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MEET & GREET

BODYBUILDING AND FITNESS
BOOMING IN AMERICA

lBodybuilding and Fitness are very popular in
America, and are currently dealing to be included in
the Official program of the Panamerican Games 2023
in Santiago (Chile), after IFBB’s successful participation
in the latest Panamerican Games which took place in
Lima 2019, in an event that was celebrated in a fully
packed “Coliseo Mariscal Cáceres” auditorium, one
of the magnificent world class facilities prepared for
these Games, with huge spectators capacity,
evidencing the great expectation created by our sport
at its Olympic Pan American official debut.

President of the Pan American Olympic Organization,
Ing. Neven Ilic, in a nice talk with President Santonja and
General Santiago Estrada (IFBB Special Advisor) at the
Opening Ceremony of the Panamerican Games.

CENTRAL AMERICAN

AND CARIBBEAN
OLYMPIC SPORTS At the meeting of the Central
American and Caribbean
ORGANIZATION Sports Organization, in
Panama City, greeting Luis
RECOGNIZES Mejia, President of the
Central American and
Caribbean Sports
THE IFBB Organization (CENTRO
CARIBE SPORTS) and IOC
member.
lThe IFBB’s incorporation of
bodybuilding and fitness into the The Executive Committee of
Olympic regional programs continues the Central America and the
to move forward steadily. The Caribbean Sports
Executive Committee of the Central Organization (CENTRO
American and Caribbean Sports CARIBE SPORTS) at their
Organization (CENTRO CARIBE Executive Council Meeting in
SPORTS) and later on their General which IFBB was recognized,
Assembly, voted in favour of the and Bodybuilding and Fitness
official recognition of the IFBB, and were included for its Panama
the inclusion of Bodybuilding and 2022 Games as medalist
Fitness as medallist sports in the next sport
edition of the Central American and
Caribbean Games, to be celebrated in
El Salvador in 2023.
The decision made by the CENTRO
CARIBE SPORTS is another important
step towards integrating the IFBB into
Olympism, as well as a motivation to
all Bodybuilding & Fitness performers
in the area. It is also a meaningful
achievement thanks to the hard work
of IFBB officials, such as Eng. Eduardo
Abdalah, -President of the Pan
American Confederation for
Bodybuilding & Fitness-, and Gral.
Juan Santiago Estrada –IFBB Special
Adviser-, who works regularly with
President Santonja in the achievement
of these important goals.

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