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MEET & GREET

EXCITING DEVELOPMENTS IN THE WORLD OF FITNESS CHALLENGE!

l The most active federations in the Technological innovation serving Variation and renewal; Updates were
Fitness Challenge, along with key sports; An exciting proposal was announced in the list of available
members of the Exco, gathered in the presented to implement a new repetition exercises, ensuring a fresh and
Spanish capital to discuss the progress counting system using artificial challenging experience for all
of this global challenge. intelligence. This promises greater participants.
During this strategic meeting, several accuracy and fairness in every challenge Fitness Challenge is a modality in
crucial topics were addressed that New rules, new opportunities; A constant growth and evolution, and
revolutionized the Fitness Challenge comprehensive update of the regulations these innovations promise to take the
experience for all athletes. Among the was discussed, with special emphasis on experience to new heights.
highlights of the discussion were: a scoring system for the ranking.

pOfficials and IFBB members attended the Fitness Challenge meeting.

ANNUAL ASIAN EXECUTIVE MEETING

l In a highly productive meeting • Ahmed Johar (Executive
attended by members of the Cometee member)
executive committee from Asian
federation, international issues and Asia hosted this year the Men’s
the Asian competition agenda were World Championships and Congress
discussed. on the island of Kish, Iran, as well as
Were present: the Women’s World Championships
and IFBB World Men’s Cup in Tokyo.
• Vitalii Kozhukov (AFBF President) Both programs were reviewed, and
• Sanjay More (AFBF General proposals that have also been
Secretary) evaluated in European and American
• Gu Qiao (Vice President) meetings were examined.
• Faez Abdulhassan (Vice Among other topics, there was
President) discussion about the official pIFBB President Rafael Santonja with AFBF General
• Masanori Aota (Vice President) admission of the Male Fit Model Secretary Dr. Sanjay More and IFBB General Secretary
• Ludmila Elgina (Chairwoman category and the scheduling of Ralph Decelis.
Women’s Committee) rounds for this category. The program
• Rowena Walters (Chairwoman for the Asian Championship,
BB Committee) scheduled to take place in
• Sadegh Hashemi (Chairman Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia,
Development Committee) next June, was evaluated. This
• Abdolmahdi Nasirzadeh competition was under the auspices
(International Championships of the Mongolian government
organizer) President.
• Amarsaikhan (ASIAN
championship organizer)

President Rafael
Santonja with
H.E. Sheikh
Abdullah Bin
Hamad Al
Sharqi, IFBB pIFBB President Rafael Santonja with Vitalii Kuzhkov
Vice-President President of the Asian federation and Ms Ludmila Elgina,
for Asia. u Chairwoman of the AFBF Women’s Commitee.

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