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IFBB EUROPEAN FITNESS & BODYBUILDING

CHAMPIONSHIPS 2024

rom May 1 to 6, 2024, the Championships organized by the competing in various divisions and
town of Santa Susanna, International Federation of Fitness once again with a record
Spain, was the setting for and Bodybuilding (IFBB). This event participation that far exceeded a
the International Fitness brought together the best athletes thousand people.
Fand Bodybuilding from across the continent,

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í WITH the required punctuality and and symmetry, taking first place in this Championship. In Men’s Physique up to
173 cm it was Ciprian Borcan (Romania)
with practically all the countries
discipline.
of Europe participating, it is worth In Classic Bodybuilding up to 171 cm who took the victory, standing out for
highlighting the Congress led by the IFBB the gold went to Jerome Pachura from his excellent definition and symmetry. In
president, Dr. Rafael Santonja, who set France who impressed the judges with Men’s Physique up to 176 cm Mert Keles
guidelines for the entire year 2024 and his excellent proportion and muscle from Turkey took first place, showing
pointed to the continued growth of the definition, securing first place. In the next a remarkable combination of class and
Federation. class, Classic Bodybuilding Men up to 175 definition. In the next class, in Men’s
This championship not only cm, the Games champion was once again Physique up to 179 cm the representative of
celebrated excellence in bodybuilding the Romanian Safier Silvio Kooredijk- Albania, Xhesi Loci, pleased the judges with
and fitness, but also highlighted the Iancu, who also won the gold medal and his aesthetic and symmetrical physique,
dedication and effort of athletes from thus won this discipline, reaffirming his securing first place. In Men’s Physique up to
around the world. We congratulate dominance in the championship, as he was 182 cm, Ali Gurbanli (Azerbaijan) was the
all the winners for their impressive also the winner of the Classic Bodybuilding gold medallist standing out from his fellow
achievements and look forward to seeing Overall. In Classic Bodybuilding up to 180 men on the podium. In the tallest class,
more of their success in future events. cm, the athlete Seymur Aliyev (Azerbaijan) Men’s Physique over 182 cm, Oleh Doniev
Below are the names of the winners, was first, showing a remarkable (Ukraine) was the champion showing good
their countries and the disciplines in combination of class and definition. In the physique and a correct pose. In the next
which they excelled: tallest class of Classic Bodybuilding over discipline of Muscular Men’s Physique,
Starting with the Games Classic 180 cm, the Estonian Olari Perlin took the and in the first of its two classes up to
Bodybuilding men up to 175 cm with Safier gold in a very tough fight with the Finn 179 cm, the champion was Kamil Aliyev
Silvio Kooredijk-Iancu from Romania Marko Pitkanen. from Azerbaijan, who demonstrated good
who took first place in this discipline and In the short class of Men’s Physique muscle quality and forms suitable for this
in the Overall without the slightest doubt up to 170 cm, the champion was Fariz discipline. Yevhen Kolesnyk from Ukraine
from the judges. In the Games Classic Najafli (Azerbaijan), with his aesthetic took first place in the discipline of Muscular
Bodybuilding for over 175 cm it was and symmetrical physique, very balanced, Men’s Physique over 179 cm and also in the
Djordjije Radonjic (Montenegro) who so much so that he was also the overall Overall, standing out for his good pose and
stood out for his well-endowed physique winner of Men’s Physique in this European symmetry.

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