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18 BOLIVARIAN GAMES
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SANTA MARTA, COLOMBIA

CONSIDERED as "the best Bolivarian Games in the Guatemala, Rep. Dominicana, Paraguay, Bolivia, El
History”, the 18th edition celebrated in Santa Marta Salvador and Panamá.
(Colombia), will be remembered for several positive In overall, a fantastic experience that strengthened
reasons and, one of them, will be the participation of the relationships between IFBB and Olympics and
IFBB athletes from Games Classic Bodybuilding, Men's will have its continuation in the American continent,
Physique, Bikini Fitness and Fitness, in these Games. where IFBB is fully recognized by the Pan American
On 22 and 23 November 2017, the mentioned Sport Organization (PASO/ODEPA).
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IFBB disciplines were performed in the official The president of the Colombian Olympic
venue “Salón Simón Bolívar”, with the participation Committee (COC), Mr. Baltazar Medina; was awarded
of athletes from the eleven countries represented: with the IFBB Spirit of Sport, with the occasion of the
Colombia, Venezuela, Chile, Ecuador, Perú, 18 Bolivarian Games.
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MAIN WINNERS

IFBB President, Dr. Rafael Games Classic Bodybuilding (Short): Hector D. Samaya (Guatemala)
Santonja, announcing Games Classic Bodybuilding (Tall): William Y. Rodriguez (El Salvador)
the delivery of the
prestigious IFBB Spirit Bikini (Short): Aminta J. López (El Salvador)
of Sport, to Mr. Baltazar Bikini (Middle): Merli García (Ecuador)
Medina; president of Bikini (Tall): Rafaela M. Cornejo (Ecuador)
the Colombian Olympic
Committee, during Women's Fitness: Paola Rodríguez (Venezuela)
a dinner hosted by Men's Fitness: Dario A. Molina (Ecuador)
the Bolivarian Games Men's Physique: Roger A. Chamul (El Salvador)
Organizing Committee, in
Santa Marta.
IFBB President Dr. Rafael Santonja, attended “the best
Bolivarian Games in History”, joined by several Olympic
Executives, participating in the awards ceremonies.q

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