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2019 IFBB INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS

2020 IFBB ANNUAL

CONGRESS

Despite the Covid-19 worldwide epidemy IFBB was working and
effective! Not so many international sport federations organized
their world championships and meetings in these circumstances.

he worldwide lockdowns approved: Gabon and National Olympic Committees
and other sharp Kyrgyzstan. from Central America and
T restrictions ordered by After that, IFBB President, Dr. Caribbean region. With this
governments and countries due Rafael Santonja, delivered his recognition, Bodybuilding &
to the epidemiological annual report, full of short news Fitness will be included in the
circumstances, caused many showing our President’s Sport Program of the Central
National Federations to cancel international activity. In the American and Caribbean Games.
their participation in the passing year (2020) IFBB has been This creates a fantastic
Congress as well as in the World recognized by two new important opportunity for our athletes from
Championships. But those, who international sport bodies: 30+ countries to participate in
could come, participated in the this important international
very interesting and productive • INTERNATIONAL Olympic-style event!
Congress, which approved a UNIVERSITY SPORT With this two new
couple of important amendments FEDERATION (FISU) recognitions, IFBB is currently
to the IFBB Rules regarding • CENTRAL AMERICAN & recognized by the following
competition, anti-doping and CARIBBEAN SPORTS international sport bodies:
other matters. Taking into ORGANIZATION (CACSO)
account the Covid-19 pandemic, • Olympic Council of Asia
we should be aware that 2020 FISU currently has 174 (OCA)
Congress and World member-countries from 5 • Pan-American Sport
Championships could happen continents and their Organization (PASO)
only due to the extremely international competitions • Central American &
effective activity and effort of include over 50 sports. Their Caribbean Sports
President Santonja, his staff and main events are: World Organization (CACSO)
the Spanish Federation who University Games and World • Central American Sports
elaborated a detailed, step by University Championships held Organization (ORDECA)
step procedure of actions from every two years. From now, IFBB • South American Sport
the arrival, through competition sports may be included in these Organization (ODESUR)
up to departures of national events. Also IFBB member- • Bolivarian Sport
teams, which had to be approved countries may organize their Organization (ODEBO)
by the Spanish Sanitary University National • Association of National
Authorities. Without this Championships, followed by Olympic Committees of
approval, no championships Continental and World University Africa (ANOCA)
could be held. Thank you! Championships. IFBB recognition • Oceania National Olympic
As usual, at the beginning, the by FISU is also an important step Committees Organization
Congress adopted the Minutes of toward the IOC recognition. (ONOC)
the previous Congress (2019) CASCO (in Spanish: • Association of Pan-
and it passed smoothly. Then, ODECABE) is a regional sports American Sport
two new IFBB members were federation bringing together 31 Confederations (ACODEPA)

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