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MEET & GREET

BODYBUILDING AND
FITNESS AT THE

PANARAB GAMES

lBodybuilding and Fitness, being one of the most
popular sports in the Arab countries, have been
recently included in the Official Sport’s Program of
the Pan-Arab Games to take place in Baghdad, in
another significant step forward for IFBB.
Congratulations to Dr. Adel Fahim El Sayed,
President of the IFBB Arab Federation, and also
Executive Assistant to IFBB President, and to the
IFBB Arab Family, for this great achievement for
our sport.

President Santonja led the EBFF: MEETING OF THE
development of the on-line
meeting from the central
offices in Madrid. Among EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
other issues, the
incorporation of the
“Fitness Challenge” l The European Bodybuilding & Fitness
discipline was approved. Federation (EBFF) held its annual meeting
with the members of the Executive
Committee chaired by Dr. Rafael Santonja
via videoconference on January 30.
Restrictions on mobility between
countries led the EBFF executives to
participate from their respective
headquarters. The meeting lasted for
more than 6 hours and important issues
for 2021 season calendar were addressed.
Among the most outstanding topics,
the EBFF approved the official
The members incorporation of the “Fit Pairs” discipline,
of the as well as the new “Fitness Challenge”
European discipline, focused on performance sports
Executive physical tests. Likewise, the adoption of
followed the
meeting the Classic Physique competition swimsuit
on-line from was approved for the Games Classic
their category, in addition to a new regulation
respective for the disciplines of Choreographic
countries. Fitness and Acrobatic Fitness.

EDUARDO ABDALAH, IFBB
VICE PRESIDENT, ELECTED

AS ACODEPA EXECUTIVE

COUNCIL MEMBER

lEng. Eduardo Abdalah, IFBB Vice President and President
of the Panamerican Bodybuilding and Fitness Confederation,
has been elected Treasurer of ACODEPA (Panamerican
Association of American Sports Confederations).
Eduardo Abdalah is an excellent IFBB Official, and a
great leader, and the IFBB is very proud to have one of its
key officials now being part of the Executive Council of such
prestigious Association.
In the picture, Lic. Francisco Lee, President of ACODEPA, surrounded
by Eng. Eduardo Abdalah at his left (IFBB Vice President, President of
the Panamerican Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation and recently
elected as Treasurer of ACODEPA), and Dr. Rafael Santonja, (IFBB Pre-
sident) at his right

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