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Team Championships award ceremony: Alexander
Vishnevski, president of the Russian Federation (2
nd
place); Mayor Joan Campolier; Igor Deliev, president
of the Ukrainian Federation (1st pace); IFBB President
Santonja; Pawel Filleborn, president of the Polish
Federation (3 place) and FEFF president, José Ramos.
rd
Kristina Jurikova
(Slovakia), another star
of this 2018 edition.

Overall Champion
in Fitness, Nikolett
Szabo (Hungary).

President Santonja paid homage to
Swedish Bodyfitness athlete Carina Flanked by the mayor of Santa Susanna, Mr Joan Campolier, IFBB
Isaksson, an icon for female sport with President Santonja and the president of the Asian Federation, Mr
a 30 year long career. This year she won Ochir Gambaatar: Maryna Oborska (Ukraine) won the most desired
the silver medal in the Master category. title in Bikini Fitness. The beautiful athlete won the gold medal in the
tallest category (+172 cm), beating all the favorites.

One of the most spectacular moments
of this championship was the
competition for the Bikini Overall. In the
image the eight champions battle for the
most desired victory.
EUROPEAN FITNESS

CHAMPIONSHIPS 2018

“UKRAINE REACHES THE TOP, PROPELLED BY MARYNA OBORSKA.”
“LUGOVSKIKH, SHEVELEVA AND OLEYNIK CONCEDE TO THE NEW
EUROPEAN BIKINI QUEEN.”

THE ELEVATED FEMALE participation at the competition, whilst Russia and Ukraine demonstrated
European Championships 2018 demonstrated once once again that their supply of talent is inexhaustible.
again the ‘gender equality’ in IFBB and our sport, Last year it was Russia who took the team victory,
something which is also strongly supported and led by their best Bikini athlete, Natalia Lugovskikh. In
promoted by Olympians and the international sport’s this edition, Ukraine was able to respond and reach the
institutions. top of the podium, after finding an athlete capable of
With a well established sports’ culture, athletes from surpassing the Russian star: the young Maryna Oborska,
Eastern Europe and the Nordic countries dominated the who has become the face of this championship.

Team
Championships
(Top 6)
1 UKRAINE
2 RUSSIA
3 POLAND
4 SLOVAKIA
5 FINLAND
6 LITHUANIA

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