The past December 3 was awarded in Salvador the best athletes of 2019. An event organized by Educating a Salvadoran Foundation (FESA), and the Association of Sports Journalists of Salvador (APDES). Panamerican Gold Medalist Paulina Zamora was elected as the Female Star of all sports, winning a prize of ten thousand dollars. Yuri

If you could not see the IFBB World Master Championships 2019 in Tarragona, or want to remember the best moments, we bring to you the complete videos of the first and second day of competition. Saturday: https://vimeo.com/379489938 Sunday: https://vimeo.com/379513956

The IFBB International Academy in Abu Dhabi organized past December 6th-7th, the International Training Course of Bodybuilding and Fitness level 3, a two days program that included several lectures by Professor Mr. Waleed Abdulkareem, with the participation of more than 30 trainers from different parts of the country. The session was opened with

President and General Secretary of Libyan Olympic Committee, Dr. Jamal Ezarrugh and Mr. Khaled A. Ezankuli, with IFBB President, Dr. Rafael Santonja at the first Maghreb Arab Championships organized in Tunisia. IFBB keeps progressing with the African Olympic family, being already recognized by the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA), and

Composed by Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco and Mauritania, the Maghreb is a wide area where Bodybuilding is a very popular sport. As a result, the recently created Maghreb Arab Federation of Bodybuilding & Fitness (MAFBBF) chaired by Mr. Khalid Riahi, host this past 20th-22nd of December the first edition of the IFBB Maghreb

We are proud to say this year IFBB World Master Championships has been the biggest Master event ever, the number of participating countries broke the schemes this year, with 67 countries taking part in this world championship! Palau Firal i de Congress has been the perfect venue for this competition, an event retransmitted

President Santonja didn’t want to miss the opportunity to greet and congratulate the World Junior Fitness Champions at the end of the IFBB World Fitness Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia. Youngsters are the future, and the IFBB is very proud of its young talents, that year after year are entering the senior categories and

President Santonja is in Dubai, attending the IFBB Gulf Classic Event, in its third edition. An event that last year was a great success and this year seems will be even better! At his arrival to the Dubai airport, he was welcomed by some friends, from left to the right, Mr. Laden Yazbek

The IFBB was very honored and pleased to welcome JUDr. Mgr. Martina Lubyová, the Minister of Education, Science, Research and Sport from the Slovak Republic, to the 2019 IFBB World Fitness Championships held in Bratislava. The Ministry watched the finals of the Fitness event nearby President Santonja, surrounded by Mr. Boris Mlsna, President

Antidoping Norway (ADNO), held past November 18th, their Annual National Seminar about doping and public health, with more the 300 attendees. By invitation from ADNO, the Norwegian Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation (NBFF), were among the contributors, with a debate panel consisting of five with their members and led by President Elise Murbræck. The

Photo: Jakub Csontos (EastLabs).   WOMEN’S FITNESS UP TO 160 CM   WFIT 160 cm – 1: 2019 World Women’s Fitness up to 160 cm category champion: Tatiana ONDRUSKOVA (Slovakia). WFIT 160 cm – 2: 2019 IFBB World Championships Women’s Fitness up to 160 cm category medal winners (from L to R): Anna

By Andrew Michalak Photo: Igor Kopcek (EastLabs). The first day of this year’s World Fitness Championships was devoted to Bodyfitness (4 categories), Wellness Fitness (4 categories), Women’s Physique (2 categories) and Fitness semifinals. First time Women Fitness attracted 35 competitors and IFBB Executive officials decided to create the third category: up to 160