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The
South whole
American season rivals:
Federations Blessing Awodibu
officials present (Ireland) and Mika
at Benidorm. Sihvonen
(Finland).

Iran
Chinese entered 6
Federation athletes to the
(CBBA) World Ranking and
members at the was the most successful
Gala Dinner. country. Officials from
2017 IFBB WORLD RANKING their Federation
QUALIFIER EVENTS represented athletes at
the awarding
1. GRAND PRIX AMATEUR, MEDELLIN (FEBRUARY 17-19) ceremony.
2. EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS, SANTA SUSANNA (MAY 3-8)
3. ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS, ULAANBAATAR (MAY 18-21)
4. GRAND PRIX AMATEUR, MARBELLA (JUNE 9-11)
5. BEN WEIDER LEGACY CUP, ARUBA (AUGUST 4-6)
6. SOUTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS, BUENOS AIRES (SEPT. 7-11)
7. ARNOLD CLASSIC EUROPE (SEPTEMBER 22-24)
8. CENTAL AMERICAN & CARIBBEAN CHAMP., MEXICO (SEPT. 28-30)
9. BEN WEIDER LEGACY CUP, LAHTI (OCTOBER 6-9)
10. PERSIAN GULF DIAMOND CUP, TEHERAN (OCTOBER 11-13) Athletes
from 20
11. DIAMOND CUP ITALY, ROME (OCTOBER 20-23) countries were
honored at the 2017
12. BEN WEIDER LEGACY CUP, TORONTO (OCTOBER 21-23) World Ranking Gala in
an atmosphere of
13. GRAND PRIX AMATEUR, HONG KONG (OCTOBER 23-26) friendship and
camaraderie.
14. OCEANÍA CHAMPIONSHIPS (OCTOBER 28-29)
15. WORLD MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPS, BENIDORM (NOVEMBER 2-6)

To be included in the World Ranking, an athlete had to place With EUR 44,000 prize money in each division and EUR
in his category in: 15,000 cheque for the winner, 30 male athletes have been
honored and came to the IFBB history as the biggest 2017 IFBB
• The top 10 at the World Men’s Championships. physique sports stars, being wildly promoted and recognized
• The top 6 at the Continental Championships. through TV streaming and retransmissions covering the most
• The top 5 at any other World Ranking qualifying event. prestigious IFBB events.

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