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More than 1000 athletes from 5
continents traveled to Barcelona CREATED, developed and
to take part in the 2016 ACE
Amateur. President Santonja and expanded by indefatigable
Governor Schwarzenegger shared determination and invention of
some unforgettable moments with President Santonja and Gov.
athletes in the largest multi-sport
festival in Europe. q Schwarzenegger, supported by
hard, everyday work of General
Director Mrs. Nieves Santonja, the
event exploded with new record of
participants, bigger exhibition area,
bigger number of visitors, more
sports. This growth was possible
due to the excellent venue: the Fira
Gran Via Barcelona, with almost
unlimited possibilities.
Our physique sports, with 1063
athletes performing in 51
categories, were run on two stages
and scored by over 50 judges, took 3
days (nearly 30 hours of stage
battle). Spain appeared to be the
best in this battle, winning 7 gold
medals, only one more than
surprisingly good Hungary,
followed by Russia (5 titles),
Switzerland and Portugal (4 titles
each). Altogether, gold medals went
to as many as 22 countries and 19
more countries had their
competitors on the podium.
Most surprising results? Two
juniors won also open categories:
Tea Save of Switzerland dominated
Junior Bodyfitness open class as well
as Women’s Bodyfitness over 168 cm
category. New Ukrainian Men’s
Physique star Dmytro Voievodchuk
was even more successful: he won
junior overall and Men’s overall
titles! Different situation in Men’s
Bodybuilding: Maltese Luke Debono
wan the super-heavyweight category
and then the overall title
(unanimously!) but… definitely lost
the Junior Bodybuilding title to new
Czech star Pavel Beran. What would
happen if Beran competed in the
men’s categories also? Men’s Classic
Bodybuilding overall title went to
Jordi Romero of Spain. His team
mate, Manuel Canadillas, won the
Master Bodybuilding overall and
Men’s Bodybuilding 95 kg category.
Women’s Bodyfitness overall went to
Szandra Hidasi of Hungary and
Bikini overall to Olivia Pohankova
pThe Maltese young giant, 2015 European Junior champion Luke Debono, has become a senior’s (Slovakia). Brazilian duo: Priscila
star, winning the Men’s Bodybuilding super-heavyweight class and the overall title at the 2016 ACE,
on September 25th. No one could expect it 24 hours earlier, when he finished 2nd in the Juniors Cavilha and Evelaine Rocha was a
open category, being defeated by Czech bodybuilder and powerlifter (840 kg) Pavel Beran (a week the top in Master Women’s Physique
later Beran won the overall title at the EVLS Prague and got the Pro Card). But Debono (108 kg) and Women’s Physique up to 163 cm
managed to improve his muscle definition within those 24 hours and appeared to be unbeatable
among seniors, taking the overall unanimously (5 points) ahead of the Hungarian star Bela category but the overall title went to
Kokeny. The overall trophy was presented to him by President Santonja, General Secretary of the Valentina Mishina of Russia. Excited
Belarusian Olympic Committee Mr. Georgi Katulin (far left) and Belarusian Bodybuilding Federation battles on both stages!
President Mr. Vladimir Alexandrovich (second from left).

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