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FITNESS: Junior athletes continue dominating

In line with the trend of 2017, most veteran athletes are yielding to a generation of junior competitors who are
generally under 23 years. Hungary and Slovakia are two of the countries who have invested substantial time and
resources in children’s fitness, and who are beginning to reap the rewards now, in the form of top placings and
medals by their youngsters.

NIKOLETT SZABO KRISTINA JURIKOVA NAZAR KHARKHUN
European Champion in Fitness (-163 Two-times European Champion Fitness The favorite, was proclaimed European
cm).(Hungary). (+163 cm). (Slovakia). Champion in Men’s Fitness. (Ukraine).

OVERALL
FITNESS

GOLD:
Kristina Juricova
(Slovakia)
SILVER:
Aleksandra Kepa
(Poland)
BRONZE:
Endla Vaher (Estonia)
GOLD:
Nikolett Szabo
(Hungary)
SILVER: GOLD:
Michaela Pavleova Nazar Kharkhun
(Slovakia) (Ukraine)
BRONZE: SILVER:
Anzhela Sergicheva Taner Demir (Turkey)
(Russia) BRONZE:
Mehmet Gorken
(Turkey)
WOMEN’S PHYSIQUE: VIKTORIIA POHRIBNIAK
Ukraine stays on top European Champion in Women’s Physique. (Ukraine).

This division is still the least disputed female sports division,
evidencing that the majority of today’s women aim for other
aesthetic goals within our sport. Nordic and Slavic disputed the
category, in which the Ukrainian Viktoriia Pohribniak took the win.

GOLD:
Viktoriia Pohribniak
(Ukraine)
SILVER:
Aleksandra Krzyworzeka
(Poland)
BRONZE:
Tatiana Bulut
(Turkey)

Women’s Physique TOP 5: Susanne Naamani (Sweden; 4 ), Aleksandra Krzyworzeka
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(Poland, silver), Viktoriia Pohribniak (Ukraine; gold), Tatiana Bulut (Turkey; bronze),
Satu Pekkarinen (Finland, 5 ).
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