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26-th UNIVERSE

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19/02/2026

W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. International Since 1968.
2025 AUTUMN MEGA INTERNATIONAL EVENTS
(October 4, 2025, Nida Resort, Republic Lithuania)
195 Competitors from Japan, France, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Ireland, Ukraine.
Event Honour Persons: U.N.E.S.C.O. Award Holder W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. International Vice President DARIUS DAUBARAS, Nida Resort Official SIMAS SURVILA.
FINAL RESULTS
26-th „UNIVERSE“
Amateur Women‘s Over All Winner OLGA BOGACZ (Poland)
Amateur Men‘s Over All Winner TORU FUKUTOMI (Japan)
Professional Women‘s Over All Winner JELENA IVANOVA (Latvia)
Professional Men‘s Over All Winner MICKAEL LOUVEL (France)
Over All Champion „Fit-Kid“ Fitness EWA DZIUBA (Poland)
Over All Champion Aerial Fitness EMILE PRUNSKUTE (Lithuania)
Over All Champion Mini Trampoline Fitness JULIA STICHINSKA (Latvia)
Over All Champion Pole Dance Fitness KETLIN SAINAS (Estonia)
Over All Champion Senior Categories VIDMANTAS MALAKAUSKAS (Lithuania)
8 years „Fit-Kid“ Category Winner MAJA KROL (Poland)
10 years „Fit-Kid“ Category Winner GABI POTACZEK (Poland)
12 years „Fit-Kid“ Category Winner LENA SNIEG (Poland)
14 years „Fit-Kid“ Category Winner EWA DZIUBA (Poland)
16 years Junior Category Winner SONIA GILEWSKA (Poland)
18 years Junior Category Winner NINA JACHIMKOWSKA (Poland)
21 years Junior Category Winner MILENA MLYNARCZYK (Poland)
Category „Duets“ Winners ZUZANA MAZIARSKA, SONIA GILEWSKA (Poland)
Category „Groups“ Winners ALICJA NALEWAJKO, NATALIA SADOWNIK, ZAZANNA MAZIARSKA, NINA JACHIMOKWSKA, JADWIGA WIAZOWSKA, ALEKSANDRA FEDOROWICZ, SONIA GILEWSKA (Poland)
AERIAL FITNESS
HOOP
Debut Category Winner ELIA BUDRECKYTE (Lithuania)
8 years Beginner Category Winner LUKNE MEDINGYTE (Lithuania)
10 years Beginner Category Winner AUSTEJA CAIKOVSKYTE (Lithuania)
12 years Beginner Category Winner EGITA PETROSIUTE (Lithuania)
14 years Beginner Category Winner IEVA JONUSAITE (Lithuania)
ADVANCED HOOP
8 years Category Winner  JAGODA GALAS (Poland)
10 years Category Winner AKVILE KORCIAGINAITE (Lithuania)
12 years Category Winner NORA TOMSON (Estonia)
14 years Category Winner UGNE KOTRYNA KAMINSKAITE(Lithuania)
16 years Junior Category Winner, Over All Advanced Hoop Champion  MARIANA STILHA (Lithuania)
18 years Junior Category Winner REBEKA KASK (Estonia)
21 years Junior Category Winner LISETTE SAAREMETS (Estonia)
Over 21 years Category Winner ALINA PINTSUK (Estonia)
Senior Category Winner GABRIELE KORCIAGINIENE (Lithuania)
Men‘s Advanced Hoop Over All Winner EDVARDAS KORCIAGINAS (Lithuania)
PROFESSIONAL HOOP
10 years Category Winner SMILTE LAUCEVICIUTE (Lithuania)
18 years Category Winner LISANDRA KAARMA (Estonia)
Duets Hoop Category Winners MARIA RADCENKO, SOFIA BONDARENKO (Lithuania)
HAMMOCK
BEGINNER HAMMOCK
10 years Category Winner KEIRA TOMSON (Estonia)
12 years Category Winner RETI SOPP (Estonia)
21 years Category Winner KETLIN SAINAS (Estonia)
ADVANCED HAMMOCK
10 years Categorry Winner ANTONINA ROBAK (Poland)
12 years Category Winner, Over All Hammock Champion SOFI ANETTE ELISSAAR (Estonia)
18 years Category Winner LISANDRA KAARMA (Estonia)
Beginner Duets Hammock Category Winners SOFI ANETTE ELISSAAR, SARAH LOREEN KIVIKAS (Estonia)
Advanced Duets Hammock Category Winners BRIT NOMM, KRISTI REILENT (Estonia)
SILKS
BEGINNERS SILKS
8 years Category Winner OLIWIA CHWEJ (Poland)
12 years Category Winner VERONIKA SKINDER (Lithuania)
ADVANCED SILKS
8 years Category Winner MAJA KROL (Poland)
12 years Category Winner KOTRYNA DUDONYTE (Lithuania)
14 years Category Winner TEJA JONAITYTE (Lithuania)
16 years Junior Category Winner, Advanced Silks Aver All Champion EMILE PRUNSKUTE (Lithuania)
MINI TRAMPOLINE
SOLO CATEGORIES
8 years Category Winner  MIRABELLA MARIA KORABOVSKA (Latvia)
40 years Category Winner MARIA KORABOVSKA (Latvia)
50 years Category Winner JULIJA STICHINSKA (Latvia)
GROUPS CATEGORIES
TRIO
Category Winners DANGUOLE JOCIUVIENE, KATRINA VICENTE FREIRE, AURELIJA PETRIKIENE (Lithuania)
Sixtet Category Winners DANGUOLE JOCIUVIENE, ANZELINA PAPIEVIENE, ERIKA BRACKIENE, KATRINA VICENTE FREIRE, AURELIJA PETRIKIENE, NORGALE VERBAITE
Ten Competitors Category Winners OLESIA ZIBENKO, TAISIJA MICHAILICENKO, TATJANA RANCANE, SIGITE RIBA, VANESA SVILPE, MAIRITA MATUSEVICA, INESE SIDORIKA, MARINA PJANOVA, NATALJA SOKOLENKO, MARIJA KORABOVSKA
POLE DANCE FITNESS
AMATEURS
12 years Category Winner NORA TOMSON (Estonia)
Category Over 21 years Winner PAULA NOREIKAITE (Lithuania)
SEMI – PRO
12 years Category Winner SIFI ANTETTE ELISSAAR (Estonia)
18 years Category Winner and Over All Champion KETLIN SAINAS (Estonia)
MODEL FITNESS
Junior Category Winner MILENA MLYNARCZYK (Poland)
Debut Category Winner LIUDMILA RAMANAUSKIENE (Lithuania)
165 cm. Category Winner OLGA BOGACZ (Poland)
Masters Category Winner LIUDMILA RAMANAUSKIENE (Lithuania)
BIKINI FITNESS
165 cm. Masters Over 40 years Category Winner YANA YAROSH (Ukraine)
175 cm. Masters Over 40 years Category Winner JELENA IVANOVA (Latvia)
175 cm. Masters Over 50 years Category Winner and Over All Champion MARINA LEGENZOVA (Lithuania)
Junior Category Winner MILENA MLYNARCZYK (Poland)
165 cm. Debut Category Winner LIUDMILA RAMANAUSKIENE (Lithuania)
175 cm. Debut Category Winner KRISTINA SKALSKIENE (Lithuania)
165 cm. Category Winner and Over All Champion OLGA BOGACZ (Poland)
175 cm. Category Winner KRISTINA SKALSKIENE (Lithuania)
180 cm. Category Winner RUGILE KALASEVICIUTE (Lithuania)
WELNESS
Welness Debut Category Winner YANA YAROSH (Ukraine)
Welness Category Winner OLGA BOGACZ (Poland)
MEN‘S PHYSIQUE
Men‘s Physique Debut Category Winner LINAS STARKUS (Lithuania)
Men‘s Physique 16 years Junior Category Winner DANIL SMIRNOV (Lithuania)
Men‘s Physique 18 years Junior Category Winner MARK STANKO (Lithuania)
170 cm. Men‘s Physique Category Winner DOMCJAN JAKOVC (Lithuania)
180 cm. Men‘s Physique Category Winner DANIL SMIRNOV (Lithuania)
190 cm. Men‘s Physique Category Winner MANTAS KAZLAUSKAS (Lithuania)
MUSCLE MODEL
Category Winner TORU FUKUTOMI (Japan)
BODY ATHLETIC
Category Winner BRANDON GABRIELIUS AUKSTUOLIS (Lithuania)
DISABLED CONTEST
General Category Winner KAMIL KOWALCZYK (Poland)
Seniors Over 40 years Category Winner GRZEGORZ DABROWSKI (Poland)
Seniors Over 50 years Category Winner MICKAEL LOUVEL (France)
BODYBUILDING
Debut Bodybuilding Category Winner BRANDON GABRIELIUS AUKSTUOLIS (Lithuania)
80 kgs. Category Winner DOMICJAN JAKOVIC (Lithuania)
90 kgs. Category Winner  BRANDON GABRIELIUS AUKSTUOLIS (Lithuania)
100 kgs. Category Winner RAIMUNDAS URBONAVICIUS (Lithuania)
70 years Masters Category Winner VIDMANTAS MALAKAUSKAS (Lithuania)
WOMEN BAYWATCH
165 cm. Debut Category Winner LIUDMILA RAMANAUSKIENE (Lithuania)
175 cm. Debut Category Winner LAURA GERASCENKO (Lithuania)
Junior Category Winner MILENA MLYNARCZYK (Poland)
165 cm. Category Winner OLGA BOGACZ (Poland)
175 cm. Category Winner LAURA GERASCENKO (Lithuania)
165 cm.  Masters Category Winner LIUDMILA RAMANAUSKIENE (Lithuania)
175 cm.  Masters Category Winner JELENA IVANOVA (Latvia)
FUGURE CLASSIC
Category Winner YANA YAROSH (Ukraine)
PROFESSIONALS
MEN
Bodybuilding Category Winner RAIMUNDAS URBONAVICIUS (Lithuania)
Disabled Category Winner KAMIL KOWALCZYK (Poland)
40 years Masters Category Winner TORU FUKUTOMI (Japan)
50 years Masters Category Winner MICKAEL LOUVEL (France)
WOMEN
Bikini Category Winner JELENA IVANOVA (Latvia)
Bikini 50 years Masters Category Winner MARINA LEGENZOVA (Lithuania)
16-th WORLD CUP
Amateur Women‘s Over All Winner MILENA MLYNARCZYK (Poland)
Amateur Men‘s Over All Winner KAMIL KOWALCZYK (Poland)
Professional Women‘s Over All Winner MARINA LEGENZOVA (Lithuania)
Professional Men‘s Over All Winner RAIMUNDAS URBANAVICIUS (Lithuania).
50-th „LITHUANIA CUP OPEN“
Over All Champion EMA SACKUTE (Lithuania)
Over All Champion  BRANDON GABRIELIUS AUKSTUOLIS (Lithuania).
JUDGES INTERNATIONAL
„Universe“ Head Judge SVETLANA PUGACHEVA
ANNA SIMSAK GODULA
VIKTORIJA KRISCIUNAITE
ALINA SUNOKAITE
MARGARITA VIAZOVKINA
GINTARE STALIULIONYTE
ALINA PELEPKO
NORMUNDS JURANS
JUZEF TAMOSEVIC – JAKOVIC
VILMA POVILONIANE
KARINA BAGAZKOVA
INTERNATIONAL SECRETARIES
W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. General International Secretary UGNE RAUDYTE DAUBARIENE (Lithuania)
RENATA PELEGRIMIENE (Lithuania)
SMILTE UTARAITE (Lithuania)
More Information is on International Site www.wff.lt

BODYBUILDING IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA

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18/02/2026

2025. CZECH AND SLOVAK BODYBUILDING. ANALYTICAL REVUE.
WORLD BODYBUILDING REVUE. ARTICLE. THE START.
During the life nearly everybody somehow is connected with Bodybuilding and Fitness.
Being the World‘s Leader of the Official Sport of Bodybuilding and Fitness the W.F.F.-W.B.B.F. (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation) International Federation is working over the „World Bodybuilding Encyclopedia“ and prepares the historical Article - Revue of the World‘s Bodybuilding Sport.

The International Bodybuilding Organizations and the Countries that were and still are really important for the Official International Bodybuilding Sport will be covered in this Article. You know that many of so called „International Federations“ just fool the public as they are not official by the National and International Law and play no role for the Official Sport in real.

CZECH AND SLOVAK BODYBUILDING. ANALYTICAL REVUE.
Working on the above mentioned materials the W.F.F.-W.B.B.F. International prepares analytical revue of the bodybuilding sport in Czech and Slovak Republics. The revue includes the history of bodybuilding in both Countries (former Czechoslovakia), most important sportsmen and sport organizers of all times.

Few or us know that at the definite period of time Czechoslovakia bodybuilding has played such a very important role for the International Sport. We will cover the history and we will tell this story.
The similar historic revues are already done by us about the bodybuilding sport in USA, UK, France, Scandinavia Countries, Belgium, India, Iran, Argentina, Poland, Belarus, Ukraine and Estonia. Still remaining only a few Countries.

PERIODS OF BODYBUILDING IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA.

Last Century for a long time the World was divided by the „Iron Wall“ in two parts: the Socialist and the Capitalist. For political reasons the Bodybuilding Sport was prohibited and prosecuted in all Socialist Countries. Effected by the occasionally from the Western World received  Bodybuilding Magazines the Bodybuilding Sport in Socialist Countries went their own original way.

Quite a long time the only one traditional regular International Bodybuilding Contest of all the Socialist World was the famous historical „Amber Prix International“ („Gintarinis prizas“, „Янтарный приз“, 1968-2025). Today all know that during the long years of the Bodybuilding Sport prohibition and prosecution the „Amber Prix International“ was the unofficial Bodybuilding Championship of the U.S.S.R. (uniting 15 Country-members, the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics). Later on the U.S.S.R. Sport Ministry („Goskomsport“) officially accepted this fact and started presenting prestigious governmental „U.S.S.R. Sport Master“ degrees for the „Amber Prix International“ Champions. This way the „Amber Prix International“ became somehow equal to the official U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Championship. In real due to the number and the level of the participating Countries and Competitors the „Amber Prix International“ was the unofficial World Championship of the Socialist Countries.

Czechoslovakia Bodybuilding development as it was in all Socialist Countries can be divided in three periods:

-        First period until 1975. Then due to the initiative of the President Czechoslovakia National Bodybuilding Federation VOTECH FIALA this Federation joined the International Sport Society and got political permeation to participate at the I.F.B.B. (International Federation of Body Builders) World and Europe Championships. For a long time Czechoslovakia was the only one Socialist Country which had this unique permeation. No one other Socialist Country could do the same for a long time.

 

-        Second period until 1987, when Bodybuilding Sport was under severe prosecution in the Socialist Countries

 

-        Third period after 1991, when the National Bodybuilding Organizations of all Socialist Countries felt real freedom to join the International Bodybuilding Sport Society.

We will speak about each period individually.

THE BEGINNING.

The history of the Czechoslovakia Bodybuilding starts in 1967. Then the first Czechoslovakia Bodybuilder JURAJ VISNY was known  after a number of his successful contests.

CZECHOSLOVAKIA MOVES AS A  ROCKET.

In 1975 for two months DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS  was working in the capital city of Czechoslovakia Prague. Remember - it was the time when for political reasons Bodybuilding in all Socialist Countries was prohibited and prosecuted. Being afraid nobody of the Sport Leaders in the Socialist Countries dared to do anything to develop Bodybuilding (more information and documents about this are published in various languages in the International Magazines „Sport of Fitness and Bodybuilding“ («Спортивный фитнес и культуризм», “Sportinis fitnesas ir kultūrizmas”) and on the International Web Site www.wff.lt, read Articles on the main page and forum topics „World Bodybuilding History. How it was in real“ and „Various International Organizations“).

1975 was the unique year for Czechoslovakia bodybuilders. Then the  President Czechoslovakia National Bodybuilding Federation was VOJTECH FIALA.  Due to VOJTECH FIALA personal efforts and personal relations with the Government Czechoslovakia and a number of International Organizations Czechoslovakia Federation got the unique political permeation to participate at the Competitions of the „Western World“. That were the Contests organized by the Owner and the President of the I.F.B.B. BEN WEIDER. This was the unbelievable Winning among  all Socialist bodybuilders as for nearly two next decades no other National Federation af any Socialist Countries could participate in the „Western World“, but Czechoslovakia.

After meeting the President Czechoslovakia National Bodybuilding Federation VOJTECH FIALA  in 1975 DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS  had a chance to not only watch but even to participate at the very important International Bodybuilding Events as well. Then DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS was invited as a VIP Guest to participate at two Meetings of the Czechoslovakia National Bodybuilding Federation Executive Council in Brno. Another Czechoslovakia Bodybuilding Leader Professor FRANTISEK BULVA  was present at the above mentioned meetings too. Among other questions the matter of the relations with the U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding was discussed over. In order to continue the relations the Executive Council appointed IVAN MACH to be responsible for the U.S.S.R. matters and affairs (later Ivan Mach became the President of the Czechoslovakia National Bodybuilding Federation).

Then together with VOJTECH FIALA DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS visited Ministry of Sport republic Czechoslovakia (Č.S.T.V., Československi Svaz Telesne Vychovy). Meeting with the Minister of Sport was organized and discussion about the situation inbodybuilding was held.

Under the initiative of the President VOJTECH FIALA  DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS again as a VIP Guest attended the Government supported Camp of the National Bodybuilding Team of Czechoslovakia. DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS  personally met and spoke with the Czechoslovakia Team Leaders PETR STACH, PETR TLAPAK, ALOIS PEK  and a number of other Bodybuilders and National Trainers. In 1975 PETR STACH  was the first historical representative of the Socialist World who became Europe Bodybuilding Champion. Then in Sweden Czechoslovakia Bodybuilders was a shock for the „Western“ representatives as they demonstrated them a beautiful complex of individual routines. Until this routine compositions of the „Western“ Bodybuilders were plain and often primitive.

SOCIALIST COUNTRIES BODYBUILDING LITERATURE.

Through the time of the prohibition of bodybuilding sport in the Socialist Countries nobody even dreamed about the bodybuilding literature. The exception was in Czechoslovakia Bratislava issued  „Trener“ Magazine (in nineties a German D.D.R. Weight Lifting Magazine started to publish some information too). During this time DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS  used to give articles and contest information for these Magazines. Also for BEN WEIDER‘S „Flex“ magazine. All magazines used to publish the DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS given materials. First of all it was information from the World‘s Oldest Traditional Bodybuilding Contest, the only one annual International Bodybuilding Event in all Socialist Counties, the „Amber Prix International“ (1968-2025). The Czechoslovakia „Trener“ Magazines were published by JOZEF MAZAK and later by MILAN PERDOCH.

ONE MORE STEP AGAINST COMMUNIST REGIME.

The first great victory against the political Communist Regime during the time of  prohibition and prosecution of bodybuilding sport in the Socialist Countries was achieved in 1977 by personal efforts and personal risk of DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS. DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS wrote a petition to defend prohibited bodybuilding. Then he went to Moscow and addressed the Communist Party headquarters and main U.S.S.R. newspapers. After a dialogue the U.S.S.R. political power gave DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS  the unique exceptional permeation to organize annual bodybuilding  contest „Amber Prix International“ in Klaipeda, Lithuania.

That were the exact activities and actions of the President W.F.F.-W.B.B.F. International DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS which during his  Official Visit to the Vatican Administration were named by the Vatican Congregat Prefect J. Em. JOZEF KARDINAL TOMKO  as the „dissident“ actions against the political Communist Regime (2011).

For this work done the Vatican Congregat Prefect J. Em. JOZEF KARDINAL TOMKO presented the Vatican Pontific Medal (Medaglia Ufficiale di Pontificato di Sua Santita Benedetto XVI) to International President W.F.F. - W.B.B.F. DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS  (Headquarters State Vatican, Cita del Vaticano, March 29, 2011).

In 1977 already for the second time in a row DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS  went to work in Czechoslovakia for two months again. After the first real political victory to organize „Amber Prix International“ was achieved,  DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS went to Prague with another unbelievable brave International idea that did not corresponded with the political Communist Regime politics again. During the time of bodybuilding prohibition DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS set a plan to organize International Bodybuilding Competition between U.S.S.R. and Czechoslovakia National Bodybuilding Teams. That was the unbelievable brave and fantastic idea. First the contest should be organized in Klaipeda (Lithuania) and after in Prague. The U.S.S.R. and Lithuania Official Sport Stuff did not support DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS. Even more, they wanted to stop and threatened him. But the big wish of DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS to do good for the bodybuilding sport was very big and he dared to go on.

Then in Prague were organized a number of mutual meetings of DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS  and the President Czechoslovakia National Bodybuilding Federation VOJTECH FIALA  and his assistant IVAN MACH. After this all of them met the Chairman of the Ministry Sport Czechoslovakia. During these meetings were set and spoken all details to fulfil the International DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS idea.

It was very good that Czechoslovaks were positive towards DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS International plans as the Czechoslovakia bodybuilding was on the same way as the prohibited U.S.S.R. and Lithuania sport. All of us had to behave brave in order to get the positive results in standing against the bodybuilding sport enemies we had to use not standard methods.

Nobody of the Bodybuilding Sport Leaders believed in success, but DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS  won again. It was the second time DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS  managed to make the Political Communist Regime Officials (not the Official Sport officials who were afraid to move!!!) to believe of the necessity of the International Sport Cooperation between the Socialist Countries. In Bodybuilding as well. Especially it was about the Czechoslovakia Republic which was right after the 1968 unsuccessful  anti – Communist Revolution.  The politicians a little changed DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS  plans and suggested to organize the first International Bodybuilding Event in Czechoslovakia Prague and only after this in Klaipeda. But that was not so important . We won again!

Step by step DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS received for all top U.S.S.R. Bodybuilders personal invitations to participate in Prague in 1978. During the years the best bodybuilders of the U.S.S.R. were the Lithuanian ones and that made DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS  contest preparation work much easier. It seemed that it is the time to make the last finishing touches... Unfortunately some bad sides of the human being appeared – the envy. The U.S.S.R. and Lithuania Bodybuilding Leaders who were afraid to support DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS  initiatives and works before, now they could not stand the success of the coming International Project. They wrote blackmailing letters to the Political Police. And their intrigues and activities ruined the plans and all the hard work done went to zero. Later on the same U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Officials many times did the same „devils“work  - they offended and blackmailed their colleagues. It had happened during the first visits of the Owner and the President of the I.F.B.B. Commercial Company BEN WEIDER to the U.S.S.R. (1974 and 1987). They organized International intrigues  about the Over All „Amber Prix International“ Champion OLEV ANNUS (Estonia, 1981). They organized International intrigues  about the Over All „Amber Prix International“ Champions ROLANDAS BUCINSKAS  and JURUJ GUSEV (Lithuania, 1980-1981). They organized International intrigues  about the Over All „Amber Prix International“ Champions VIKTORAS JUCYS  and SAULIUS MISEVICIUS (Lithuania, 1988). End a number of more similar facts...

COMMUNIST POWER LETS BODYBUILDING LIFE TO BE MORE EASY.

As we have written before, after DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS efforts for Bodybuilding Sport the „Iron Wall“ was broken and the sport life became more easy.  The constant relations between Socialist Countries started to be regular. Still only the Czechoslovakia bodybuilders used to participate at the „Western“ contests and this was a very important example for other Countries to follow. Anyway the Socialist Countries always did their best to organize their own International Bodybuilding Events. In the nineties of the last Century the best U.S.S.R. bodybuilders used to participate in Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary and German Democratic Republic (D.D.R.).

During this time a famous top level bodybuilding trainer LUDEK NOSEK  organized the  regular traditional International Bodybuilding „Sandow“ Competitions in Czechoslovakia Marianske Lazne resort. Later LUDEK NOSEK was the President of the National Bodybuilding Federation of Czechoslovakia. Appointed by the Ministry Sport Lithuania (Minister Sport ZIGMAS MOTIEKAITIS) DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS  several times led the National Team Lithuania to the „Sandow“ Contest. Among the participants were the best Soviet time sportsmen „Amber Prix International“ champions ROLANDAS BUCINSKAS, ZIGMAS PRALGAUSKAS, RIMONTAS MAZIONIS  and SAULIUS MISEVICIUS. It used to be that  right after the Marianske Lazne „Sandow“ Contest a number of International Bodybuilding Events were organized in other Czechoslovakia places. And Lithuanians participated at those competitions too.

I.F.B.B. ANTIDEMOCRATIC DICTATORSHIP.

Supported by the Ministry of Sport of the Republic Lithuania DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS organized first Europe Championship in Lithuanian Klaipeda City in 1996. In Lithuania that was the first so high ranked International Bodybuilding Event ever. Also it was the first Official  International Event in Lithuania after the Country restored it‘s Independence in 1991. Then it was Czech organizer BOB DIVILEK who led the Czech National Team at this Event. Knowing so many years lasting DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS International work in Czechoslovakia, BOB DIVILEK invited Lithuania National Team to the International Bodybuilding Contest in the City of Zlin (1996).

DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS led the National Team to Czech that consisted of the National Champions ALGIRDAS KILCIAUSKAS, VYTAUTAS KINDURYS  and IDALIJA KAMINSKAITE. One of the Contest Judges at the Event was Professor KAREL TUCHACEK from Prague. Seeing the high status of the participating Lithuania Bodybuilders Professor KAREL TUCHACEK invited them to the soon coming International “Mega Pro” Contests in Prague and Brno Cities. Lithuanians agreed to remain staying in Czech and to continue participating further. Again among the numerous International participants Lithuanians took high places. Due to this the main “Mega Pro” Contest organizer and the former Europe Champion LIBOR MINARIK  invited Lithuania National Team to the same International Events in Prague and Brno  next year (1997).

After back from „Mega Pro“ Lithuania Bodybuilders became very famous as the Lithuania Press and the National Television made numerous reports about their wins. Unfortunately not everybody liked this success...

After  received the official Invitation Lithuania National Bodybuilding Team led by DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS went to Czech Contests again in 1997. Right before Lithuanians went on the Contest stage the National I.F.B.B. Lithuania President called to the Czech Organizer LIBOR MINARIK  and insisted he will not let Lithuanians participate at these Events. His reason was that the Lithuanians were representing another sport Federation but not the I.F.B.B.. LIBOR MINARIK  told him that he invited his old friends to Czech Competitions and he see no reason to forbid them participating. Again in 1997 Lithuanians took high places among all International Competitors. But that was not the end. Envying the wins of their natives the Lithuania I.F.B.B. leaders wrote a letter to the Owner and the President of the I.F.B.B. Commercial Company BEN WEIDER (Canada). BEN WEIDER told the Czech I.F.B.B. representatives that if they will allow Lithuanians participating again the Czech National  Team will be suspended for a long time from all I.F.B.B. Contests. This was the last important Lithuania International Bodybuilding wins in Czech Republic. After this no other Lithuanian won any important International Event in Czech Competitions again.

TIME PERIOD OF MARTIN KUTA.

EVEN ONE MAN CAN DO A LOT.

It seems that even one man can do a lot on International Level. A famous Czech businessman MARTIN KUTA was always a fitness sport fan. In 2005 MARTIN KUTA  addressed the W.F.F.-W.B.B.F. International President DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS asking permeation to represent as the Chairman the W.F.F.-W.B.B.F. Federation in Czech Republic and to organize annual W.F.F. Fitness Professional World Championship in Prague. From 1999 MARTIN KUTA used to organize a fitness competition in Prague, but this contest had no official International Contest Status.

The initiative of MARTIN KUTA  was supported by the Major of the City Prague and by one of the Czech Socialdemocratic Party Leaders PETR HULINSKI. The W.F.F. Pro World Championship Organizers took the responsibility to collect every year five hundred thousand Euro for the competition as the prize money for Pros, as the payment for luxurious transport, food and accommodation for the International Delegates. The W.F.F.-W.B.B.F. International was responsible to collect the Best International Pro Fitness Competitors.

The common work started in 2006. Every year the Czech Organizers hired a famous historic barocco Zofrin Palace that was placed on the Vltava river island right in the centre of Prague City. The Major City Prague was personally present at every W.F.F. Pro Event and all possible Czech Media was televising and covering the World Championship  as well. Every Event was crowned by a superiors banquette where Czech VIP persons could communicate with the famous International Athletes direct.

At the W.F.F. contests in Prague worked a number of famous Czech bodybuilding personalities among which were PETR STACH  and Professor KAREL TUCHACEK.

Once it happened that a famous USA Pro Bodybuilder JUSTIN DEXTER after his win at the JOE WEIDER‘S „OLYMPIA“ was in Prague. Having no possibilities to honour the famous bodybuilder themselves the Czech I.F.B.B. Leaders asked the Czech National W.F.F.-W.B.B.F. President MARTIN KUTA  to help them and to let JUSTIN DEXTER  stay free at one of his hotels in Prague. The W.F.F.-W.B.B.F. President agreed to help another friendly Federation. Why not?

During the mentioned period of time MARTIN KUTA led the W.F.F. - W.B.B.F. Czech National Federation Delegates at the W.F.F.-W.B.B.F. International Events in Austria, Poland, Germany and Lithuania. MARTIN KUTA  was among the International Delegates at the Official Meeting at the Parliament Republic Lithuania (2007, 2008) and at the International Press Conference at the Lithuania News Agency „ELTA“ (2008).

The nice initiative stopped when in 2010 MARTIN KUTA went to constant work to the USA. Nobody else in Czech Republic could replace MARTIN KUTA to continue the International activities he started once before.

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26-th UNIVERSE

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16/02/2026

W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. International Since 1968.
2025 AUTUMN MEGA INTERNATIONAL EVENTS
(October 4, 2025, Nida Resort, Republic Lithuania)
195 Competitors from Japan, France, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Ireland, Ukraine.
Event Honour Persons: U.N.E.S.C.O. Award Holder W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. International Vice President DARIUS DAUBARAS, Nida Resort Official SIMAS SURVILA.
FINAL RESULTS
26-th „UNIVERSE“
Amateur Women‘s Over All Winner OLGA BOGACZ (Poland)
Amateur Men‘s Over All Winner TORU FUKUTOMI (Japan)
Professional Women‘s Over All Winner JELENA IVANOVA (Latvia)
Professional Men‘s Over All Winner MICKAEL LOUVEL (France)
Over All Champion „Fit-Kid“ Fitness EWA DZIUBA (Poland)
Over All Champion Aerial Fitness EMILE PRUNSKUTE (Lithuania)
Over All Champion Mini Trampoline Fitness JULIA STICHINSKA (Latvia)
Over All Champion Pole Dance Fitness KETLIN SAINAS (Estonia)
Over All Champion Senior Categories VIDMANTAS MALAKAUSKAS (Lithuania)
8 years „Fit-Kid“ Category Winner MAJA KROL (Poland)
10 years „Fit-Kid“ Category Winner GABI POTACZEK (Poland)
12 years „Fit-Kid“ Category Winner LENA SNIEG (Poland)
14 years „Fit-Kid“ Category Winner EWA DZIUBA (Poland)
16 years Junior Category Winner SONIA GILEWSKA (Poland)
18 years Junior Category Winner NINA JACHIMKOWSKA (Poland)
21 years Junior Category Winner MILENA MLYNARCZYK (Poland)
Category „Duets“ Winners ZUZANA MAZIARSKA, SONIA GILEWSKA (Poland)
Category „Groups“ Winners ALICJA NALEWAJKO, NATALIA SADOWNIK, ZAZANNA MAZIARSKA, NINA JACHIMOKWSKA, JADWIGA WIAZOWSKA, ALEKSANDRA FEDOROWICZ, SONIA GILEWSKA (Poland)
AERIAL FITNESS
HOOP
Debut Category Winner ELIA BUDRECKYTE (Lithuania)
8 years Beginner Category Winner LUKNE MEDINGYTE (Lithuania)
10 years Beginner Category Winner AUSTEJA CAIKOVSKYTE (Lithuania)
12 years Beginner Category Winner EGITA PETROSIUTE (Lithuania)
14 years Beginner Category Winner IEVA JONUSAITE (Lithuania)
ADVANCED HOOP
8 years Category Winner  JAGODA GALAS (Poland)
10 years Category Winner AKVILE KORCIAGINAITE (Lithuania)
12 years Category Winner NORA TOMSON (Estonia)
14 years Category Winner UGNE KOTRYNA KAMINSKAITE(Lithuania)
16 years Junior Category Winner, Over All Advanced Hoop Champion  MARIANA STILHA (Lithuania)
18 years Junior Category Winner REBEKA KASK (Estonia)
21 years Junior Category Winner LISETTE SAAREMETS (Estonia)
Over 21 years Category Winner ALINA PINTSUK (Estonia)
Senior Category Winner GABRIELE KORCIAGINIENE (Lithuania)
Men‘s Advanced Hoop Over All Winner EDVARDAS KORCIAGINAS (Lithuania)
PROFESSIONAL HOOP
10 years Category Winner SMILTE LAUCEVICIUTE (Lithuania)
18 years Category Winner LISANDRA KAARMA (Estonia)
Duets Hoop Category Winners MARIA RADCENKO, SOFIA BONDARENKO (Lithuania)
HAMMOCK
BEGINNER HAMMOCK
10 years Category Winner KEIRA TOMSON (Estonia)
12 years Category Winner RETI SOPP (Estonia)
21 years Category Winner KETLIN SAINAS (Estonia)
ADVANCED HAMMOCK
10 years Categorry Winner ANTONINA ROBAK (Poland)
12 years Category Winner, Over All Hammock Champion SOFI ANETTE ELISSAAR (Estonia)
18 years Category Winner LISANDRA KAARMA (Estonia)
Beginner Duets Hammock Category Winners SOFI ANETTE ELISSAAR, SARAH LOREEN KIVIKAS (Estonia)
Advanced Duets Hammock Category Winners BRIT NOMM, KRISTI REILENT (Estonia)
SILKS
BEGINNERS SILKS
8 years Category Winner OLIWIA CHWEJ (Poland)
12 years Category Winner VERONIKA SKINDER (Lithuania)
ADVANCED SILKS
8 years Category Winner MAJA KROL (Poland)
12 years Category Winner KOTRYNA DUDONYTE (Lithuania)
14 years Category Winner TEJA JONAITYTE (Lithuania)
16 years Junior Category Winner, Advanced Silks Aver All Champion EMILE PRUNSKUTE (Lithuania)
MINI TRAMPOLINE
SOLO CATEGORIES
8 years Category Winner  MIRABELLA MARIA KORABOVSKA (Latvia)
40 years Category Winner MARIA KORABOVSKA (Latvia)
50 years Category Winner JULIJA STICHINSKA (Latvia)
GROUPS CATEGORIES
TRIO
Category Winners DANGUOLE JOCIUVIENE, KATRINA VICENTE FREIRE, AURELIJA PETRIKIENE (Lithuania)
Sixtet Category Winners DANGUOLE JOCIUVIENE, ANZELINA PAPIEVIENE, ERIKA BRACKIENE, KATRINA VICENTE FREIRE, AURELIJA PETRIKIENE, NORGALE VERBAITE
Ten Competitors Category Winners OLESIA ZIBENKO, TAISIJA MICHAILICENKO, TATJANA RANCANE, SIGITE RIBA, VANESA SVILPE, MAIRITA MATUSEVICA, INESE SIDORIKA, MARINA PJANOVA, NATALJA SOKOLENKO, MARIJA KORABOVSKA
POLE DANCE FITNESS
AMATEURS
12 years Category Winner NORA TOMSON (Estonia)
Category Over 21 years Winner PAULA NOREIKAITE (Lithuania)
SEMI – PRO
12 years Category Winner SIFI ANTETTE ELISSAAR (Estonia)
18 years Category Winner and Over All Champion KETLIN SAINAS (Estonia)
MODEL FITNESS
Junior Category Winner MILENA MLYNARCZYK (Poland)
Debut Category Winner LIUDMILA RAMANAUSKIENE (Lithuania)
165 cm. Category Winner OLGA BOGACZ (Poland)
Masters Category Winner LIUDMILA RAMANAUSKIENE (Lithuania)
BIKINI FITNESS
165 cm. Masters Over 40 years Category Winner YANA YAROSH (Ukraine)
175 cm. Masters Over 40 years Category Winner JELENA IVANOVA (Latvia)
175 cm. Masters Over 50 years Category Winner and Over All Champion MARINA LEGENZOVA (Lithuania)
Junior Category Winner MILENA MLYNARCZYK (Poland)
165 cm. Debut Category Winner LIUDMILA RAMANAUSKIENE (Lithuania)
175 cm. Debut Category Winner KRISTINA SKALSKIENE (Lithuania)
165 cm. Category Winner and Over All Champion OLGA BOGACZ (Poland)
175 cm. Category Winner KRISTINA SKALSKIENE (Lithuania)
180 cm. Category Winner RUGILE KALASEVICIUTE (Lithuania)
WELNESS
Welness Debut Category Winner YANA YAROSH (Ukraine)
Welness Category Winner OLGA BOGACZ (Poland)
MEN‘S PHYSIQUE
Men‘s Physique Debut Category Winner LINAS STARKUS (Lithuania)
Men‘s Physique 16 years Junior Category Winner DANIL SMIRNOV (Lithuania)
Men‘s Physique 18 years Junior Category Winner MARK STANKO (Lithuania)
170 cm. Men‘s Physique Category Winner DOMCJAN JAKOVC (Lithuania)
180 cm. Men‘s Physique Category Winner DANIL SMIRNOV (Lithuania)
190 cm. Men‘s Physique Category Winner MANTAS KAZLAUSKAS (Lithuania)
MUSCLE MODEL
Category Winner TORU FUKUTOMI (Japan)
BODY ATHLETIC
Category Winner BRANDON GABRIELIUS AUKSTUOLIS (Lithuania)
DISABLED CONTEST
General Category Winner KAMIL KOWALCZYK (Poland)
Seniors Over 40 years Category Winner GRZEGORZ DABROWSKI (Poland)
Seniors Over 50 years Category Winner MICKAEL LOUVEL (France)
BODYBUILDING
Debut Bodybuilding Category Winner BRANDON GABRIELIUS AUKSTUOLIS (Lithuania)
80 kgs. Category Winner DOMICJAN JAKOVIC (Lithuania)
90 kgs. Category Winner  BRANDON GABRIELIUS AUKSTUOLIS (Lithuania)
100 kgs. Category Winner RAIMUNDAS URBONAVICIUS (Lithuania)
70 years Masters Category Winner VIDMANTAS MALAKAUSKAS (Lithuania)
WOMEN BAYWATCH
165 cm. Debut Category Winner LIUDMILA RAMANAUSKIENE (Lithuania)
175 cm. Debut Category Winner LAURA GERASCENKO (Lithuania)
Junior Category Winner MILENA MLYNARCZYK (Poland)
165 cm. Category Winner OLGA BOGACZ (Poland)
175 cm. Category Winner LAURA GERASCENKO (Lithuania)
165 cm.  Masters Category Winner LIUDMILA RAMANAUSKIENE (Lithuania)
175 cm.  Masters Category Winner JELENA IVANOVA (Latvia)
FUGURE CLASSIC
Category Winner YANA YAROSH (Ukraine)
PROFESSIONALS
MEN
Bodybuilding Category Winner RAIMUNDAS URBONAVICIUS (Lithuania)
Disabled Category Winner KAMIL KOWALCZYK (Poland)
40 years Masters Category Winner TORU FUKUTOMI (Japan)
50 years Masters Category Winner MICKAEL LOUVEL (France)
WOMEN
Bikini Category Winner JELENA IVANOVA (Latvia)
Bikini 50 years Masters Category Winner MARINA LEGENZOVA (Lithuania)
16-th WORLD CUP
Amateur Women‘s Over All Winner MILENA MLYNARCZYK (Poland)
Amateur Men‘s Over All Winner KAMIL KOWALCZYK (Poland)
Professional Women‘s Over All Winner MARINA LEGENZOVA (Lithuania)
Professional Men‘s Over All Winner RAIMUNDAS URBANAVICIUS (Lithuania).
50-th „LITHUANIA CUP OPEN“
Over All Champion EMA SACKUTE (Lithuania)
Over All Champion  BRANDON GABRIELIUS AUKSTUOLIS (Lithuania).
JUDGES INTERNATIONAL
„Universe“ Head Judge SVETLANA PUGACHEVA
ANNA SIMSAK GODULA
VIKTORIJA KRISCIUNAITE
ALINA SUNOKAITE
MARGARITA VIAZOVKINA
GINTARE STALIULIONYTE
ALINA PELEPKO
NORMUNDS JURANS
JUZEF TAMOSEVIC – JAKOVIC
VILMA POVILONIANE
KARINA BAGAZKOVA
INTERNATIONAL SECRETARIES
W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. General International Secretary UGNE RAUDYTE DAUBARIENE (Lithuania)
RENATA PELEGRIMIENE (Lithuania)
SMILTE UTARAITE (Lithuania)
More Information is on International Site www.wff.lt

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1991 SOCIALIST BODYBUILDING NEWS

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1991.SOCIALIST BODYBUILDING NEWS.
LITHUANIA BODYBUILDERS LEAVE U.S.S.R. FEDERATION.
Since 1971 until 1998 the I.F.B.B. (International Federation of Body Builders) federation was the sole International Bodybuilding Federation to represent official recognized sport. Then bodybuilding still was a sport. Since 1989 DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS was negotiating with his friend I.F.B.B.  President BEN WEIDER. Among other questions both negotiated about the membership of the Lithuania National Bodybuilding Federation in the I.F.B.B.. The membership should be not as a part оf the “U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Federation” («Федерация культуризма С.С.С.Р.») but as an Independent member. That meant that the I.F.B.B. should recognize the Independent Republic Lithuania. In February 1991 there was referendum to separate with the U.S.S.R. held in Lithuania. 85 percent of citizen said “yes”.
During the process DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS through his fiend German (F.R.G, Federal Republic of Germany) GERHARD HUNGE paid the I.F.B.B. membership fee for Lithuania federation. Other way transaction was not possible as all international transactions were controlled by the bank of the U.S.S.R.. After this DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS sent official request to join the I.F.B.B. federation. In addition to this in order to prove the Country Independence  DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS translated the Constitution of the Republic Lithuania from Lithuanian to English language and sent it to Canada for BEN WEIDER.
This way since 1989 DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS had meetings with BEN WEIDER in Moscow and Leningrad (U.S.S.R.), Paris (France), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) and New York (USA). Finally after the 1990 “Miss Olympia” BEN WEIDER refused to recognize the Independent Republic Lithuania. He was on Moscow side. Lithuanians were not allowed to join the I.F.B.B.. BEN WEIDER was a businessman and he wanted to make business with the U.S.S.R.. Vice President of the U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Federation and President of the Bodybuilding Federation of Lithuanian SSR ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS did not support ideas and intentions of DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS. Even more - after proclaiming the Independent Republic Lithuania ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS joined the new Lithuania Communist Party of Mykolas Burokevichus. As it was during the fierce prohibition of bodybuilding in 1978, now DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS was left alone again. Nobody of bodybuilders dared to support him and to stand against the U.S.S.R..
At the same time many of Lithuania bodybuilders supported the National Olympic Committee of the Independent Republic Lithuania and refused to participate in the official U.S.S.R. contests and to join the National teams of the U.S.S.R.. Having no International competitions many famous bodybuilders left sport. For example best U.S.S.R. bodybuilder Lithuanian VIKTORAS JUCYS.
At that time a number of best Lithuania bodybuilders were pupils of DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS. They were - NATALIJA MURNIKOVIENE, EDMUNDAS REPSYS, VADIM SRYVKIN (Вадим Срывкин), RIMANTAS MAZIONIS.
Athletes needed contests and DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS found the way. DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS wrote letters to the N.A.B.B.A. (World Amateur Body Building Association) Chairman OSCAR HEIDENSTAM and W.A.B.B.A. (World Amateur Body Building Association) Owner and President SERGE NUBRET. Both invited Lithuania bodybuilders to their contests: 1991 N.A.B.B.A. Europe Championship in Epinal (France) and 1991 W.A.B.B.A. World Championship in Japan.
I.F.B.B. PRESIDENT VISITS LITHUANIA.
WEIDER DID NOT SUPPORT INDEPENDENT LITHUANIA.
In March, 1991 I.F.B.B. President BEN WEIDER visited capital of the Independent Republic Lithuania Vilnius. Some months ago during meetings with DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS he refused to recognize Independent Lithuania and remained on the U.S.S.R. side. At the same time he wrote a letter to DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS asking to arrange his meetings with the Officials of the Republic Lithuania. On the way to Moscow BEN WEIDER planned to visit Lithuania. DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS refused to assist him as BEN WEIDER did not change his position towards Lithuania Independence. He explained that Lithuanians will look other International Organizations to participate at the International Contests. BEN WEIDER asked not to be in a hurry but DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS  said Lithuanians are waiting I.F.B.B. membership already three years.
So DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS was not with BEN VEIDER during his visit to Vilnius. There was official meeting of BEN WEIDER with the Chairman Parliament Republic Lithuania VYTAUTAS LANDSBERGIS. President of the Lithuania Olympic Committee ARTURAS POVILIUNAS and his assistant KAZIMIERAS MOTIEKA were present at the meeting too. Also Vice President of the “U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Federation” («Федерация культуризма С.С.С.Р.») and President of the Bodybuilding Federation of the Lithuanian SSR ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS was at the meeting as well.  BEN WEIDER visited Parliament, presented Diploma of Honour to VYTAUTAS LANDSBERGIS, had meetings with Lithuanian bodybuilders. Anyway, BEN WEIDER remained on the same position - at that time he did not recognize Independent Republic Lithuania and supported the U.S.S.R..
N.A.B.B.A. WAS FIRST TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT LITHUANIA.
MINISTRY SPORT INITIATES ORGANIZING BODYBUILDING ASSOCIATION.
In 1991 DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS  visited Parliament of Republic Lithuania many times. Due to request of the President of Lithuania National Olympic Committee (L.T.O.K., Lietuvos Tautinis Olimpinis Komitetas) ARTURAS POVILIUNAS  DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS brought him official letter that International N.A.B.B.A. (National Amateur Body Building Association)  association recognizes Independent Lithuania and Lithuania National Olympic Committee. Among all International Federations of all sports N.A.B.B.A. was first to recognize independent Republic of Lithuania. There were several months until August overthrow in Moscow. Everybody was afraid to support Lithuania. First of all among non supporters was Vice President “U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Federation” and also president national Bodybuilding federation of Lithuanian SSR ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS.
In order to support bodybuilding sport DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS addressed the Minister of Sport Republic Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublikos sporto ministras) ALGIMANTAS RASLANAS and the President of Lithuania National Olympic Committee ARTURAS POVILIUNAS. Both said that a new National Bodybuilding Organization of Independent Lithuania was needed. ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS with his federation of Lithuanian SSR was out of the game.
Minister of Sport Republic Lithuania ALGIRDAS RASLANAS gave order to assistant  ALGIMANTAS SALAMAKINAS to help DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS to prepare documents for registration of the new federation.  In few hours documents were ready and next day new National Bodybuilding Association was registered at the Ministry of Justice of the Republic Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublikos teisingumo ministerija).
President of Lithuania National Olympic Committee ARTURAS POVILIUNAS often mentioned that no International Federations support him. During 1991 March visit to Republic Lithuania I.F.B.B. (International Federation of Body Builders) President BEN WEIDER refused to recognize Independent Lithuania and also he refused to take Lithuanians to the I.F.B.B. without permittion of the U.S.S.R.. At that time no one of Lithuania bodybuilding organizers dared to make a step against the U.S.S.R.. Everybody waited for something to happen - will Independent Lithuania stand against the U.S.S.R. or all Independence will be finished by Moscow. Again as it was in 1978 DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS was left alone with his own risky actions.
PRESIDENT “U.S.S.R. BODYBUILDING FEDERATION” ASKS HELP OF DSC. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS.
Many dirty things happen due to various intrigues. So happened in the “U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Federation” («Федерация культуризма С.С.С.Р.») when it’s President VASILIJ CAIKOVSKIJ (Василий Чайковский) was overturned down. VASILIJ CAIKOVSKIJ was replaced by a Leningrad bodybuilder VLADIMIR DUBININ (Владимир Дубинин). The same things happened in 1988 when the first President “U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Federation” Olympic Champion JURIJ VLASOV (Юрий Власов) was replaced by VASILIJ CAIKOVSKIJ in 1988.
Knowing about good friendly relations of DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS and President I.F.B.B. (International Federation of Body Builders) BEN WEIDER in January 1991 VASILIJ CAIKOVSKIJ came to Klaipeda (Republic Lithuania) and directly asked DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS to speak with BEN WEIDER. VASILJ CAIKOVSKIJ wanted DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS to explain about the dirty matters in the “U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Federation” and to change the voting results. He accused the former Vice President “U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Federation” ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS as well.
DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS refused to help VASILIJ CAIKOVSKIJ as in 1990 and in 1991 BEN WEIDER refused to support the Independent Republic Lithuania and also BEN WEIDER refused to incorporate National Bodybuilding Federation of Lithuanian SSR into the I.F.B.B. without permeation of the U.S.S.R.. At that moment DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS already decided to start working with other International Bodybuilding Organizations but the I.F.B.B..
SOCIALIST WORLD PARTICIPATES AT N.A.B.B.A. EUROPE CHAMPIONSHIP.
As there were difficulties with visas to W.A.B.B.A.  (World Body Building Association) World Championship in Japan, DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS decided to participate at 1991 N.A.B.B.A. (National Amateur Body Building Association) Europe Championship in Epinal (France). National team of bodybuilders of Lithuania Republic was collected after the 1991 “Amber Prix International” («Янтарный приз», “Gintarinis prizas”, 1968 - 2024). The  team was: NATALIJA MURNIKOVIENE (Наталия Мурниковене), EDMUNDAS REPSYS, ROLANDAS BUCINSKAS, VADIM SRYVKIN (Вадим Срывкин) and EUGENIJ GORELIK (Евгений Горелик). All Lithuanian participants went to France free of charge and paid nothing. At the same time some athletes were getting constant stipendiary for preparation for contests and for the living expenses (for. Exampla NATALIA MURNIKOVIENE). Money for them was collected after selling at that time very popular DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS bodybuilding magazines. All together were issued 37 different magazines. The first one was “Arnold Schwarzenegger Recommends” (1989) and two million copies of only this magazine were sold in Socialist Countries.
During the contest in Epinal DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS got acquainted with the President N.A.B.B.A. Germany KLAUS P.J. HOFFMANN. About this we will write some time later in the third book of the “World Bodybuilding Encyclopedia” («Энциклопедия всемирного культуризма», „Pasaulinė kultūrizmo enciklopedija“ ). Later in 1995 both created W.F.F. -International (World Fitness Federation). At that time KLAUS HOFFMANN left his membership in W.A.B.B.A. and joined N.A.B.B.A. too. So in 1991 first medals of the independent Republic Lithuania were received at 1991 N.A.B.B.A. Europe Championship in Epinal. NATALIA MURNIKOVIENE and ROLANDAS BUCINSKAS became N.A.B.B.A. Europe champions.
After this Vice President of the  “U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Federation” («Федерация культуризма С.С.С.Р.», “T.S.R.S. kultūrizmo federacijos”) and President of the Bodybuilding federation of the Lithuanian SSR ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS became crazy. He organized awful articles about DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS in Lithuanian press. At the same time ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS planned to join W.A.B.B.A. as the doors of the I.F.B.B. (International Federation of Body Builders) were closed for Lithuania at that time. Nobody had idea that 1991 “August Overthrow” («Августовский путч») will change everything.
1991 OVERTROW IN MOSCOW.
Nobody even saw in dreams that “1991 August Moscow Overthrow” (августовский путч в Москве) will loose so quick. The hew horizons were opened for all Socialist Countries. In sport too. The U.S.S.R. was fighting to remai alive and all Socialist Countries lighted for their independence.
After the “1991 August Moscow Overthrow” everybody who had been afraid to fight became “alive”. Now they were brave. Among them was Vice President “U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Federation” («Федерация культуризма С.С.С.Р.») ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS (Романас Калинаускас). Only now he created “Lithuania bodybuilding federation” which later became the I.F.B.B. (International Federation of Body Builders) member. At the same time DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS (Др. Эдмундас Даубарас) led his “National Bodybuilding Association” (Национальная ассоциация культуризма Литовской Республики) and was going on to work with N.A.B.B.A. International (National Amateur Body Building Association). We would underline that in May, 1991 the Ministry of Sport Republic Lithuania assisted DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS to create his federation. Owner and President of I.F.B.B. BEN WEIDER was acting as ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS. Only after the “1991 August Moscow Overthrow” BEN WEIDER dared to recognize Independent Republic Lithuania and to let Lithuania Bodybuilding Federation to join the I.F.B.B..
No one of the U.S.S.R. bodybuilding leaders knew anything about International Bodybuilding Organizations of the “Western World”. It took much time to get the truth about them. That lasted until when in 1996 DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS and German KLAUS P.J.HOFFNMAN created the W.F.F. (W.F.F. - International, World Fitness Federation) in 1996. The W.F.F. was registered officially in 1999. Later in 2005 the W.B.B.F. (W.B.B.F. - International, World Body Building Federation) was created and registered in Lithuania. But about this we will speak in the third book of the “World Bodybuilding Encyclopedia” («Энциклопедия всемирного культуризма»).
1991 SOCIALIST BODYBUILDING NEWS.
1991 „AMBER PRIX INTERNATIONAL“.
At the competition participated athletes from Latvian SSR, Estonian SSR, Lithuanian Republic, R.S.F.S.R., Belorussian SSR, Ukrainian SSR and Poland. First places were awarded with prize money. Each Category Winner received money amount equal to five salaries at Republic Lithuania at that time. Money was collected after selling at that time very popular DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS bodybuilding magazines. All together were issued 37 different magazines. The first one was “Arnold Schwarzenegger Recommends” (1989, «Арнольд Шварценеггер рекомендует», ) and two million copies of only this magazine were sold in Socialist Countries.
RESULTS
Women Bodybuilding
Category Until 52 kgs.
1.BOGDANOVA ILONA (Lithuanian Republic)
2.BELOVA IRINA (Latvian SSR)
3.MOCKEVICIENE DIANA (Lithuanian Republic)
Category Over 52 kgs.
1.MURNIKOVIENE NATALIJA (Lithuanian Republic)
2.MISEVICIENE IRINA (Lithuanian Republic)
KAMINSKAITE IDALIJA (Lithuanian Republic)
Over All Winner NATALIJA MURNIKOVIENE
Men’s Categories
Category Until 65 kgs.
1.CLEBORODOV VIACESLAV (Хлебородав Вячеслав, Lithuanian Republic)
2.VOROBJOV ALEKSANDR (Воробьёв Александр, R.S.F.S.R.)
3.VALANCIUS ALBINAS (Lithuanian Republic)
Category Until 70 kgs.
1.GORELIK JEVGENIJ (Горелик Евгений, Lithuanian Republic)
2.BERKOVICH SEMION (Беркович Семён, Lithuanian Republic)
3.BARTKEVICIUS ARVYDAS (Lithuanian Republic)
1.Category Until 80 kgs.
2.SRYVKIN VADIM (Срывкин Вадим, Lithuanian Republic)
3.ZOLINAS DMITRIJUS (Золин Дмитрий, R.S.F.S.R.)
4.ZUR OLEG (Жур Олег, Ukrainian SSR)
Category Until 90 kgs.
1.ZUR OLEG (Жур Олег, Lithuanian Republic)
2.BURNEIKIS RAIMONDAS (Lithuanian Republic)
3.BYTAUTAS GINTARAS (Lithuanian Republic)
Category Over 90 kgs.
1.REPSYS EDMUNDAS (Lithuanian Republic)
2.MISEVICIUS SAULIUS (Lithuanian Republic)
3.SVEIDUKS MARIS (Latvian SSR).
Over All Winner OLEG ZUR (Republic Lithuania).
1991 “MR. URAL”. BODYBUILDING TIMES OF CARPETS.
Time goes so fast and today in public often comes information which is far away from the truth. People who were not present at certain events are writing articles and books which are based on rumours. They pay no attention to the facts and opinion of the real participants of these events. For example, several years ago in Lithuania was issued a book “Lithuanian bodybuilding history” which carries facts that are not correct. Some time ago in Russia was issued a book about a famous Russia bodybuilder VLADIMIR DUBININ. For thirty  years VLADIMIR DUBININ  was the President of the National I.F.B.B. (International Federation of Body Builders)  Federation of  Russia. There are many not correct facts and interpretations on the history of the U.S.S.R. bodybuilding in the book.
Today after thirty years in internet appeared false information about the 1991 International “Mr. Ural” contest. The information is published by a former Russian bodybuilder OLEG ANDREJEV (Олег Андреев). People start discussing the angry letter of an U.S.S.R. official which he wrote on the background of rumors only.
Continuing our work on the unique International project of the “World Bodybuilding Encyclopedia” («Энциклопедия мирового культуризма», „Pasaulio kultūrizmo enciklopedija“)  in 2020 we plan to issue in various languages a book about the history of bodybuilding in the U.S.S.R.. There will be many historical documents, authentic stories and pictures and the reader will have a chance to see the historic happenings on different angle.
The organizer of the 1990-1991 “Mr. Ural” Contest in Ural Ufa City was ALTAF GALEJEV. For a number of years ALTAF GALEJEV  used to come with Ufa bodybuilding team to the  officially recognized World’s oldest traditional bodybuilding contest “Amber Prix International” (1968-2022, “Gintarinis prizas”, «Янтарный приз»). Participating at the 1991 “Mr. Ural” Contest contemporary President of the W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation) International DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS  and his wife were the invited personal guests of the organizer ALTAF GALEJEV.
Though at the 1991 “Mr. Ural” together with the U.S.S.R. bodybuilders participated teams of Germany, Holland and U.S.A. – the judges were only of the U.S.S.R. side. These judges in years were known one to another. To say more – these judges were trainers of the sportsmen, who participated at the 1991 “Mr. Ural” Contest and their personal interest in the competition results was very plain and clear. Even more: Lithuanian Judge ARVYDAS MILVYDAS some time before started working as the director of Vilnius sport centre. He had possibilities to offer money to bodybuilders. So he did. ARVYDAS MILVYDAS offered money to a number of known bodybuilders who were for many years trained by a famous U.S.S.R. trainer VITALIJ ASOVSKIJ. The bodybuilders of VITALIJ ASOVSKIJ without any hesitation left him and run to ARVYDAS MILVYDAS. Today when sport became totally commercial  it is nothing special about this, many athletes use to do this. But in the U.S.S.R. of 1991 it was a single unfair happening on the moral side. Having no trainer’s experience before it ARVYDAS MILVYDAS appeared at “Mr. Ural” Competition in Ufa with his team of known bodybuilders.
After the calculation of the 1991 “Mr. Ural” Contest results the awards ceremony started. Among the usual traditional awards for the winners were the carpets. To understand the situation now we should explain the situation of life in the U.S.S.R.. It is impossible to understand it easy for the contemporary people. Due to political situation for many years cars, carpets, spare parts for cars etc. were impossible to get in the U.S.S.R.. Only the trade unions of the U.S.S.R. were giving special licences for the best workers to buy these things. For German, Holland and U.S.A. participants of the 1991 “Mr. Ural” these carpets were of no value. But the representatives of the U.S.S.R. looked upon this differently. For them the carpets were of great value.  A scandal started during the award ceremony. German, Holland and the U.S.A. representatives did not agree with the judging and they insisted to cancel the judging results.
It was a break at the contest announced. Then the contest organizer ALTAF GALEJEV  collected official representatives of Germany, Holland and U.S.A. for a special meeting. The only one at the competition knowing well the English and the German languages DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS was present at the meeting too. The German team was led to Ufa by a famous National trainer of the German team. The team consisted of famous International athletes and among them AUREL HILLEBRAND – one of the winners of the 1991 Europe Championship. At the meeting the representatives spoke that “they came to a bodybuilding contest and not to the place of dividing carpets. Why ALTAF GALEJEV invited them to UFA if there is only the manipulation with carpets?” After the  discussion all of the representatives decided to change the results only in one category. They replaced Lithuanian OLEG ZUR with AUREL HILLEBRAND giving the first place to the German bodybuilder. Also OLEG ZUR had to give back to the German the carpets... AUREL HILLEBRAND  did not want to take the carpets saying he came to the bodybuilding competition and he does not need them. We would like to remind that later in 2004 Lithuanian OLEG ZUR was the over all I.F.B.B. World Champion in Moscow. By the way the 2004 I.F.B.B. World Championship was also full of intrigues. Any can find in various languages the historic documents, articles at the International Page www.wff.lt , read information on the main page and in the forum topics.
Returned from 1991 “Mr. Ural” home the Lithuania bodybuilders were upset.  They told their story to the Secretary of the U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Federation ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS. Hearing only one side and based only on words and rumours ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS wrote an angry letter to the President of the U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Federation VLADIMIR DUBININ. Then a special Congress of the U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Federation Council was announced. The Congress put punishment to the 1991 “Mr. Ural” organizer  ALTAF GALEJEV. Then ALTAF GALEJEV left the I.F.B.B. and started working with another International Federation.
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