IFBB News

NORDIC FITNESS EXPO
The Finnish city of Turku, firmly committed to fitness and healthy lifestyle, is hosting for the first time the new edition of the traditional Nordic Fitness expo, that includes in its program a new edition of the excellent IFBB Elite Pro NOCCO event, organized by the President of the Finnish Federation, and experienced

ON THE ROUTE TO MIAMI
Preparations for the IFBB Elite Pro Miami at the Miami Grand Prix event continue to move forward. In April 2021, Miami, the latin metropolis in the USA, will host a great IFBB Pro Qualifier, and a professional event, that will count with the participation of the most prominent athletes of the world professional ranking.

SANTA SUSANA ALL SET FOR THE IFBB EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
The organizing committee of the IFBB European Championships, is working closely with the Santa Susana City Council, preparing the final details for an event held in a safe environment, including all the necessary measures to protect the health of our athletes, officials and fans. With the presence of more than 1.000 athletes integrated

IN MEMORIAM: JOSEF GROLMUS
Is it with deep sadness that we must report the passing away of the former World Champion and Slovak Bodybuilding legend, Josef “Gigant” Grolmus; on July 13th, at the age of 59 y.o. Involved in Bodybuilding since he was a teenager, Grolmus was competing from 1977 until 1990, with great international results as

IFBB WORLD CHILDREN CHAMPIONSHIPS 2020
The IFBB World Children’s Championships 2020 return to the city of Cacak in Serbia, from October 23rd to 26th, organized by the Serbian Federation, and its President, Mr. Goran Ivanovic. The children’s categories, with athletes between eight and fourteen years old, continue to progress dynamically and have proven to be a great source

ARNOLD SPORTS FESTIVAL EUROPE
Seville, the historical Andalusian capital, will host the 2020 edition of the Arnold Sport festival Europe, between 11th and 13th of December, with an Expo especially dedicated to the countries of North Africa, an area of the world where the number of athletes, gyms, and activities related to bodybuilding and fitness keeps growing. The program

NEW PROFESSIONAL EVENTS
In addition to the excellent news of the IFBB South American Professional Championships, that will take place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, next November, there is now a new professional event in Prague, open for Bikini, and Bodybuilding category, to be held jointly with the Diamond Cup Prague next October 3rd. This competition

ONLINE MEETINGS
Following regular meetings with national federations, President Santonja met this week with European federations, discussing topics of general interest, and specific aspects of international competitions that will take place in these countries throughout 2020, such as the Pro Qualifiers events, like the Diamond Cup in Cacak, and the Diamond Cup in Georgia, that will be organized jointly

REACTIVATION OF THE SPORTS CALENDAR
The restart of National competitions continues to grow in an increasing number of countries around the world. The Chinese Federation (CBBA), organized past July 3rd in the city of Shanghai, China, the 7th Shanghai IWF Fitness Expo & CBBA Championships, with the participation of more than 300 national athletes, an event that respected as

IFBB SOUTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
The IFBB South American Championships 2020, scheduled to be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, next November 26th, will include in its program a magnificent professional competition, with the categories of Bodybuilding, Classic Physique, Men’s Physique, Wellness, Body fitness, and Bikini Fitness. A great opportunity for professional athletes from America and around the world

RESTART OF NATIONAL COMPETITIONS
The end of quarantine in many countries allows the restart of national competition calendars, as has been the case of Sweden in Europe, and Tonga in Oceania, among other countries. In Sweden, a Beginners competition took place in the city of Alingsas, and in the South Pacific, the Tonga Federation held its Junior

MEETINGS WITH BRAZIL
President Santonja met with the President of the Brazilian Confederation, Prof. Mauricio De Arruda, and the 17 state Presidents. The meeting was on IFBB issues, and specific ones from Brazil, studying the situation of COVID-19 in the federation, monitoring the development of our joint projects with university sports, the preparation of Olympic teams