BODYBUILDERS WANT TO KNOW THE TRUTH ABOUT IFBB.

There is a big mess in the International Bodybuilding today. We see lots of International Federations but no one works for the sake of our sport to be recognized. Aiming for official support no one of those federations  is in dialogue with other International Organizations, Governmental and Social Institutions  of various countries.

USA bodybuilding lives it’s own isolated life and does not care of anything else. Manipulating between official and illegal sport the European bodybuilding suffers hard times. Australia, Asia and Africa have never  played  a noticeable role in the Global bodybuilding sport movement.

It seems today that uniting National Organizations from 107 Countries which represent all Continents, only the WFF-WBBF International cares for bodybuilding as official sport and makes real big efforts for the recognition of bodybuilding as sport even on the highest official level possible.

To have a good start on official level any International Federation must be registered by Law. It must have a registered Constitution and work on it’s basis.

Now we will speak of the IFBB (International Federation of Body Builders) as it was very close to get the positive result until the real truth about the IFBB came to public. All of us learned, that the IFBB is not a sport federation, but a private property of few people and that the sportsmen of different countries have been fooled about this for decades...

We underline again and again: if the IFBB is so much unserious, then all other International Federations suffer still more legal juridical problems.

After 2009 IFBB  split, the International Vice President IFBB PAUL CHUA (Singapore) and President National Federation  IFBB Austria and Lower IFBB International ALEX BAUER presented for the WFF-WBBF (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation)  International Headquarters over 600 IFBB juridical  documents and asked to publish them on forum of the International Internet Site www.wff.lt  . To study thoroughly so many documents takes a lot of time. We published some of them before, but after a lot of requests from bodybuilders of many countries we have studied them and published once again with our remarks and conclusions. We named the article: “ILLEGAL IFBB JURIDICAL, FINANCIAL, DOPING AND SPORT POLITIC AFFAIRS. DOCUMENTS”. Here below with some comments we will give a short revue of the IFBB documents.

STATEMENT 1.

IFBB HAS NEVER BEEN AN INTERNATIONAL SPORT FEDERATION.

According the juridical registration documents the IFBB legal status is of a private commercial company. As per documents presented by the USA Bodybuilding Legend DAN LURIE and Attorney of Law ADAM ATLAS the IFBB was registered in 1969 in Canada and it had three Canadian owners: BEN WEIDER, REIMOND CREPAULT and JAGUELINE ROY. As until 1969 the IFBB had no legal juridical registration, it’s legal official history starts only in 1969.

STATEMENT 2.

WHO IS BEHIND IFBB COMMERCIAL COMPANY TODAY.

The letter of ALEX BAUER  addressed to the contemporary Owner of the IFBB commercial company Spanish RAFAEL SANTONJA  proves, that 2004 - 2007 IFBB declarations for Canada (Quebec) Government were signed by DIANE GIROUX, KIM VU, LUC AUTET. These persons are not known to anybody of the bodybuilding world. Then who really rules the IFBB? Public information shows, that the Ownership of the IFBB Company has been tranfered from Canada to Spain (from BEN WEIDER  to RAFAEL SANTONJA),  but the IFBB official juridic address remained the same, the Canadian one. A very important IFBB juridical document of resighning of BEN WEIDER  and appointing RAFAEL SANTONJA  was signed by PAMELA KAGAN. How it could be? Who gave the power for PAMELA KAGAN  to do this? IFBB members were angry about the secret nomination of RAFAEL SANTONJA . IFBB members never discussed about this and finally they were facing the fact done. And again this was “a secret action”.

STATEMENT 3.

RAFAEL SANTONJA TRIES TO EXPLAIN THE CLUMSY SITUATION.

More and more questions appeared from the IFBB members to RAFAEL SANTONJA, who became the IFBB President in a very hard to explain way. IFBB members asked about the IFBB finances, activities, the difference from IFBB private Company in Canada and the IFBB private Company in Spain and a number of Spanish commercial firms belonging to RAFAEL SANTONJA. They asked why the IFBB International documents were without signatures, why everything was so secret form IFBB members. Then RAFAEL SANTONJA  tried to explain the situation to the General Secretary and Lower IFBB International, President IFBB Austria ALEX BAUER. This explanation letter rised even more juridical and financial questions.

STATEMENT 4.

IFBB/EFBB ILLEGAL FINANCIAL DEALS. LET US KNOW THE TRUTH.

For decades everything was well in the IFBB. Until the President IFBB Austria ALEX BAUER became one of the IFBB leaders and the IFBB Lower.  ALEX BAUER  was one of the three subjects who set the new IFBB federation in 2007. Seeing dirty affairs done behind his back, affairs for which he could be punished by Law, ALEX BAUER  asked RAFAEL SANTONJA to present him a number of the juridical and financial IFBB/EFBB documents. He underlined, that after 25 years of his service to IFBB federation he finally learned it does not exist. The real is only private IFBB commercial company of BEN WEIDER  in Canada. IFBB officials elected at the International Congress have no juridical power as the federation is illegal. Also they are null in the private commercial company of IFBB. The IFBB federation that is advertised on Internet Site www.ifbb.com – does not exist in real. The real name is another one. IFBB and EFBB being not registered in a proper juridical way means illegal and of no value Contracts, illegal collected money payments and fees, illegal work payments and escaping to pay taxes. IFBB/EFBB  finances are in total disorder and chaos and it is impossible to get the truth among lots of legal and illegal accounts which are hidden from the IFBB/EFBB members.

ALEX BAUER  was angry with the fact that RAFAEL SANTONJA  took 100 000 dollars that were given for the federation. The money did not reach IFBB and disappeared… the 2002 IFBB/EFBB International Congress in Minsk (Belarus) decided that the federation’s money can not go to the accounts of RAFAEL SANTONJA’s private commercial companies, but it goes… ALEX BAUER  found out that IFBB is not registered and it is not existing in Spain. Then how the IFBB money can be used for the IFBB when there is no IFBB at all???

ALEX BAUER  scrutinized the financial and juridical situation and made the  schemes how RAFAEL SANTONJA  uses to take the money from the IFBB/EFBB accounts to his private commercial companies.

Having no definite answer from RAFAEL SANTONJA  ALEX BAUER  started informing IFBB members of the situation and the war started.  The long working IFBB members, who dared to open their mouths, were forced to leave the IFBB. Finally the IFBB split in 2009.

STATEMENT 5.

IFBB REGULARLY VIOLATES WADA RULES. DOPING COURT TRIALS FOR ONE OF THE INTERNATIONAL IFBB LEADERS.

During the last twenty years owners of the IFBB commercial company declare their priorities over other federations due to the IFBB Anti Doping Contract with WADA. It irritates other federations, which know the IFBB real situation to be very different from that in their declarations. That were main reasons, that IOC refused to recognize and support IFBB. It was the reason, that the „World Games“ and „Asia Games“ „deleted“ IFBB from their members.

The documents show that among suspected to manipulate with doping cases is the wife of RAFAEL SANTONJA. There were happenings when at the IFBB contests  total National Teams were caught using doping (for example, Russia, Czech). National Bodybuilding Team Egypt is the real World‘s „doping leader“. Though it has constant doping problems, the IFBB always praise this federation. Last case was in Thailand, when 8 of 9 Egypt bodybuilders left the contest for this reason. IFBB neglects Anti Doping rules and WADA Code as often there is no doping control at IFBB competitions, including the highest level events.

IFBB was accused  taking 30 doping tests and presenting for WADA only 15; hiding doping control results from IFBB members and International sport society; giving minimal simbolic punnishment for the selected athletes, who have received „live“ disqualification for multiple positive doping results;  hiding a number of cases, when IFBB  young sportsmen were dead.

It could be a good example to underline the questions discussed through one of the closest co-workers of RAFAEL SANTONJA, a High International IFBB Officer and the National President IFBB Poland PAWEL FILEBORN.

PAWEL FILEBORN  was in under long lasting Polish court trial. A number of   well known Polish sportsmen accuse PAWEL FILEBORN  for 1 000 US dollars selling  bodybuilders definite „doping usage“ programmes and for  10 000 US dollars offering the sportsmen, caught positive during the doping tests, the way to escape the punnishments.

STATEMENT 6.

FORGET THE CONSTITUTION. STANISLAV PESAT STANDS AGAINST RAFAEL SANTONJA.

Once when the total National Team IFBB Czech Republic was accused using doping and that was accepted as a fact, then due to this reason the President IFBB Czech Republic STANISLAV PESAT  was made to leave his post.

Organized in 2000 the IFBB Europeean Federation (EFBB) was very passive and did not work in real. Being one of the EFBB founders and seeing that RAFAEL SANTONJA lost his ability to define interests of both IFBB and EFBB, STANISLAV PESAT dared to candidate for the EFBB President’s position.

When STANISLAV PESAT stood against RAFAEL SANTONJA, the IFBB democracy was forgotten in a minute. The nomination of  STANISLAV PESAT was turned down by RAFAEL SANTONJA, who without any discussions left for himself both highest positions in IFBB and EFBB. What democracy and what elections you want in a private commercial company that IFBB is? IFBB acts under the Constitution of the IFBB commercial company, not under the virtual unregistered Constitution that is presented for bodybuilders.

Statement 7.

IFBB IS A COMMERCIAL COMPANY, NOT SPORT FEDERATION. OPPONENTS PROVED THIS IN LONDON’S COURT.

IFBB being a corporate commercial enterprise ruins all long lasting image not only of this virtual  “federation”, but it makes a deadly strike for all bodybuilding sport in general.  What serious organizations, Governmental Institutions, Sport Ministries of various countries can speak with IFBB on serious questions? No one!

When in 2009 the IFBB members learned the truth about the IFBB, all national Federations of the IFBB and all World’s Sport Society was in shock. Then due to inner fighting the IFBB split and many National Federations left it. The IFBB Chairmen did not wanted to speak with the IFBB members and he has chosen the way of IFBB being split.

And even after split IFBB continued fooling the International Sport Society and went on with lies. For example IFBB presented for public 30 participating countries at the IFBB Asia Championship in India. In real there were only seven. They have given the names of participants when these participants never visited India. Also there was again no doping control at this IFBB International Event and again IFBB Anti Doping rules and WADA Code were violated. The same situation is with the 2011 IFBB World Championship in Estonia. Now there is quite a big national scandal.

NoIFBB members speak and most prefer to keep silence.

In USA IFBB Pro MILOS SARCEV  gave the truth information on his personal site. But Asia IFBB federation, uniting 38 countries, is thankful to see the IFBB information in different languages on the International Bodybuilding site www.wff.lt (read forum).

Having more time we will publish the IFBB documents that were sent to the President WFF-WBBF International EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS by a close friend of RAFAEL SANTONJA Vice President IFBB Spain HOSE PARDO HIDALGO  and the former BEN WEIDER  assistant  and also the IFBB Vice President and the Owner of  WABBA and a famous bodybuilder SERGE NUBRET.

PREVIEW. TIME OF PROHIBITION AND PROSECUTION OF BODYBUILDING.

Due to the political reasons in the early seventies of the last century for nearly two decades bodybuilding was prohibited and prosecuted in the Socialits Countries, especially in the USSR. Most bodybuilding leaders got afrayed and step away, but not all of them. Among them was EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS who on his own risk began the dialoque with the USSR Communist Party Central Committee, the USSR Government, the USSR Sport Ministry (Goskomsport) administration and the most important communist press – Newspapers „Pravda“, „Izvestija“ and „Sovietskij Sport“. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS wrote letters, spoke on phone with them and finally personally went to Moscow (Russia) to present the officially registered bodybuilding defending letters the the Headquarters of the mentioned above Institutions. Those letters of EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS  was like real „petitions“ of bodybuilding.

Nobody stopped the prohibition and the prosecution of bodybuilding, but they gave permittion for EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS  to go on organizing „Amber Prix International“ Contest in Klaipeda (Lithuania). In fact the „Amber Prix International“ was an unofficial USSR Bodybuilding Championship and this was accepted by the USSR Sport Ministry when it began presenting honourable „USSR Sport Master“ names for the „Amber Prix International“ Champions. They say, the „Amber Prix International“ was the World Champiosnip of the Socialist Countries. World level Contests in the Western Countries were no higher in the level of bodybuilders and in the level of organisation, number of the participating Countries. In some aspects „Amber Prix International“ was even higher that those in the West.           

VATICAN NAMES BODYBUILDING DISIDENTS.

In 2011 the Official Meeting of the WFF-WBBF (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation) Interantional Leaders was organized in Vatican to present the WFF-WBBF activities.

Listening about the bodybuilding activities during the years of prohibition of this sport in the Socialist Countries Vatican Congregat Perfect J. Em. JOZEF KARDINAL TOMKO was interested very much. The Congregat evaluated our efforts and named us „disidents of the Communist regime“.

Most impressive was the Vatican State evaluation of the positive work of the WFF-WBBF in developing total fitness and bodybuilding throughout the World. For this work done the Vatican Congregat Perfect J. Em. JOZEF KARDINAL TOMKO presented the Vatican Pontific Medals (Medaglia Ufficiale di Pontificato di Sua Santita Benedetto XVI) to the International President WFF-WBBF EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS and the WFF-WBBF VIP Official Slovak STEFAN HRCKA (Headquarters State Vatican, Cita del Vaticano, March 29, 2011).

During the Official Visit to vatican the Vatican State Administrator PADRE PAOLO presented the the WFF-WBBF Officials the Vatican Administration Headquarters, the Closed Historic Treasure Archieves and the Storage Place of the historically valuable personal items of all Pontifics of Vatican State. Early morning at St. Peter‘s Basilica the President WFF-WBBF EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS participated at the unique personal Mess.

RESPECTFUL BLESSING FROM VATICAN
in 2012 the WFF-WBBF International Headquarters received a letter from the State Vatican.
Sending this Honourable Blessing Letter the Pontific BENEDETTO XVI-th once again positively evaluated the efforts of the WFF-WBBF International.

GOOD WORK NOTICED BY PROVOSLAV ORTODOX CHURCH.
The good and positive work done by the WFF-WBBF International was noticed by the Pravoslav Ortodox Church too.
In 2010 the IV-th International Convent of the Order of Temple (Ordo Supremus Militaris Templi Herosolymitani) was held in Coimbra (Portugal).
In recognition of the new ideas to unite all Christian Confessions Bishop ARCHIMANDRITE CHARALAMPY awarded EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS with the St. Nicholas the Wonderworker’s Silver-Gold Medal.

More information on the International Site www.wff.lt, see forum topics. Also information available on the Facebook pages: WFF-WBBF International, WFF-WBBF North America, WFF-WBBF South America, WFF-WBBF Asia, WFF-WBBF Europe, WFF-WBBF Africa, WFF-WBBF Asia Continental Federation.

Historically the first representative of Ukraine on International level was VASILIJ BESPALENKO (Василий Беспаленко, City Lvov) and that was fourty years in the beginning of seventies. Due to political reasons bodybuilding was prohibited and prosecuted in the USSR. Then VASILIJ BESPALENKO together with other Ukraine Athletes used to participate at the „Amber Prix International“ (1968-2012) in Lithuanian Klaipeda City. In real „Amber Prix International“ was the unofficial USSR Bodybuilding Championship and the World Championship of the Socialist Countries. Proving this the USSR Sport Ministry (Goskomsport) used to give  the „USSR Sport Master“ degrees for the „Amber Prix International“ Champions (you can see the documents of this on the International Site www.wff.lt, read articles, find documents in the forum topics „International Bodybuilding Organizations“, „World Oldest Bodybuilding Contest AMBER PRIX INTERNATIONAL“, „World‘s Bodybuilding History. How it was in real“).

During the „perestrojka“ time more and more Ukraine bodybuilders appear and they regularly represent a number of new regions at the „Amber Prix International“. Among them contest organizer ARKADIJ KASANSKIJ (Аркадий Кашанский)  and bodybuilders OLEG ZUR (Олег Жур) and VALERIJ LUCAK (Валерий Луцак).

During the last period of time Ukraine at the International activities of the WFF-WBBF International was represented by the National Presidents SPARTAK VASKOVSKIJ (Спартак Васьковский), VIKTORIJA POSMITINA (Виктория Посмитина) and MARGARITA OLEFIRENKO (Маргарита Олефиренко). From 2012 the National President WFF-WBBF Ukraine is OLGA GLADKOVA (Ольга Гладкова) and she has been recognized by the WFF-WBBF International for this position.

WFF-WBBF AMATEUR EUROPE CHAMPIONSHIP

The WFF-WBBF (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation) Europe Championship Open will be held on June 1, 2013 in one of the biggest Ukranine Charkov City (over 1 500 000 Cityzen). The Venue is the famous Charkov „Ukraine“  Culture Palace. It is a tradition that the Europe Championship is Open and the participants from other Continents will take part at the Event too.

As never before the Over All Winner will receive a unique big and valuable Prize. Such a high level International Bodybuilding Event hes never been organized in Charkov City before.

At the Europe Championship Opening Ceremonies and numerous VIP Meetings the WFF-WBBF World Champion, three times Over All „Universe“ Winner, the famous Hollywood Actor and Producer, called „Russia Schwarzenegger“ ALEKSANDR NEVSKY (Александр Невский) will be present too.

INTERNATIONAL BODYBUILDING CHAIRMEN CAME TO CHARKOV, UKRAINE.

Presenting the WFF-WBBF International activities in Ukraine and other countries in February, 2013 the the WFF-WBBF International Chairmen came together to Charkov.

Executive Council Congress and several Press Conferences was held in Charkov Press Center and popular TV Headquarters.

Together with the Heads of the National WFF-WBBF federation Ukraine at the Congress and Conference participated the President WFF-WBBF International EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS (Эдмундас Даубарас), Vice President WFF-WBBF International ANDREJ BASOV (Андрей Басов), President WFF-WBBF Europe VLADIMIR KURILCIK (Владимир Курильчик), President WFF-WBBF Ukraine OLGA GLADKOVA.

LOTS OF DISABLED SPORTSMEN WILL PARTICIPATE AT EUROPE CHAMPIONSHIP.

Visiting City Charkov, International Bodybuilding Leaders had the Official Meeting with the Chairman Disabled Sport Charkov Organization „Vitasport“ ALEKSANDR GROMOV (Александр Громов).

ALEKSANDR GROMOV  confirmed that over 50 Disabled Ukraine Sportsmen will take part at the 2013 WFF-WBBF Europe Championship in Charkov City.

CITY MAJOR LEADS WFF-WBBF EUROPE CHAMPIONSHIP.

Being in Ukraine City Charkov the Heads of the International WFF-WBBF federation took part at the International Congress. The 2013 WFF-WBBF Europe Championship Organizing Committee was elected at the Congress. The Chairman of the Organizing Committe is the Charkov City Vice Major ALEKSANDR POPOV (Александр Попов). The Organizing Committe spoke over the questions of the venue, transport, hotels for the coming 2013 WFF-WBBF Europe Championship participants.

INTERNATIONAL PRESS CONFERENCES AND THE CONGRESS.

Presenting the WFF-WBBF International activities in Ukraine and other countries in February, 2013 the WFF-WBBF International Executive Council Congress and several Press Conferences were held in Charkov Press Center and popular TV Headquarters.

Together with the Heads National WFF-WBBF federation Ukraine at the Conference participated the President WFF-WBBF International EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS, Vice President WFF-WBBF International ANDREJ BASOV, President WFF-WBBF Europe VLADIMIR KURILCIK, President WFF-WBBF Ukraine OLGA GLADKOVA.

WFF-WBBF INTERNATIONAL SIGNED MEMORANDUM WITH HEAD CITY CHARKOV ADMINISTRATION.

During the Official Visit to Ukraine in Charkov the President WFF-WBBF International EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS has signed the Memorandum with the Vice Chairman City Charkov ALEKSANDR POPOV. The Memorandum Ceremony took place at the Headquarters Major City Charkov. Also at the Ceremony were present a number of high WFF-WBBF International and Charkov City Officials and the President WFF-WBBF Ukraine OLGA GLADKOVA.

The Memorandum declares common mutual activities organizing the coming 2013 WFF-WBBF Europe Amateur Championship in Charkov. Right after the Memorandum Ceremony a wide press conference was held at the Headquarters Major City Charkov for the occassion.

INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR FOR TRAINERS.

It was decided, that right after the 2013 WFF-WBBF Amateur Europe Championship in Charkov WFF-WBBF International will organize the International Seminar for trainers.

Ukraine trainers will participate at the theoretical and practical courses and works and after the examination they will get the International Trainer‘s Certificate tht are giving the permitino to work as trainers. Basing on the International Trainer‘s Certificates today trainers are working in 16 Europe, America and Asia Countries.

There are over 300 big gyms in Charkov and the trainers will get a good chance to enlarge their knowlidge.

According the Charkov International Trainer‘s Seminar programme, the Seminar lecturers will represent Russia, Belarus and Ukraine.

More information on the International Site www.wff.lt, see forum topics. Also information available on the Facebook pages: WFF-WBBF International, WFF-WBBF North America, WFF-WBBF South America, WFF-WBBF Asia, WFF-WBBF Europe, WFF-WBBF Africa, WFF-WBBF Asia Continental Federation.

INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT‘S  OFFICIAL  VISIT TO IRAN

In September 2012 the International WFF-WBBF (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation) President EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS  was with the official visit  to Tehran (Islamic Republic of Iran).

All of us know that Iran represents one of the World‘s known oldest historical civilization and culture territories.

At the very first site there were a number of nice pleasant happenings: received a free of charge Iran visa without any hesitation and paper formalities on arrival at the airport, friendly people around, opportunities to stay in  the superious appartments of the best Tehran 5 Star International  „Parsian Azadi Hotel“  with a beautiful picture through the window towards the seventeen  million Citizen campacting city.  

A very big impression was that Iran is a really well developed contemporary country and that the people of Iran do not know about many problematic life questions that we meet in Europe every day.

The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran AYATOLAH KHAMENEHE is extremelly respected in the country but Iranians do it in some very calm and polite way.

IRAN SETS NEAREST INTERNATIONAL GOALS. 30 000 US DOLLARS FOR „2013 WFF-WBBF PROFESSIONAL WORLD CUP“

During the visit of the President WFF-WBBF International EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS to the Islamic Republic of Iran  a number of official meetings and visits were held. Then  the huge coming 2013 WFF-WBBF International Project for the World‘s Professional bodybuilders in Iran was spoken over.  This extraordinary Pro International event the „2013 WFF-WBBF Professional World Cup“  is going to take place on a famous beautiful Iran Kish Island in the Parsian Gulf.  The organizers will give 30 000 US dollars as prize money for three Pro men bodybuilding weight categories: 80, 90 and over 90 kilograms. Each Pro bodybuilding category will receive 10 000 US dollars, the Winner 5 000 US dollars.

„2013 WFF-WBBF Professional World Cup“ will be held on the third weekend of November right after the anual WFF-WBBF Professional  World Championship „Amber Prix OLYMPIA“ (30 000 US dollars, next weekend of November, Slovakia Brusno Kupele resort).

UNBELIEVABLE BIG POPULARITY OF BODYBUILDING

During the official visit of the International President EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS to THE Islamic Republic of Iran a big National Bodybuilding contest  was held in Tehran City. At this event  the International President met and  spoke with the Iran Governmental State sport leaders, organizers and sportsmen. We would like to underline, that bodybuilding is very popular in the country. Only in Tehran City work nearly six thousand bodybuilding gyms and clubs which are guided and supervised by the Ministry of Sport of  Iran.

HEADQUARTERS NATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE IRAN. OFFICIAL MEETING

At the visit of the International President EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS to the Islamic Republic of Iran in September the official meeting with the Governmental Sport Heads was organized in the Headquarters of the National Olympic Committee Islamic Republic of Iran.

Governmental State Sport Official of Iran Dr. MOHAMMAD REZA KAZEM ASHTEYANI positively evaluated WFF-WBBF International activities. He expressed full understanding and support for the Vice President WFF-WBBF Asia and the President Iran National WFF-WBBF Federation ALI REZA RASA. Also Dr. MOHAMMAD REZA KAZEM ASHTEYANI agreed to support and to recognize the coming „2013 WFF-WBBF Professional World Cup“ , that will be held in Iran Parsian Gulf Kish Island.

More information on the International Site www.wff.lt, see forum topics. Also information available on the Facebook pages: WFF-WBBF International, WFF-WBBF North America, WFF-WBBF South America, WFF-WBBF Asia, WFF-WBBF Europe, WFF-WBBF Africa, WFF-WBBF Asia Continental Federation.

FOTO: International WFF-WBBF President EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS, State Sport Official  Islamic Republic of Iran Dr. MOHAMMAD REZA KAZEM ASHTEYANI, Vice President WFF-WBBF Asia and President Iran National WFF-WBBF Federation ALI REZA RASA, September 14, 2012, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.

We have been working much and achieved good positive results in 2012 again. I would like to underline tremendous work done by the WFF-WBBF (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation) International VIP Officials Stefan Hrcka (Slovakia) and Aleksandr Nevsky, a famous Hollywood Actor and Producer called “Russia Schwarzenegger”.

Today the WFF-WBBF  unites National Organizations from 108 Countries that represent all Continents.

In 2012 WFF-WBBF International organized over 60 various level competitions in various Countries. Among them the 44-th  World’s  Oldest Traditional Bodybuilding Contest “Amber Prix International” (Tula, Russia, 1968-2012). Great importance was of the World Amateur Championship and World Professional Championship “Amber Prix OLYMPIA” (30 000 US dollars, Brusno Kupele resort, Slovakia).

Ending the year the WFF-WBBF International started working on the Unique Global Bodybuilding Project - „Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding“ («Энциклопедию современного культуризма»). That has been never done before by anyone else.

Both WFF-International and WBBF-International still are the only ones World Wide Officially Registered International Non Profit Sport Organizations (Bodybuilding and Fitness).

The 2012 activities of the WFF-WBBF International were evaluated positively: the Roman Pope Benedictus XVI (Benedetto XVI)  blessed the WFF-WBBF International and the Prime Minister Republic Slovakia Robert Fico awarded the Heads of the  WFF-WBBF International.

New ideas and tremendous work done for the International sport make the WFF and WBBF to be the today’s International Leaders in Bodybuilding and Fitness World Wide.

The WFF and WBBF do not live yesterday’s life. We have lots of  new Global Bodybuilding Projects ahead.

HEALTH, SUCCESS, LUCK AND HAPPINESS IN 2013!!!

God bless all of us in our sincere pray!

Since the beginning of the crises in the Syrian Arab Republic, more than 1.5 million people have lost their homes and livelihoods. People have been suffering not only physically but also mentally as a result of constant fears, uncertainties and lack of a support.
In order to support those in need, once again, world’s leading sport organizations, athletes and enthusiasts use the power of sports to promote a culture of non-violence and peace; where social, cultural, political, religious and other differences are respected and humanity and the love dominates.
To address issues which became terrifying reality for people in Syria and boost their physical and mental health and show that they still have friends, National Federation WFF Japan, WFF-WBBF International and National Olympic Committee Syria (NOC) came to work together in organizing 2013 “Peace Sports Festival” in Damascus, Syria (September, 2013).

OFFICIAL VISIT TO SYRIA.
On January, 2013 the Founder and Chairman of the International Project “Peace Sports Festival”, President of the National Federation WFF-WBBF Japan, Vice- President WFF Asia and a former European Amateur Fitness Champion Mr. EVGENY LATYPOV was on the official visit to Damascus to meet the President NOC Syria Gen. MUWAFFAQ JUMA and other NOC officials to discus possibilities of organizing the International “Peace Sports Festival” in Syria.
The President of NOC Gen. MUWAFFAQ JUMA received Mr. EVGENY LATYPOV at the NOC’s Headquarters, where the decision to organize the festival was reached. Mr. EVGENY LATYPOV and the Gen. MUWAFFAQ JUMA concentrated not only on the technical side of the festival, but also on its social impact. Important question how sports included into the festival (Bodybuilding, Fitness, Boxing, Athletics, Swimming, and Chess etc.) would benefit the society was closely studied.
NOC has insured Mr. EVGENY LATYPOV to support organizing the festival.
Mr. EVGENY LATYPOV visited two Olympic Sports Complexes in order to asses them as possible sites for the Festival. Both are fully equipped for the festival and ready to welcome International guests at the on-site located hotels (currently the Syrian Government and NOC transformed the hotel rooms into the classrooms so the children who live in high-violence areas and/or whose schools were damaged could continue their education).

IMPORTANT GUESTS OF PEACE SPORTS FESTIVAL.
Along with Professional Athletes from Iran, Russia, Lithuania, Estonia, Slovakia, India, Japan, UAE etc., VIP Guests from friendly countries are invited to attend the festival and support the Syrian people too. Among them: International President WFF-WBBF EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS (Lithuania), President National Federation WFF-WBBF Russia ANDREJ BASOV, President WFF-WBBF Asia PRINCE UPPAL (India), a famous International Businessman and Mecenat STEFAN HRCKA (Slovakia), a Kuwaiti Politician, President Olympic Council of Asia, Member of the International Olympic Committee SHEIKH AHMAD AL-FAHAD AL-AHMED AL-SABAH (Kuwait), Ambassador of Peace and University Professor, a former actor (acted with the legendary BRUCE LEE) and the first World Champion of middle weight full contact karate professional KEN KAZAMA (Japan).

PURPOSE AND VISION OF THE “SPORTS FESTIVAL”.
The International “Peace Sports Festival” fallows the same core principle as any other Professional Sport Event. The festival is not discriminatory and it does not serve the purpose of promoting political policies and it is not affected by any particular nation.
The festival encourages participating all people within a given society, including the disabled, children, men and women, professionals, amateurs and those who have never practiced sports, with proper adjustments made to suit the condition of participants. Sports Festival contributes to personal development of its participants. Professional Athletes benefit from the opportunity to communicate with each other and international friends and exchange experience.
For disable athletes, it provides opportunity return to increase self esteem and set new goals.
For children, Sports Festival is a tool which helps them to develop within values related to respect, peace and cooperation.
For women, is a venue for encouragement, and most important the possibility to get away from fears and difficulties women face during the conflict.
By putting all of these people together, albeit in separate events, it also creates a sense of encouraging of one another and not simply competition, and thus creating new avenues of community which can be applied outside of the “Peace Sports Festival”.

BRIEF HISTORY OF THE “SPORTS FESTIVAL”.
The idea to organize “Peace Sport Festival” (former known as “Afghan Power”) originated in 2010. Afghanistan was chosen as the location.
At first it was a single sport event, with only bodybuilding in consideration. However, with time and a positive influence from KEN KAZAMA the event was renamed to “Peace Sports Festival” and more sports were included.
By April 2012 with support from Afghans local community, National Federation WFF-WBBF Japan, Embassy of Afghanistan in Tokyo, Afghanistan National Olympic Committee and private donors the first “Peace Sports Festival” was organized in Kabul, Afghanistan. After its success and positive influence on all participants the festival was recognized by the President National Olympic Committee Afghanistan Gen. MOHAMMAD ZAHIR AGHBAR as the official - yearly based event.
In 2013 the NOC Syria has also recognized the festival.

For more information about the festival or WFF-WBBF Japan activities please visit: www.wff.jp
or www.latypovevgeny.com

Very soon on November 9-11, 2012 in Slovakia Brusno Kupele mountain resort will start the real Professional Sport Event – the WFF-WBBF (World FitnesFederation, World Body Building Federation) Pro World Championship „Amber Prix OLYMPIA“ (30 000 US dollars). Best World Pro Bodybuilders will fight for the real highest prestigeous places and real money at the Real Pro Sport Contest.

Bodybuilding fans really love their Great Idols, but they seldom think of the basic things, that do matter for the official sport.

For the last two decades and especially during the last running years the best World Professional Bodybuilders use to participate at the Pro Contests in the USA and sometimes in Europe and only very few of them understand why a new Professional commer if he is not representing a well known International Commercial Company never wins at these Pro Events.

First of all look at the basics. All Pro Events in the USA and in Europe are organized by a definite Private Commercial Company and this every Company looks for the profit of this activity. It is Always business and never sport. Every Pro Event has it‘s definite private Owner who makes business of it.  Today even the names of the Pro Events have no more connections with official sport as the competitions are called „festival“, „messe“, „carnaval“ or another „classic“ activity.

Most if not all of these Commercial Companies use to buy bodybuilders to advertize their products. These Companies are interested in High Placings of the Bodybuilders they own as they represent their business and their goods and products. Do You think these businessmen really throw away these huge sums of money they declare in the beautiful bodybuilding magazines? Nover! These Private Commercial Companies via Contracts and via other ways use to buy places for the Pros they own and this makes all Pro Shows like a theater and not a as real sport competition. All this is well played as in a real drama theater. Finally all businessmen are satisfied as every of them know the price they payed for the place at a Pro Event. Only the naive bodybuilders who worked hard to come to their long dreamed Pro Contest can not understand why they have lost.  Busines is always first. Just pay and You are the Pro Champion in this commercial theater show. It seems today that the only one being legal no profit International Sport Organization of this kind the WFF-WBBF (World FitnesFederation, World Body Building Federation) International cares for the development of bodybuilding in the respected recognozed real sport movement.

INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS.

International President WFF-WBBF (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation) EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS arrived for the  official visit to Russia.

Together with EDMUNDAS  DAUBARAS powerful contemporary World‘s Bodybuilding Giants ALEKSANDR NEVSKY, STEFAN HRCKA, ANDREY BASOV, MICHAIL  DYAKONOV arrived to Moscow too. Aiming for the recognition of bodybuilding the official meetings and friendly talks on today‘s most  important International bodybuilding questions started.

Also supporting the WFF-WBBF International activities to Moscow arrived famous Hollywood Cinema Actors that connectet their lives with our sport: MATHIAS HUES, SYNTHIA ROTROCK, ROBERT MADRID (he is the National  President WFF-WBBF USA), ADRIAN PAUL. The only only missing was ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER.

Already on the first day eleven  Luxorious  Class Limusines respectfully took the delegates from the placed in Moscow Red Square Ritz Carlton Hotel to the City Tula.

INTERNATIONAL PRESS CONFERENCE.

Presenting the nearest most important International bodybuilding events a wide International Press Conference has been  held in the Culture Centre City Tula. Together with the Heads WFF-WBBF International the National President WFF-WBBF USA ROBERT MADRID  took part in the Press Conference too. Two times „Mr. Universe“  Winner and one of the main organizers of the Professional 2012 WFF-WBBF World Pro Cup "NEVSKY CLASSIC" (15 000 US dollars, November 3, Tula, Russia) ALEKSANDR NEVSKY  (called „Russia Schwarzenegger“) presented this very spacial International Event for media as well.

NEAREST STRATEGIC INTERNATIONAL BODYBUILDING GOALS.

During the four days lasting official visit of the Heads of the WFF-WBBF International to Russia the most important strategic International goals were underlined and spoken over.  The official meetings with the Heads of the Russia National Olympic Committee, Sport Ministry and Christian Orthodox Church has been planned.  The official meeting with the Russia State Governmental Officials of the City Sankt Peterburg has been  already organized. The WFF-WBBF International Leaders were invited to particiapte as VIP Guests at the coming Winter Olympic Games that will take place in Russia soon.

More information on the International Site www.wff.lt, see forum topics. Also information available on the Facebook pages: WFF-WBBF International, WFF-WBBF North America, WFF-WBBF South America, WFF-WBBF Asia, WFF-WBBF Europe, WFF-WBBF Africa, WFF-WBBF Asia Continental Federation.

All bodybuilders dream of a Pro Card and of the becoming a Pro Competitor. Let us talk of this.

Though a number of International Bodybuilding Federations tried do organize competitions for the Professional Bodybuilders, nobody even tried to give for the Professional Bodybuilding the required Official Legal Status by the Law. Only the WFF-WBBF (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation)  did it. Today only WFF-WBBF and IFBB (International Federation of Body Builders) have Pro Leagues (Divisions) that unite Best World‘s Bodybuilders and which use to do it on the serious constant basis. All other International Federations do not have Professional Leagues which provide Pro Cards for the sportsmen and which organize Pro Bodybuilding Competitions (to be frank, most of them have a very doubtful juridical legal status, including the IFBB. Read forum topic „IFBB/EFBB illegal financial deals „  on the International Internet Site www.wff.lt ).

In 2012 WFF-WBBF already organized four Pro Bodybuilding Events in Europe and it is going to organize four more in the nearest weeks. All remember that at the 2011 WFF-WBBF Professional World Championship „Amber Prix OLYMPIA“ in Slovakia Brusno Kupele resort nearly 50 World‘s best bodybuilders from Asia, Ameriva, Africa and Europe participated for the highest respected title and money awards.

The WFF-WBBF is the only one in the World to organize Official Contests for Pros, like World and Continental Championships and Cups, that are recognized by Highest International and National Sport Organizations. Pros participating at the unrecognized contests are more like show-men, not real sportsmen from the point of view of the Governmental sport institutions and this is the reason they have never been  supported and recognized officially, especially in the USA. Leading the World‘s Bodybuilding and seeking the Recognition of Bodybuilding Sport,  the WFF-WBBF International has chosen the Official Way of development that is different from other federations.

For bodybuilding specialists it is eveident, that USA quickly looses it‘s International leaders positions in bodybuilding. Due to the decades lasting mistaken politics of the former USA bodybuilding leaders, today we face the negative results all World through. On the Official Level bodybuilding is not accepted as sport in general. Majority of important bodybuilding contests in the USA are just commercial shows for public, more like a theater, but not real sport. Everything is slod, everything money can buy. Does anybody remember a strong USA National Team at a World Championship of any federation?

Bodybuilding in the US is based on many private Companies, which are the owners of the so called „federations“, all competitions belong to them as a private property. This is a business and the owners often are selling everytinig, including contest places. During the last years it is clear as daylight. Nobody wants to develop sport, nobody cares for the sportsmen as they  have no profit of this. Even more – the private structures always fight for profit in between. This is the reason, why the USA bodybuilding lives in the chaotic dissorder and it never ends. It negetivelly influences all International Sport in general. There is no one to think of sane lives, total fitness and  of  the official sport of bodybuilding. But even if they want to, they can not as private Companies are not sport federations by Law.

For our 50 years lasting work and efforts finally today we have nothing connected with official sport, but selling-buying-playing theater only.

When the owner of the IFBB (International Federation of Body Builders) Commercial Company our respected BEN WEIDER (Canada) tried to get the IOC recognition, he got the IOC refusal to support and to recognize the IFBB. Then the WEIDER brothers sold all their magazines, the „Olympia“ contest and after BEN WEIDER  died the IFBB Company was sold as well. During the last fiveteen years the International bodybuilding situation goes worse and worse.

After IFBB split three years ago, the new owner of the IFBB Commercial Company (IFBB does not egzist as official International Sport Federation by Law) RAFAEL SANTONJA  (Spain) took some permanent America contest names to Europe, but the majority of them they still are commercial Shows, not official recognized sport competitions.

IFBB as sport federation never egzisted by Law in the US. Bodybuilding sport was governed by the NPC (National Physique Committee), but again, by the Law requirements  it is not true (you can see the historic and juridic documents in the International Site www.wff.lt forum topics „World‘s Bodybuilding History. How it was in real“, „IFBB/EFBB illegal financial deals“).

During the last period of time the WFF-WBBF (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation)  International Federation received letters from a number of High NPC (National Physique Committee)  Officials, Judges and well known-sportsmen. They want to join the International activities of the WFF-WBBF. All of them were invited to come to the nearst International WFF-WBBF Events and start the „live“ dialogue direct.

Let us be frank. The recent private family affair of our sport Heroe, the former Governor State California ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER makes the negative position of the World‘s Bodybuilding even worse.  This scandal in the USA was one of the reasons that ARNOLD took his private contest  „Arnold Classic“ from the USA to Europe too. The first steps of this Private Contest in Europe are not strong, but let us hope for the best.

Plain and clear presentation of the International Bodybuilding problems is the IFBB itself: juridical lies, cheating other International Organizations, lies to the sportsmen (see documents on the International Site www.wff.lt, read forum topic „IFBB/EFBB illegal financial deals“). We mentioned above that IOC refused to support and to recognize the IFBB. Today we confront more negative news: the International Organmizations „World Games“ and the „Asia Games“ excluded IFBB from their membership and refused to work with the IFBB too.

It seems that the sole WFF-WBBF (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation) uniting today 106 Country-members and  representing all Continents do care for saving the image of bodybuilding and making it the official recognized Sport. The WFF-WBBF remains the sole no profit International bodybuilding organization, that is registered according Law requirements and working based on Olympic system. Along with the over 60 International Events World Wide the WFF-WBBF International organizes anual World and Continent Championships, it makes still running one of the World‘s oldest bodybuilding contest „Amber Prix International“ (1968-2012).

Many many new changes are on the way of our sport and we are proud that with the God‘s blessing after our constant work through  the last 50 years we have positive results like this finally.