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Having won 5 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze medals, Iran earned their next best team title,
confirming that physique sports are one of the most popular disciplines there, with
over 1 million licensed competitors in their National Federation, headed by Mr. Nasser
Pouralifard (in the center). They also started to organize IFBB international events in the
country, what will only strengthen their position and popularity. q

TOP 6 COUNTRIES
1 place Iran (120 points)
st
BEST TEAM AWARD 2 place Spain (68 points)
nd
rd
Altogether, 48 countries entered nearly 150 athletes to the 3 place South Korea (56 points)
2016 IFBB World Bodybuilding Championships, dispersed 4 place Japan (32 points)
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among 9 official categories. 14 countries won medals, 30 5 place Oman (32 points)
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entered competitors to the top 10 and got points in the
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teams classification. Unbeatable Iran earned almost double 6 place Poland (31 points)
number of points than the runner-up, Spain. Then Japan and
three countries with equal number of points: Japan, Oman
and Poland. An important change for 2017: points earned
by B-Team athletes will also be included in the best team Republic of Korea entered 7 competitors who
classification! earned 56 points what gave them 3rd place, ahead
of Japan, so East Asia confirmed its strong position
in the bodybuilding world. q

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