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MEET & GREET

MEETING WITH IOC MEMBER NICOLE HOEVERTSZ JAMAICA, A COUNTRY THAT LOVES SPORT

In the picture, we can see President Santonja with Nicole Hoevertsz (IOC Jamaica is a well-known country for many reasons, amongst the most
executive Member) meeting at the Panam Sports Olimpic Assembly, in Lima, important ones are its outstanding Olympic Champions (especially sprinters and
Peru. athletic legends) and is as well a country in which the sport of Bodybuilding
Ms Nicole Hoevertsz is one of the most active and influential female and Fitness is tremendously popular.
international sports officials The President of the Jamaica Olympic Committee, Mr Christopher
Nicole Hoevertsz from Aruba, has a long friendship relation with IFBB. Samuda, is a very prestigious Attorney-at-Law with great experience in the
IFBB follow the IOC guidance, with a balanced amount of female and male areas related to sport. His profession and life experience gave him a very
athletes participating in the International programs. open mind for sport and outstanding leadership capacities.
President Samuda is working with IFBB in the full integration of the
Jamaica Bodybuilding Federation under the Olympic umbrella.
This will be very beneficial for Jamaican Bodybuilding and Fitness
athletes and for our sport in general in the Caribbean.
IFBB thanks to President Samuda for his support and outstanding to the
IFBB and the Bodybuilding and Fitness sport.

Picture left to right: Eduardo Abdalah, IFBB Vice President; IFBB President Rafael
Santonja; Mr. Cristopher Samuda President of the Jamaica Olympic Committee;
Garth Gayle, Jamaica Olympic Committee 2 Vice President; General Estrada, IFBB
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Especial Advisor.

THE EUROPEAN FEDERATION ON DUTY

If “a picture is worth a thousand words”, this image Fitness Federation (EBFF), posed together for the officials represented its countries, in Santa Susanna
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represents perfectly the power of IFBB, in Europe. media press, surrounding re-elected president, Dr. (Spain), 2 to 7 May, during the 2018 EBFF/IFBB
Taken at the end of the 2018 Annual Congress, Rafael Santonja, his wife Nieves and daughter Elena. European Championships.
delegates and officials from more than 40 national From Portugal to Rusia (West to East) and from Bodybuilding keeps growing in the Old
federations affiliated to European Bodybuilding & Spain to Norway (South to North), near 100 IFBB Continent..!!

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