs, and they are ready, and prepared to give their best service to athletes and enthusiasts of bodybuilding and fitness, as
NATIONAL COMPETITIONS
National federations continue to hold their national events, qualifiers for the upcomings major international competitions. Last week the South African Federation held its annual championships, Sunfest Bodybuilding and Fitness Classic, with an excellent participation of athletes in magnificent shape. Likewise the Maltese Federation held its national championships, in preparation for the IFBB Diamond
HUGE SUCCESS IN THE IFBB MIAMI GRAND PRIX “THE BATTLE OF GIGANTS”
The South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center dressed in its best clothes to receive athletes from all over the world in the IFBB Miami Grand Prix “The Battle of Giants”. A magnificent international competition, of great success, in which the Overall winners were, in Bodybuilding, Alex Hernandez, from Mexico, in Bikini Fitness, Alejandra Rodriguez,
CENTRAL AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS 2021
The Central American and Caribbean Championships were held with great success in El Salvador. The Overall winners were in Bikini Fitness, Clara Elizabeth Pineda from Guatemala, in Bodyfitness, Yureica Duarte from Venezuela, in Men’s Physique, Deybi Garica from Colombia, in Men´s Bodybuilding, Jorge Andres Gomez Peñaranda from Colombia, and in Wellness, Julieth Barrio
THE UNITED KINGDOM NORTH-EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS IS BACK
The United Kingdom Federation returned with its North-East Championships, held past weekend at the Pudsey Civic Theatre in West Yorkshire, with great success. The event, excellently organized by the President of the UK Federation, William Tierney, and his wife Wanda, ended up with the outstanding victories of Martyna Derlat, in Bikini Fitness, Iman
IFBB GRAND PRIX PEDRO J. VILLA CLASSIC PRO QUALIFIER
IFBB Grand Prix Pedro J. Villa Classic Pro Qualifier event will open the season of international competitions in Spain, next September 3rd-4th, 2021. An event of national tradition that now makes the jump to the international competitions as a result of its excellent trayectory.
NEW PROFESSIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
IFBB Elite Pro announced the incorporation to the calendar of new professional championships, in Prague, Mexico, and Santo Domingo. The excellent IFBB Elite Pro calendar will open the new season in Malta, next August 28th-29th, with seniors and masters categories. These events will have an exciting follow up with the IFBB Elite Pro
NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS IN ECUADOR
The amateur edition of the Night of Champions for South American, took place in Quito, Ecuador, with the overall victories of Pablo Ramiro Cruz Capelo from Ecuador, in Bodybuilding, Randi de los Santos Soriano from Dominican Republic, in Men’s Classic Physique, Rafaela Maritza Cornejo Díaz from Ecuador, in Bikini Fitness, Nairobys Mercedes Delgado
31 EDITION OF THE MR DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
The National Federation of the Dominican Republic successfully celebrated past weekend the national championship Mr República Dominicana, in its 33rd edition with a massive presence of athletes, that broke records of participation, with the victory of ALEXANDER CASTRO in bodybuilding, among others.
REACTIVATION OF IFBB ACADEMY ON SITE ACTIVITIES IN DUBAI
The face-to-face activities of the IFBB academy in Dubai are back! The academy carried out its Personal Trainer course, also available online, with a notable presence of students, who celebrated the return to the normality in the on-site education. Among the large number of academic activities, certified by the International Federation of
THE RETURN OF THE IFBB MR UNIVERSE
The mythical Mister Universe event is back. The IFBB Mister Universe PRO returns to its best traditions and does so in the incomparable city of Marbella, one of the world’s great tourist destinations, on the Andalusian Mediterranean coast. The event will be organized in conjunction with the Diamond Cup Rafael Vera,