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pA total of 85 countries participated in these 71 World Championships; IFBB
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continues to grow and Benidorm has established itself as an excellent place to
host the Bodybuilding competition with longest history.
The Men's Physique division was included in the
Bodybuilding World Championships for the first time
and it was a success. Male sport already covers
different areas of the men’s physique specific qualities,
which have been introduced by the IFBB at the highest
level in the history. The Ukrainian Dmytro Horobets
was the overall champion and, in addition, the best
athlete in the IFBB World Ranking.p

pChina, 4 place winner in the
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best teams classification, just
behind Spain. It has become
pZack McGuirk (United a quickly progressing, very
Kingdom) received the gold successful country under the
medal after disqualification leadership of the CBBA President,
of the 2016 Games Classic Mr. Zhang Haifeng. For this
Bodybuilding champion. The reason, President Santonja
British athlete, who didn’t honored him with the IFBB Spirit
participate in this edition, of Sport award, in recognition of
also reached the final of the pAfter the very close combat, Republic of Korea won the best his work towards promotion of
1st European Games held in teams classification (with 149 points), ahead of Iran (140 points) the sport in his country and its
Azerbaijan last year. and Spain with 99 points. By this, Spain was the best European increasing position among the
country, ahead of Poland (6 place) and France 7 h place). IFBB-affiliated 196 countries.
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> Republic of Korea emerged as the best team of the world, winning 5 gold
medals, in addition to the Classic Bodybuilding Overall title.
> Iran lost by 9 points to take the 2 position, with Spain finished in 3 place.
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China, Japan and Poland completed the top 6 countries.

MAKING the IFBB history, trends in our sports are similar in even Bodybuilding “superpowers”
with President Santonja as a all continents and sport quality of had to accept new world
leader; the 71 World athletes are equal in all parts of the champions from Oman or
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Championships were not only the world. Colombia. Everywhere in the
most participated ever but also the World Championships were a world we can find athletes with
most decisive. The Benidorm meeting place for athletes from all tremendous predispositions to
Palace amazed delegates and corners of the globe, from as far our physique sports and the final
athletes from 85 countries with the away as American Samoa, New results reflect this situation. Five
just included, spectacular Men's Zealand, Argentina and Trinidad overall titles went to 5 countries,
Physique competition and the first and Tobago to countries just gold medals went to 13 countries
IFBB World Ranking Gala, at last. passing difficult moments like and 30 countries won 1 medal at
The event proved that the world Syria, Libya or Palestine. And least.

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