IFBB News

IFBB RELEASE
According to the IOC’s strong recommendations, no Russian or Belarusian national flags shall be displayed, and no Russian or Belarusian anthems shall be played at IFBB international events. Any Russian or Belarusian athlete willing to participate at any IFBB events may be allowed to do so on an individual basis, under the IFBB

GREAT INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS IN SPAIN
The Spanish Federation held its Annual Assembly presenting an amazing calendar rich of great national competitions. Spain is getting ready to host more than 60 championships, into which major international events will be integrated: Among these, the upcoming European Championships in Santa Susana taking place in May; the IFBB Miss and Mister International

IFBB EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES CONTINUE WORLDWIDE
The IFBB is running more and more training courses all over the world: The Zoom “Federative Courses” of the Fitness Challenge category destined to Asian countries and the American continent, will be followed in the next few days by presential courses organized by the African

IFBB ATHLETES: GET READY FOR THE CENTRAL AMERICAN GAMES!
The Central American Games, a classic event of the Olympic Program, which will take place in Guatemala and Costa Rica in late October / early November, will include the bodybuilding and fitness category in their official medal table. This has been happening since the

PARIS, THE CITY OF LOVE, IS NOW THE CITY OF BODYBUILDING AND FITNESS TOO
Next October France will host the IFBB Dimond Cup in Paris, . a romantic capital shining with glamor and great charm The city of lights and love,. now, is the city of bodybuilding and fitness, too. In May, Paris will also host the Lyon Diamond

THE SOUTH AFRICAN ARNOLD CLASSIC CONTINUES WITH ITS PREPARATIONS
The South African Federation is getting ready to welcome an avant-garde international competition which will include traditional amateur bodybuilding and fitness tests as well as an interesting professional program open to the categories of Bodybuilding, Bikini Fitness and Men’s Phyisique

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