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MEET & GREET

ANNUAL AND ELECTORAL Central
American Caribbean Congress in Aruba

MEETING WITH MS.
NICOLE HOEVERTSZ, President Santonja
with Ms. Nicole
IOC VICE PRESIDENT Hoevertsz,
accompanied by
the elected
President of CAC,
Tony Peña, and the
lThe beautiful Caribbean island former President
welcomed Dr. Rafael Santonja, the Mr Giovanni Arendz
IFBB Vice President,
president of IFBB, along with members with executive
of the executive board and delegations members of the
from the Central American and Caribbean and
Caribbean Confederation, who Central America
gathered in Aruba for the Federation.
Intercontinental Championships and
this year’s Central American and • Ms. Nicole Hoevertsz, Vice President of
Caribbean Congress, which was also an the International Olympic Committee.
electoral event. • Honorable Charles Griffith, Minister of
All the attendants of the Congress Youth, Sport & Community
were very honored to count on the Empowerment of Barbados.
presence of Ms Nicole Hoevertsz , Vice • Honorable Endy JH Croes, Minister of
President of the International Olympic Education and Sports of Aruba.
Committee, with whom President • Mr. Giovanni Arendsz, Vice president of
Santonja held a very nice dinner after the IFBB for the Caribean who has done an
congress. excellent work for many years
At the CAC Executive Exco Members promoting our sport throughout the
Elections, Mr. Tony Peña, from region.
Dominican Republic resulted elected as • Mr. Tony Peña, the new president of the
President for the next four years term, Central American and Caribbean
taking the torch from Giovanni Arendsz, Confederation.
former President and current IFBB Vice • And Mr Roger Boyce who organizes
President for the Caribbean. every year in Barbados, one of the
Distinguished authorities were in largest professional events in the world.
attendance at the Central American and
Caribbean Championships and were Congratulations to the entire Caribbean Ms. Nicole Hoevertsz, Vice President of the
International Olympic Committee with
honored with IFBB awards: team for the excellent work accomplished. President of the IFBB, Rafael Santonja.

IFBB ASIAN IFBB President, Dr.
Rafael Santonja
FEDERATION with the Minister of
Sports and Youth of
Lebanon, His
CONGRESS Excellency Dr.
George Kallas
accompanied by Mr
Hassenen
lOrganized in Beirut by the Lebanese Moukaled, President
Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness and its of the Lebanese
president Mr. Hassenen Moukaled, the Asian Federation and the
Federation Congress was held successfully at Continental
the Hilton Hotel under the leadership of the Federation
Continental Federation President, Mr. Vitalii President, Mr. Vitalii
Kozhukov. Officials and delegates from Asian Kozhukov.
countries were privileged to have the presence
of IFBB President, Dr. Rafael Santonja, who
provided them with updates on recent
achievements and new projects of the
International Federation. During the opening
ceremony, the congress had the honour of
counting on the presence of the Minister of
Sports and Youth of Lebanon, His Excellency
Dr. George Kallas, who was awarded by
President Santonja in recognition and gratitude
for his continuous and steadfast support of
bodybuilding and fitness sports in the country,
specifically for the Asian Championship held
this weekend in the Lebanese capital. AFBF Executive and Asian Federation Members that have attended to the Asian Congress.

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