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MEET & GREET

IFBB – POWERFULL IN AMERICA

lBodybuilding and Fitness are very Organization (CENTRO CARIBE Caribbean, the Central American, and
popular sports in America, and SPORTS), the Bolivarian Sports the South American Confederations,
recognized by all the sports Olympic Organization (ODEBO), and the South being all of them very active and key
regional and continental bodies. IFBB American Sports Organization members in the IFBB.
Is recognized member of Panamsports (ODESUR). Thus. IFBB is recognized by In a yearly basis, IFBB holds the
and ACODEPA, the organizations all the bodies in America, and also Meeting of the Americas, joined by all
joined by all the national Olympic participating as medallist sports in these bodies, which Presidents are also
committees from America, and all the their Regional and Continental Games. holding Executive Council positions
American sports confederations, The Pan-American IFBB within the IFBB, in the follow up of our
respectively. It is also recognized by Confederation, presided by Eng. participation in the next coming
the Central American Sports Eduardo Abdalah, has a solid Games, and the numerous IFBB
Organization (ORDECA), the Central structure, and is joined by the North International activities in schedule in
American and Caribbean Sports American, the Central American and America for the yearly season.

IFBB Vice-President
for North America,
Mr. Marco Cabezas,
Mr. Eduardo
Abdalah, Vice-
president for Central
America, Mr. Juan
Paredes, Vice-
president for South
America, Mr.
Giovanni Arendsz,
President for Central
American and
Caribbean (CAC)
Federation.

IFBB TO PARTICIPATE AT THE XII SOUTH

AMERICAN GAMES IN ASUNCIÓN 2022

lBodybuilding and Fitness
will be participating as
medalist sports in the next
South American Games
that will take place in
Asunción (Paraguay) in
2022.
The South American
Games are promoted by
the South American Sports Organization (ODESUR).
All South American Olympic Committees are
integrated within ODESUR, under the presidency of
Mr. Camilo Pérez, as well Member of the
International Olympic Committee and President of
the Paraguayan Olympic Committee.
The Paraguayan Association of Bodybuilding
(APF & PFI) chaired by Mr. Victor Niella, will have
a prominent role in this event. He’s already
working together with the Organizing Committee
of the Games and the Sports Minister. The APF
will also have the full support of the Pan- ODESUR President, Mr. Camilo Pérez, together with his wife Claudia Vallejo de Pérez,
American and South American Bodybuilding and President Santonja, watching together the Bodybuilding and Fitness finals at the
Confederations, chaired by Eng. Eduardo South American Beach Games in Rosario, Argentina, with Bodybuilding and Fitness
Abdalah and Lic. Juan Paredes respectively. as medalist sport for the first time

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