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FITNESS

The international situation led the discipline to cut on its growth and return to the 2 usual
sizes. Nonetheless, the incorporation of the artistic modality was a new push to this
category, which is already dominated by the Z Generation, meaning those born in the 21
century. It had to be one of the few athletes still born in the 20th century, Nataliia Toropova, tWith a
who achieved the overall title. At 21, she can already be considered a veteran. It was perfect
precisely her muscular quality, typical of her more mature age that allowed her to defeat score in
rivals such as Tatiana Ondruskova (17 years) and Nelli Novodomnska (16 years). These choreography,
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two seem to be destined to dominate the Fitness scene the next editions. Ondruskova is Tarasova
the current Junior World Champion and Novodomska, eternal champion of all divisions, became the
achieved her first overall gold. first Artistic
Fitness World
Champion.
TALL CLASS
(+163 cm)

Gold: ARTISTIC (Open)
Nelli Novodomska
(Slovakia) Gold: Oleksandra Tarasova (Ukraine)
Silver:
Viktoria Ilosvay Silver: Lenka Cervena (Czech Rep.)
Bronze: Karolina Holbova (Slovakia)
(Hungary)
Bronze:
Virag Vago (Hungary)

SHORT CLASS
(-163 cm)
The new
star of Gold: tAt just
Russian Nataliia Toropova 16, Nelli
Fitness, (Russia) Novodomnska
Natalia Silver: (Slovakia)
Toropova, Tatiana Ondruskova achieved
took the title of
the gold (Slovakia) Fitness World
medal in Bronze: Champion
the Short Marharyta Doroshenko in Tall Class,
Class (-163 (Ukraine) the youngest
cm).u champion in
history.
With the 4 best score
th
in the choreography,
Nataliia Toropova
achieved the best overall
score.u

MEN’S FITNESS:
Roman Haishuk (Ukraine)
tNataliia
One of the great surprises of the championship Toporova
was to see Michal Barbier, considered the most (Russia),
new overall
complete athlete in history with his gold medals Fitness
achieved in 2018 and 2019, relegated to the silver world
medal. It was not the current European champion, champion.
Fedir Khasalov (bronze in 2019) who stole he
show, but another, until that moment unknown
Ukrainian: Roman Haisuk. Barbier prevailed in
the routine but did not do so by unanimous vote,
allowing Haishuk to cover the difference in the
physical round. At 25 years the champion and 23
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Haishuk the runner-up, we look forward to more than one
(Ukraine), exciting duel over the next editions.
new Men´s
Fitness OVERALL FITNESS:
world MEN’S FITNESS
champion. Nataliia Toropova (Russia)
Gold: Roman Haishuk (Ukraine)
Silver: Michal Barbier (Slovakia)
Bronze: Fedir Khashalov (Ukraine)

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