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Commemorative
picture of the
Spanish Team,
which occurred
to be the 2 best
nd
in the world, just
behind incredible
Iran but ahead of 3
other Asian powers:
Korea, Japan and
Oman. The Spanish
Team, led by
super-heavyweight
category winner
Jordi Martínez, with
Spanish Federation
executives and
coaches. u
qThe relationships between the Benidrom City Council
and the IFBB have been very well. IFBB President Dr. Rafael
Santonja honored the city Mayor, Toni Pérez, with the
“IFBB Distinguished Services Award” received in his name
by Deputy Mayor, Ana Pellicer. Our
World Championships will return
to the “Mediterranean city of
skyscrapers” in
2017.

pUnequalled Iran, with 120 points, was the best team of these
Championships, followed by Spain (68 points) and Rep. of Korea (56
th
th
points). Then Japan (4 ) and Oman (5 ), followed by Poland. Asia entered 6
countries to the top 10, Europe - 2, Africa and South America – 1 each.
The marvelous Benidorm the 2 position this year, coming regain the titles and two of them
nd
Palace, located around 400 m with their best-ever team, after were successful: Sajad Niknampour
from the Deloix Hotel, hosted the dominating the 2016 European (Iran) won 80 kg class in 2016 and
IFBB World Championships for the Championships in May. Korea won, Kyoungyun Nam (Korea) won 70 kg
second time in a row. With as usual, many medals in lighter class in 2014. Interestingly, top two
ascending audience and big screens categories but it was enough for 3 classic bodybuilders from 2014
rd
on the sides, it creates almost place only. In contrary, Iran took only Worlds (+180 cm class): Andriy
perfect conditions for the viewers. one medal in lighter categories, Kukharchuk (Ukraine) and Tomasz
Iran dethroned Egypt in 2012 and winning gold medals in all classes Kornalewski (Poland) turned to
continues a series of the best team from 85 kg upward, except the bodybuilding finishing 6 and 9th
th
titles. The other Asian bodybuilding super-heavyweight class, and respectively. In 2015 Classic
superpower is South Korea, usually reaching two double-wins, what is Bodybuilding has been added to the
placed in the top three. Spain extremely difficult but gave them a World Bodybuilding Championships.
entered this elite group in 2015 (3 lot of team-points. Four 2015 and In 2017 the next IFBB division will join
rd
place) and managed to move up to four 2014 world champions came to them: Men’s Physique!

Nine world
champions
from different
categories in the
battle for the
overall title: 8
from Asia against
Jordi Martínez
(far right) from
Europe. And
he was close
to the final
victory, losing to
Iranian Behrooz
Abarghani
(second from
right) by 3 points
only. tu

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