The international Judge in Bodybuilding and Weightlifting, Mr. Karekin Simonian, passed away on Wednesday, 17th April, in Los Angeles (California; USA). A distinguished member of the International sports community, Mr. Simonian was a reference of Bodybuilding in Armenia, in which he established a Bodybuilding & Weightlifting club. Always linked with IFBB, he dedicated

Another exciting weekend with three amazing events in Hungary, South Africa, and Greece, that completed the IFBB calendar of this weekend. The Balkan Championship was celebrating its 28th edition, and what a better place to celebrate it than the beautiful Corfu, Greece. The Greek National Federation, led by Mr. Jordan Leventelis, together with

The fantastic Diamond Cup Hungary 2019, where 5 Elite Pro Cards were spread, left us the following winners: BODYBUILDING: Light Heavyweight (-90 Kg): Antonin Tena (Czech Republic) Heavyweight (+90 Kg): Libor Vobornik (Czech Republic) CLASSIC BODYBUILDING: Open: Damian Kosiec (Poland) GAMES CLASSIC BODYBUILDING: Open: Ivan Klimov (Russia) MEN’S PHYSIQUE: Junior (Open): Jakub Marek (Czech Republic) Master (Open): Sergej Inozemcev (Germany)

In order to help the athletes in its preparation for the 2019 Diamond Cup Hungary to be held on Saturday 18th May, in Budapest (venue Aquarium Club); this is the order of categories to be celebrated: SATURDAY (from 10:00 am): Women´s Fitness (Open) Junior Bikini Fitness (Open) Bodyfitness (Open) Master Bikini Fitness (Open) Award Ceremony Men´s Physique -179

IFBB Team ready for great competition at Arnold Classic South Africa 2019. This IFBB Arnold Classic Southafrica 2019 starts on Thursday, at Johannesburg In addition, on Saturday the second IFBB Elite Pro Arnold Africa will be showing almost 200 PRO Elite athletes in the largest competition by the number of professional categories. In

Bodybuilding and Fitness got all the attention in Portugal, during the recent weekend, with the 2019 edition of the Diamond Cup celebrated in Lisbon, organized by the Portuguese Federation chaired by Mr. Vitor Reis. Besides the important presence of athletes from Europe and others from Asia, América and Africa; the event was attended by important personalities such as the Vice-president of the

The first stage after the Europeans 2019, Bucharest hosted the 2nd edition of the Diamond Cup Romania organized by Mr. Mihai Tigora, creator of the IFBB Tiger Classic that reached its 13th edition. A good number of athletes chose Bucharest as an alternative to Lisbon, in the first weekend after the Europeans, searching for

The fantastic edition of the 13th. Tiger Classic & Diamond Cup Romania celebrated in Bucharest, on Saturday 11th, offered important moments for Bodybuilding and Fitness with up to 13 athletes winning the Elite Pro Card onstage, with its fantastic bodies. The event, organized by Mr. Mihai Tigora had the full support of the Romanian National Federation (FRFC) chaired

At the same time than competitors from the whole of Europe were attending the registration process, at the 2019 IFBB Diamond Cup Romania; the president of the Romanian Bodybuilding & Fitness Federation (FRFC), Mr. Gabriel Tocean was congratulated by the Youth and Sports Minister, Mr. Bogdan-Constantin Matei; after the successful results reached by the FRCF delegation at the recent European

After finishing the registration process of the 13th Tiger Classic & 2019 Diamond Cup Romania to be held 10th to 11th May in Bucharest, at venue Beraria H., this is the FINAL order of categories to be celebrated: Opening: 10:00 h • Bikini-Fitness (junior’s category); – semifinal • Men’s Bodybuilding (junior’s category); – final • Bikini-Fitness (junior’s category); –

Gold Coast (Queensland, Australia). Today, Thursday, May 9, 2019, the IFBB has performed an important role at the “United Through Youth” Sports Festival that is being celebrated under the patronage of the International Olympic Committee, with the occasion of the 2019 SportAccord edition. A selected group of athletes from IFBB Australia has shown

With a very colorful and exciting show, held in Riga, the capital city of Latvia, in the beautiful Studio69 venue site, the 2nd IFBB European Fit Model Championships 2019 took place on recent 27th – 28th of April, organized by the Latvian Bodybuilding & Fitness Federation (LBFBF) chaired by Mrs. Christina Vedernikova. A total number