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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Japanese Federation announced the launch of its new television channel JBBF Tv, starting on July 15th. The JBBF Tv channel constitutes a new link of progress for the Japanese Federation, chaired by Mr. Tatsuya Fujiwara, who continues the excellent work of the great bodybuilding pioneer in Japan, and Asia, the unforgettable Hitosi

Last Sunday took place the finals of the 1st IFBB European online e-Championships. The project has been a technological challenge cordianated by a technical team that has worked simultaneously from Russia, Poland and Spain; coordinated from the IFBB headquarters. The entire competition was scored live by judges from 14 different countries, and was

The Sweden Federation celebrated last June 13th a beginners competition in Alingsas, Sweden, which was the first event that the Sweden Federation organized previous to the Covid-19 restrictions. The competition was successfully organized by the Sweden Federation Vice-President, Mrs Carina Isaksson. The event was an interesting experience to athletes, judges, all two meters

Continuing with the videoconferences that President Santonja is regularly holding with different National Federations, the IFBB had met this week with Algeria, Tunisia, and the President of the Arab Federation, and IFBB Vicepresident for Africa, Dr. Adel Fahim. Following with meetings in Europe, he gathered with the Czeh Republic, Russia, Azerbaijan, Macedonia, Hungary,

The European online e-Championships celebrate their finals this weekend, with an intense program including the parade of nations and other great attractions, starting at 10:00 am (UCT+2). These new modalities of events will be followed with the next realization of the 1st Pan American e- Championships, and 1st Asian e-Championships.