The International Sports Press Association (AIPS) is the peak professional body representing the international sports media, with more than 9,500 members worldwide. The AIPS Sport Media Awards are the highest international accolade in the sport media industry. The Awards, currently in their third edition, offer recognition to the very best sport storytellers across

The sport of bodybuilding and fitness will be included in the South American Games that will take place in Asunción, Paraguay, in 2022. Victor Niella, President of the Paraguayan Federation, in coordination with the Presidents of the Pan-American, and South American Confederation, Mr. Eduardo Abdalah and Mr. Juan Paredes, maintain fluid contact with

The fit model categories continue it’s consolidation in the international programs, being now included in the European Championships next September, an event which will be preceded by the IFBB Fit Model World Cup in Riga, Latvia, next September 5th. The fit model category will continue with the celebration of the IFBB World Fit

Continuing IFBB relationship with the Olympic world, it is pleasant to report that the well-known athlete and leader Ott Kiivikas, President of the Athletes Commission of the European Federation, was re-elected as an Executive Member of the Estonian Olympic Committee, a position in which he will continue to contribute to the prestige and

IFBB is pleased to announce that, the World Fitness Championships, the World men’s championships, and the World IFBB Congress will be held together in the beautiful city of Benidorm, Spain, from 5th to 9th of November. This decision has been adopted, having in consideration the high density of international competitions and the late

The IFBB has signed a memorandum of understanding with the International Sport Network Organization from Lausanne, and the Sport Academy Europe, for cooperation in the development of different educative programs under the European Qualification Framework certificate. Mr. Igor Lanzoni, ISNO Vicepresident, and Dean of the Sport Academy Europe, is an active sport official

The International Federation, and the Russian Federation, together with organizer, Mr. Dennis Kiyustin, coordinated the organization of the second edition of the Siberia Power Show, for April 2021. This second edition will continue the excellent success obtained in this year’s celebration. Siberian Power Show is a dynamic event, full of multi-sport activities, with

The IFBB Anti-Doping Commission met virtually to close the working protocols regarding the new regulations of the World Anti-Doping code 2021.   The commission, chaired by Professor Mauricio Arruda, and integrated by the lawyers, Mr. Manuel Martin, and Mr. Alexandre Bortolato, with the support of Dr. Fernando Enríquez, are an experienced team of officials who

The IFBB coordinates its operation in Oceania and the Pacific through the South-Pacific and OceaniaBodybuilding and Fitness Federation, which coordinates the activities of the federations in this immense region of the planet, under the expert leadership of Paul and Carol Graham, assisted by the experienced officials like Jerry Yeung, Mark Stewart, Talaiasi Malupo Nau, and

The athlete José Geovanny Garcia Rodriguez, an excellent international champion, pride of the Honduran sport, with a brilliant career in Olympic trials (Central American Champion, Silver medalist at the 2017 Central American Games in Managua, and great representative of Honduras in the PanAmerican Games in Lima 2019), was assaulted and murdered this past

The Fitness Mania Classic event, one of the most popular invitational events in Europe, organized by the enthusiastic promoter Mr. Jurij Shcherbakov., will close the IFBB international competitive season in December 18th-19th, in Kladno, Czech Republic. The Czech RepublicFederation, lead by the well-known international official Mrs.Ludmila Cizova, is also organizing another major IFBB

The General Secretary of the Kosovo Federation, Mr. Sabri Dragusha, has been appointed General Secretary of the Balkan Federation. The great experience and excellent trajectory of Mr. Sadri Dragusha will constitute an excellent support for the Federation of the Balkans and its President, Mr. Gabriel Toncean. This year the Balkan Championships will be