WORLD BODYBUILDING ENCYCLOPEDIA.

“VILNIUS BODYBUILDING SCHOOL”.

VITALIJ ASOVSKIJ.

In the mid of sixties of the last century talented bodybuilders started their activities in Vilnius (Lithuanian SSR). They were CESLAV TAMULEVIC (Чеслав Тамулевич) and LEONAS PIVORIUNAS. They set a famous Vilnius “Victoria” gym. Basing on this gym famous “Vilnius Bodybuilding School” (‘Vilniaus kultūrizmo mokykla”, «Вильнюсская школа культуризма») was established. In 1970 LEONAS PIVORIUNAS left bodybuilding and VITALIJ ASOVSKIJ (Виталий Асовский) came to replace him. VITALIJ ASOVSKIJ is a known contemporary poet and drama writer. Through Socialist times “Vilnius Bodybuilding School” presented many famous International level bodybuilders. The essence of the school was that the Chairmen of the school CESLAV TAMULEVIC and VITALIJ ASOVSKIJ  developed theoretical and practical background for bodybuilding sport. Especially that was important in 1987 when the first official “U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Federation” («Федерация культуризма С.С.С.Р.») was set. Bodybuilding became a recognized sport at that time and primitive games of bodybuilders had to become sport looking. Prohibition of bodybuilding was stopped and basics of the sport were needed very much. CESLAV TAMULEVIC and VITALIJ ASOVSKIJ founded and developed complicated schemes of posing routines for bodybuilders. No other in the World did anything like this ever and this made “Vilnius Bodybuilding School” unique. Bodybuilders from Lithuanian SSR and other countries used to come and to study the knowledge of CESLAV TAMULEVIC and VITALIJ ASOVSKIJ. Basing on the works of CESLAV TAMULEVIC and VITALIJ ASOVSKIJ a certain system of judging criteria was developed. It was something scientific and it is nothing to compare with today’s primitive bodybuilding. The “U.S.S.R. Ministry of Sport” («Министерство спорта С.С.С.Р.») started presenting honour names of the “U.S.S.R. Master of Sport” («Мастер спорта С.С.С.Р.») for bodybuilders. After the fall of Socialist World the “West” has eaten the “Socialist Bodybuilding”.  Scientific ways of Socialist system became the same primitive as in the “West”. In 1998 International Olympic Committee (I.O.C.) refused to recognize bodybuilding sport and threw away the I.F.B.B. (International Federation of Body Builders) federation. That was the end of bodybuilding recognition as sport. In 2023 G.A.I.S.F. was closed and also in 2023 W.A.D.A. (World Anti Doping Agency) refused to work with I.F.B.B.. Former Socialist Countries still play games with bodybuilding but there is no more sport in the World like bodybuilding any more.

Some time ago CESLAV TAMULEVIC, LEONAS PIVORIUNAS and VITALIJ ASOVSKIJ at the Parliament of the Lithuanian Republic were presented with the W.F.F. - W.B.B.F. (World Fitness Federation, World Bodybuilding Federation) International Honour Silver Medals.

You can get more details on the International Site www.wff.lt .

WORLD BODYBUILDING ENCYCLOPEDIA.

PERSONALITY. LINAS PERNAVAS.

LINAS PERNAVAS - former General Commissar of Police of the Republic Lithuania, diplomat of the Republic Lithuania in the UK, contemporary Director of the Special Services of the Republic Lithuania is the W.F.F. - W.B.B.F. (World Fitness Federation, World Bodybuilding Federation) Over All World Senor Bodybuilding Champion.

More information is in various languages at the International Site www.wff.lt 

WORLD BODYBUILDING ENCYCLOPEDIA.

HIGH GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS IN BODYBUILDING.

Today since 1968 uniting 141 Country-members W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation)International in various Countries arrange over sixty International events every year.

During the years a number of High Government Officials were organizers and guests of the International W.F.F. - W.B.B.F. events. Among them: President Parliament Austria ALFRED GERSTL, President Parliament Slovakia JAN FIGEL, Russia Parliament Vice President VLADIMIR ZIRINOVSKIJ (Владимир Жириновский), Prime Minister Slovakia VLADIMIR MECIAR, Prime Minister Slovakia ROBERT FICO, Prime Minister Lithuania GEDIMINAS KIRKILAS, Prime Minister Lithuania ALGIRDAS BUTKEVICIUS, India Parliament Committee Chairman SARDAR RAVNEET BITTU, Minister Sport Poland ZBIGNIEW PACELT, Minister Sport Lithuania VITAS NENIUS, Minister Sport Lithuania ALGIRDAS RASLANAS, Minister Sport Iran DSc. MOHAMMAD ASTEYANI, Lithuania Parliament Members GEDIMINAS VASILIAUSKAS and JULIUS DAUTARTAS and also many Ministers, Governors and City Mayors of various Countries. More detailed information in various languages on International Page www.wff.lt .

2024.EXCEPTIONAL SPORT PERSONS.

SVETLANA PUGACHEVA.

SVETLANA PUGACHEVA (Светлана Пугачёва) is the Chairman of the W.F.F. - W.B.B.F. (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation) International Technical Committee, famous trainer, Judge of International Category, still active athlete. Now she is already twenty five years on International Bodybuilding Stage. Being a great bodybuilder she represents Republic Lithuania at the International track and field competitions. SVETLANA PUGACHEVA among over twelve thousand athletes of all federations is on the third place at the “World Ranking List”. In 2019 at the Parliament Republic Lithuania SVETLANA PUGACHEVA was awarded with the  “International Honour Silver Medal”.

More information You can get in various languages on International Page www.wff.lt .

WORLD BODYBUILDING HISTORY.

DIRTY BODYBUILDING IN ESTONIA.

WORLD BODYBUILDING ENCYCLOPEDIA.

Today the W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation)  International unites 138 Country – Members and organizes nearly 60 annual Amateur and Professional International Events World Wide. Looking from the juridical point of view the W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. International is no doubt the Real World Bodybuilding Leader.

Crowning it‘s 50 years of  International Bodybuilding activities, the W.F.F. – W.B.B.F.  works on the Unique Global International Bodybuilding Project -  the „World Bodybuilding  Encyclopedia“ («Энциклопедия всемирного культуризма», “Pasaulio kultūrizmo enciklopedija”).

There will be four books of the Encyclopedia. The first book will cover period of time from the old times to 1973. The work on the Encyclopedia goes on.

DIRTY BODYBUILDING IN ESTONIA.

INNAR MARDO (1946-2002; Inaras Mardo, Иннар Мардо)  was the most important Estonia bodybuilding persons ever. Several days we were studying the thirty years lasting correspondence between the President of the W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. International DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS (Др. Эдмундас Даубарас) and INNAR MARDO. INNAR MARDO was and still is the unique historical Estonia bodybuilding leader and the real soul of bodybuilding in Estonia. Twenty years ago INNAR MARDO presented to DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS historical documents on the Estonia International contest „Georg Tenno Memorial“ („Georgo Tenno Memorialas“, «Мемориал Георга Тенно»).

HAVING A WISH DOES NOT MEAN YOU CAN DO IT.

Multiple letters of INNAR MARDO tell us about many unknown and forgotten facts and stories. We are surprised of the inner powewr of INNAR MARDO when his bodybuilders betrayed him and when many Estonian organizers treated him very badly. The reason is clear – they envyed him and his talent so much. We would like to underline that for several years best bodybuilders of the U.S.S.R. and Socialist countries were pupils of INNAR MARDO Estonians OLEV ANNUS  and INDREK OTSUS. Both bodybuilders were winners of the most important International U.S.S.R. competitions – the „Amber Prix International“ („Gintarinis prizas“, «Янтарный приз», is still running, 1968-2020) and the „Georg Tenno Memorial“ (organized in 1971-1989). Also under the guidance of INNAR MARDO both bodybuilders won several International competitions in various Socialist countries.

Think of this - who are those bodybuilders and organizers without INNAR MARDO? In some cases the enemies of INNAR MARDO were successful and INNAR MARDO had to leave the National Estonia bodybuilding federation. By the way, Lithuanians were not very happy of the strong Estonia bodybuilding and helped the enemies of INNAR MARDO in their dirty works. The Lithuanians were led by ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS and some official from Kaunas city. Especially big fight against IONNAR MARDO was after the tenth „Georg Tenno Memorial“ But after this no one Estonia bodybuilding organizer ever reached the highness of the work done by INNAR MARDO. The level and inside power was very low of them.

In the “World Bodybuilding Encyclopedia” year after year we will speak about the activities of those above mentioned “heroes”. It is a pity that at the end of his life INNAR MARDO had no enough power to reach the previous hights of the glory of Estonia bodybuilding. The glory that was created by him – INNAR MARDO.

About these details we will speak in the second book of the Encyclopedia.

INFORMATION.
More detailed information on the Global International Site www.wff.lt, see forum topics. Also information available on the Facebook pages: W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. International, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. North America, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. South America, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Asia, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Europe, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Africa, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Asia Continental Federation, International Sport University (I.S.U., www.isuniversity.lt), W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Pro Division, W.P.S.F. World Power Sports Federation.

R.I.P. MIKE MITCHELL

MIKE MITCHELL (1955 – 2021, Scotland) was a W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Pro, „Mr. World“ and „Mr. Universe“ Champion.

In 2005 in Italy MIKE MITCHELL was awarded wit the „International John Grimek Award“.

In 2006 at the Headquarters of the Parliament Republic Lithuania MIKE MITCHELL was awarded with the „International W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Honour Silver Medal“.

On July 24, 2021 MIKE MITCHELL suffered a heart attack and died while on his boat in Turkey with his family. Sleep in the lights. R.I.P..

WORLD BODYBUILDING HISTORY.

ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS.

WORLD BODYBUILDING ENCYCLOPEDIA.

Today the W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation)  International unites 138 Country – Members and organizes nearly 60 annual Amateur and Professional International Events World Wide. Looking from the juridical point of view the W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. International is no doubt the Real World Bodybuilding Leader.

Crowning it‘s 50 years of  International Bodybuilding activities, the W.F.F. – W.B.B.F.  works on the Unique Global International Bodybuilding Project -  the „World Bodybuilding  Encyclopedia“ («Энциклопедия всемирного культуризма», “Pasaulio kultūrizmo enciklopedija”).

There will be four books of the Encyclopedia. The first book will cover period of time from the old times to 1973. There will be hundreds of sport biographies of the important International Persons.  One of them is Lithuanian ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS (1947-1998).

ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS – NEGATIVE BODYBUILDING HEROE.

As a bodybuilding organizer ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS started working in 1973. Then during the meeting in Kaunas city he organized the overthrow of the President National Bodybuilding Federation of Lithuania JUOZAS JUSEVICHUS. JUOZAS JUSEVICHUS was one of the bodybuilding pioneers in the U.S.S.R. and Lithuania.

1979. RUINED INTERNATIONAL CONTEST „U.S.S.R. – CZECHOSLOVAKIA“.

During the time of the political prohibition and prosecution of bodybuilding sport in the Socialist Countries still some contests we managed to do with great efforts. In 1979 ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS ruined the International Contest „U.S.S.R. – Czechoslovakia“. This competition was prepared by DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS and a number of the Bodybuilding Chairmen of  Czechoslovakia – the President of the National Federation VOJTECH FIALA and his assistants FRANTISHEK BULVA and IVAN MACH. This would be the first time when the U.S.S.R. bodybuilders will cross the U.S.S.R. country boarder that was closed due to the above mentioned bodybuilding prohibition.

After the first visit of DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS to Czechoslovakia, their bodybuilding Chairmen addressed GENADIJ BALDIN (Геннадий Балдин) in Moscow. GENADIJ BALDIN was one of the five Chairmen of the in 1968 established U.S.S.R. bodybuilding federation which stopped working in 1973 after bodybuildin prohibition. GENADIJ BALDIN answered the Czechslovakians that he left bodybuilding activities. He wrote that there are several still working bodybuilding organizers in Baltic countries whom they can contact easily. Only they dared to go on working during the years of prohibition of bodybuilding (letters were presented to us by another one of the five Chairmen of the U.S.S.R. bodybuilding federation VALERIJ KORESHKOV (Валерий Корешков) and now they are kept in the archieves of the W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. International).

The preparation for the contest „U.S.S.R. – Czechoslovakia“ took four years. DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS visited Czechoslovakia in 1975 and 1977. A number of meeings with Czechoslovakia bodybuilding leaders were made. Also he met famous trainers and bodybuilders there. The intensive correspondence was done as well. The U.S.S.R. bodybuilders needed visas to reach another countries. Finally the needed official documents from Czechoslovakia reached DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS. ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS had nothing to do with the competition „U.S.S.R. – Czechoslovakia“ and he was not included to the delegation to Czechoslovakia. That was the reason that ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS started his intrugues and ruined the visit.

DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS always was in touch with many World Bodybuilding Leaders. In 1978 he visited Varzszawa „Herkules“ (Poland) bodybuilding gym. Polish organizers planned to make an International Contest in 1979.  They gave DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS official invitiation for the U.S.S.R. team to participate at the event. After the above mentioned intriques of ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS  DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS did not visit the Polish contest himself. He gave the official invitation to Poland to Estonia Bodybuilding Chairman INNAR MARDO. INNAR MARDO took the best U.S.S.R. bodybuilder Estonian OLEV ANNUS to Poland and he became the Over All Champion there (documents about all mentioned events are kept at the archieves of the W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. International).

1981. OLEV ANNUS LOST A CONTEST DUE TO POLITICAL REASONS.

In 1981 in Lithuanian Klaipeda City was held the most important U.S.S.R. bodybuilding contest of the year – the „Amber Prix International“ („Gintarinis Prizas“, „Янтарный приз»). During this contest the General Secretary of the U.S.S.R. bodybuilding federation ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS organized the defeat of OLEV ANNUS. The political powers of the U.S.S.R. knew that OLEV ANNUS was on the way to emigrante to Finland and they did not like this. How it could happen that the best U.S.S.R. bodybuilder runs away from the country? The defeat of OLEV ANNUS was organized through ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS. Before the competition ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS gathered the judges and strictly informed them the „how to judge“.  OLEV ANNUS lost his win to another athlete. After the 1981  „Amber Prix International“ competition OLEV ANNUS protested and wrote letters to the bodybuilding magazines of various countries, but it changed nothing. Defeat is defeat...

INTRIQUES WITH GUSEV AND BUCHINSKAS.

Due to the fights with ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS inside Lithuania bodybuilding organization the Champion of the „Amber Prix International“ JURIJ GUSEV (Юрий Гусев) and his trainer were planing to participate in Estonia at the International „Georg Tenno Memorial“ („Мемориал Георга Тенно», „Georgo Tenno Memorialas“) on their own. Then ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS took efforts to prohibit the participation of JURIJ GUSEV. DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS spoke with the Estonia Bodybuilding Chairman INNAR MARDO and received his official permition for JURIJ GUSEV to participate. After this JURIJ GUSEV participated at the „Georg Tenno Memorial“ and became the Junior Over All Champion.

Exactly the same situation happened with another Champion of the „Amber Prix International“ Lithuanian  ROLANDAS BUCHINSKAS. Again ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS prohibited him to participate in Estonia. Again DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS spoke with  INNAR MARDO and received his permition for ROLANDAS BUCHINSKAS to participate. Again ROLANDAS BUCHISKAS became the Junior Over All Champion of the „Georg Tenno Memorial“.

1988. INTRIQUES STOPPED PARTICIPATION AT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN AUSTRALIA.

In 1988 history with the intriques of  ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS was repeated. In 1987 the Official U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Federation was established. Due to the efforts of the famous weightlifting Olympic Champion JURIJ VLASOV (Юрий Власов) the federation was recognized by the U.S.S.R. Ministry of Sport (Goskomsport; Госкомспорт С.С.С.Р.). According to the rules all category winners of the first Official U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Cup were included to the National Team to participate at the 1988 World Championship in Australia. Among the champions were two Lithuanians: VIKTORAS JUCYS  (Over All Champion) and category winner  SAULIUS MISEVICHUS. As before the General Secretary of the U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Federation ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS was not included to the delegation which participated in  Australia. For this reason ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS did not give the passports for VIKTORAS JUCYS  and SAULIUS MISEVICIUS. Both of them worked on preperation for several months and finally at the airport did not receive passports and could not leave to the World Championship.

ON THE KNEES U.S.S.R. BODYBUILDING FEDERATION GENERAL SECRETARY.

Just before the meeting of DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS  and the President of the I.F.B.B. (International Federation of Body Builders) federation BEN WEIDER a meeting of a number of the U.S.S.R. bodybuilding organizers had happened. It was in a hotel of Leningrad (now St. Peterburg). At this meeting participated DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS, the U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Federation General Secretary ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS, ALEKSANDRAS NOVIKOVAS, RAMUTIS KAIRAITIS (both Officials of the U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Federation) and bodybuilding organizer and today‘s famous Lithuania photo artist ALGIMANTAS ALEKSANDRAVICIUS and the best U.S.S.R. bodybuilder at that time VIKTORAS JUCYS. Learned about the coming meeting of DSc. EDMUDAS DAUBARAS with BEN WEIDER, ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS insisted that he is intending to come with him too. Then DSc.EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS refused to take him as he did not want to have any problems from ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS with the U.S.S.R. secret services. During the meeting at the Leningrad hotel DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS listed  „bad deals“ of the ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS that he did in previous years. Main “bad deals” were as follows: in 1979 ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS ruined International contest ”U.S.S.R. versus Czechoslovakia” and  in 1988 he ruined participation of a number of the best U.S.S.R. bodybuilders at the World Championship in Australia. Also DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS reminded the prohibition of JURIJ GUSEV and ROLANDAS BUCINSKAS to participate at the “Georg Tenno Memorial” competitions in Estonia and some other intrigues of ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS. Then in front of all participants of the meeting ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS accepted his fault and started crying and knelt on the knees begging to forget those things.

LEARN WORLD BODYBUILDING HISTORY.

WORLD BODYBUILDING HEROES. CESLAV TAMULEVICH.

Today we can not speak about bodybuilding in the Socialist Countries not mentioning CESLAV TAMULEVICH. For twenty years his personal influence to bodybuilding was evident.

CESLAV TAMULEVICH was one of bodybuilding pioneers in the Socialist World. He was a talanted trainer who training other athletes before giving them suggestions  did many experiments on himself.  Also he participated himself at nearly all first U.S.S.R. bodybuilding competitions. CESLAV TAMULEVICH was the founder and the Chairman of the famous „Vilnius Bodybuilding School“ (1965-1995) which was for many years the U.S.S.R. bodybuilding leader. The school gave direct and real way to develop bodybuilding in the U.S.S.R.. In 1974 at the U.S.S.R. Contest „Georg Tenno Memorial“ („Georgo Tenno Memorialas“, «Мемориал Георга Тенно») representatives of the „Vilnius Bodybuilding School“ took all first places. The contest was organized by the „Soul of Estonia Bodybuilding“ INNAR MARDO (Иннар Мардо). At tah competition only Estonian OLEV ANNUS won this hight category against Russian VLADIMIR DUBININ (Владимир Дубинин). Then the Over All Champion became a student of CESLAV TAMULEVICH PRANAS MURAUSKAS (Пранас Мураускас). CESLAV TAMULEVICH trained many famous U.S.S.R. bodybuilders and most of them participated at the historical „Amber Prix International“ (1968-2020) „Gintarinis prizas“, „Янтарный приз») bodybuilding contest.

INTERNATIONAL AWARD REACHED IT‘S HEROE.

On September 28, 2020 at the Headquarters of the Parliament Republic Lithuania for the social work done CESLAV TAMULEVICH was announced about the Great International Award. Right after it the delegates of the W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. International Federation (World Fitness federation, World Body Building Federation) left the Parliament to present CESLAV TAMULEVICH the International Honour Silver Medal. For many years on CESLAV TAMULEVICH  lives and is under the doctor‘s care in a small city hospital.

INFORMATION.
More detailed information on the Global International Site www.wff.lt, see forum topics. Also information available on the Facebook pages: W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. International, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. North America, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. South America, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Asia, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Europe, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Africa, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Asia Continental Federation, International Sport University (I.S.U., www.isuniversity.lt), W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Pro Division, W.P.S.F. World Power Sports Federation.

2020. LEARN REAL HISTORY OF WORLD BODYBUILDING.

BRONE DUBAR

BRONE DUBAR (Broné “Brownie” Dubar, Daubaraite, 1906-1986) together with her parents and four brothers emigrated from Lithuania to the US in 1912. Coming from a family of athletes and thinkers, she believed in the importance of an educated mind and a healthy body. Her brothers were all accomplished athletes, playing in amateur as well as in  professional areas of sport: Boxing, Hockey, Skating and Baseball.  Chess and books were always a steady diet in the DUBAR  household. BRONE DUBAR found swimming and diving to be a natural fit for her and participated in events during high school. Though there were no fitness sport and fitness contests at that time today sport specialists say that BRONE DUBAR was the first fitness athlete in the history. At a time when sport of fitness for women was not common and the first women's Olympics had only been sanctioned in 1920, she would compete or perform whenever she could. This was the reason that fitness performances of BRONE DUBAR were not accepted as sport at that time. By the 1920's BRONE DUBAR was touring and working as an acrobatic and gymnastic dancer. She also promoted women's health and fitness by traveling and putting on one woman and small athletic demonstrations. As a show woman, she considered the impacts of her demonstrations and how to grab the audience's attention, including adding stunts to her repertoire. Show programs of BRONE DUBAR were original. At one demonstration, hosted at a local YMCA, she jumped from a second story balcony above the crowd and dove headlong into a small lap pool as part of her demonstration. BRONE DUBAR incorporated fitness into her acts of performance and frequently headlined as an acrobatic and gymnastic dancer.  She often incorporated physical movement familiar to modern viewers as yoga and calisthenics along with examples of natural body strength movement.  BRONE’S DUBAR demonstration bookings took her to all corners of the US. From New York to Seattle and from Ohio to California and many places between.  Remember that all World bodybuilding pioneers did the same – they traveled in the countries to perform their power programs in public. Most World’s known bodybuilding pioneers did this. In America that were LOUIS CYR (1863-1912 m.) and CHARLES ATLAS (Angelo Siciliano, 1893-1972 m.). BRONE DUBAR primarily was involved in athletic demonstrations from a few years before the 1920's through the 1930's until the war changed the entertainment industry and doomed traveling shows to history. Today many local newspaper archives in the US from the time contain ads for her acts as well as her demonstrations as evidence of her activities.

A very classy woman, BRONE DUBAR learned to be a seamstress when she was young and always dressed immaculately as a result and would sew the latest fashions for herself. Even in advanced age, she looked like she just stepped off the pages of Vogue Magazine.

BRONE DUBAR was not only a woman before her time, but if her history is known and shared, should inspire young woman to seek and excel at athletics and fitness. She has inspired more than one generation in her own family to follow into the World of athletics on both sides of the Atlantic.

IMPRISONED WITH NOBEL PRIZE OWNER ALEKSANDR SOLZHENITSYN.

GEORG TENNO – ESTONIA HEROE OF SOVIET TIMES.

SOCIALIST WORLD BODYBUILDING HISTORY.

In the sixties of the last century the greatest bodybuilding propaganda in the USSR was made by the Estonian weightlifter GEORG TENNO (Георгий Тэнно). GEORG TENNO was a former navy officer and participant of the Second World War. In 1948 due to a false accusement of spying against the USSR GEORG TENNO was arrested and sentenced to eight years imprisonment. It happened that GEORG TENNO was placed in the same prison cell together with the USSR disident ALEKSANDR SOLZHENITSYN  (Александр Солженицын). During the imprisonment GEORG TENNO made five unsuccessfull attempts to run away. There is a story about GEORG TENNO in the famous book of ALEKSANDR SOLZHENITSYN „Arkhipelag Gulag“ named „The Runaway“ “ («Убежденный беглец»). About GEORG TENNO ALEKSANDR SOLZHENITSYN wrote: „He was the most stronger and the most brave of us...“. In 1970 Nobel Committee awarded ALEKSANDR SOLZHENITSYN with the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Ending the fifties of the last century GEORGIJ TENNO was released from the prison. He started working at the USSR Institute of Scientific Studies of the Physical Culture (ВНИИФК, Всесоюзный научно исследовательский институт физической культуры).

In 1968 GEORG TENNO published his book „The Athletism“ («Атлетизм»). At once it became very popular. The book was full of information: training methods, recupperation after workouts and various diets. At that time this was a unique information. Though GEORG TENNO did not speak about the sources of his knowlidge but it was evident he used various foreign literature. The work at the institute gave him such opportunities. After imprisonment GEORG TENNO knew very well all political moments and he was carefull. Due to this in his book he wrote that „bodybuilding is not to stay in fron of a mirror. Bodybuilding is to strenthen the muscles that will serve to the country“.

Suddenly when the prosecution of bodybuilding started GEORG TENNO  died in an accident. Who knows - maybe it was an accidental death.

To remember GEORG TENNO Estonians started organizing the „Georg Tenno Memorial“ («Мемориал Георга Тенно») contest in 1971. Fourteen Memorials were organized until 1989. For long years of the bodybuilding prohibition and prosecution in the Socialist Countries  „Georg Tenno Memorial“ and the historic „Amber Prix International“ („Gintarinis Prizas“, «Янтарный приз», 1968-2019) were the only one regular bodybuilding competitons in the Socialist Countries.

Remark: the documents of the „Georg Tenno Memorial“ collected by the President WFF-WBBF Estonia INNAR MARDO are kept in the archieves of the WFF-WBBF International Federation.

80 YEARS OLD VALERIJ KORESKOV SEEKS OLYMPIC MEDAL.

„LIFE BEGINS ONLY OVER 70 YEARS AGE.

ALL LIFE WITH SPORT.

A famous Lithuania journalist, writer and poet, the well known art photographer  and „ bodybuilder of all times“ VALERIJ KORESKOV from Vilnius City spent all his life with sport.

AWARDED WITH INTERNATIONAL JOHN GRIMEK PREMIUM.

First time being 70 years old VALERIJ KORESKOV particiapted among senior athletes at the Olympic Games and at the Senior Europe Championship.  Then in Italy VALERIJ KORESKOV was awarded with the International „John Grimek Award“. In 2005 the International „John Grimek Award“ was presented to the International WFF-WBBF Federation President DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS as well.

STUDENT OF FAMOUS VILNIUS „VICTORIA“ GYM.

Fifty years ago the International WFF-WBBF President DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS  met VALERIJ KORESKOV at the famous Vilnius „Victoria“ gym. VALERIJ KORESKOV was attending this gym regularly, had all the time great shape but never took part at the competitions. At that time „Victoria“gym  was run by the genious trainers CESLAV TAMULEVIC  and VITALIJ ASOVSKIJ. Both trainers prepared a number of the unique and extremelly high level champions of the historic „Amber Prix International“ contest. At taht time many famous people attended „Victoria“ gym, among them the former Prime Minister Republic Lithuania GEDIMINAS KIRKILAS, the Head of the State Control Committee RISARDAS KRINICKIS. The specialists know very well that after the prohibition and prosecution of bodybuilding in the Socialist Countries the „Amber Prix International“ was recognized by the USSR Sport Ministry (Goskomsport USSR) as official USSR bodybuilding Championaship. The Sport Ministry started presenting the high official  „Sport Master“ names to the champions of the „Amber Prix International“. After the evaluating historic events of those years the specialists decided that the „Amber Prix International“ was the real World Championship of the Socialist Countries in fact. The political and social value, the level of the organizers, the level of participating athletes was exactly the same as it was at those years in the „Western“ World or even much better.

In 2011 during the Official Visit of the WFF-WBBF International delegatyion to the Vatican our activities during the socialist times were named as „disidentic“ towards the Communist Regime. For the work done in those years the President WFF-WBBF International DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS was awarded with the medal of the Roman Pope (Medaglia Ufficiale di Pontificato di Sua Santita Benedetto XVI, any interested may find articles and historic documents on Global Site www.wff.lt at the main page and in forum topics).

VALERIJ KORESKOV WILL SEEK WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MEDALS.

Not long ago VALERIJ KORESKOV spoke with the Heads of the WFF-WBBF International. He is intending to seek the medals at the nearest World Amateur Championship.

INFORMATION.

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2019. MEET CONTEMPORARY ACTIVE WORLD BODYBUILDING LEADERS.

ARTICLE IS TO PRESENT THE PERSON TO THE INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC SOCIETY.

LALIT KUMAR SONI.

Lalit Kumar Soni was born in India Punjab state Ludhiana city in 1980. Lalit Soni studied commerce (2002) and physical education (2005) at the Punjab University.

Started with the position of the Vice President National WFF-WBBF federation India (since 2010) and the President National WFF-WBBF federation India (since 2015) and Vice President WFF-WBBF Asia (since 2016) today Lalit Soni is at the position of the Vice President World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation (since 2017).

Historically no profit seeking organization of the WFF-WBBF International works from 1968. Today the federation unites members of 134 countries that represent all continents. The federation is the only one in the world to work for official sport of bodybuilding and fitness. Seeking the popularization of sport during this period of time WFF-WBBF communicated with a number of the National Olympic Committees and National Sport Ministries. For the work done it was accepted at the Parliaments and Governments of a number of countries and received recognition of the Roman Pope during the official meeting at the Headquarters of the State Vatican (2011). In 2017 the WFF-WBBF International work was televised on the Global television CNN.

Every year WFF-WBBF organizes over 60 International events in various countries, among them competitions for fit-kids from six year’s age and disabled athletes. In the latest years Lalit Soni is the organizer of a number traditional contests in Asia region.

Lalit Soni is the Director of the teaching programmes at the I.S.U. International Sports University (since 2015). To spread qualified knowledge for many students of sport the university was registered in the European Union by the initiative of the WFF-WBBF International. Today it is associated member of the UNESCO at the UN (since 2017).

Running a number of commercial companies Lalit Soni is a successful businessman. Based in Ludhiana the companies of Lalit Soni are busy in various fields of business, among them in metal products, textile, food, supplements, fitness gyms, modelling business  and some other.

Lalit Soni is the President of the “Regina Welfare Cancer Association International” (since 2018). The association is busy to give psychological treatment for the persons with cancer illness and the family members of those persons.

INFORMATION.

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50 YEARS WFF-WBBF INTERNATIONAL.

SERVING TO THE PEOPLE

For long years serving to the people WFF-WBBF International VIP Person JERZY JUREK GOTOWSKI received the highest Award Republic of Poland  Order Świętego Stanisława (since 1765).

INFORMATION.

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2018. REMEMBER WORLD BODYBUILDING LEGENDS. GET TO KNOW WORLD BODYBUILDING HISTORY.

WORLD BODYBUILDING ANNIVERSARY.

In 2017 the World‘s Oldest Traditional Bodybuilding Contest  „Amber Prix International“ (международный турнир „Янтарный приз», “Gintarinis prizas”, 1968-2017) celebrated it‘s 50-th anniversary. 

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MODERN BODYBUILDING.

Crowning it‘s 50 years of  International Bodybuilding activities, the WFF-WBBF (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation)  works on the unique Global Bodybuilding Project -  the „World  Bodybuilding Encyclopedia“  («Энциклопедия мирового культуризма»).

20 YEARS OF HISTORIC VICTORY!

Participating at more than 20 various level competitions in 1997 in Essen (Germany) in front of millions of the „Eurosport“ television  fans the Lithuanian Athlete EDITA SENDRIENE  won the title historic of the Over All World Fitness Champion.  This was the first so high sport title in the history of our sport for a Post Socialist World Country athlete.

Lithuania Journalists ellected EDITA SENDRIENE  as the „MOST  LOVELY SPORTSMAN OF THE 1996“ (see „Vakaru Ekspresas“ Newspaper‘s information).

At the moment EDITA SENDRIENE  is the Chairman of the WFF-WBBF International Judges Council.

INFORMATION.

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PHOTO: 1997 Over All World Champion EDITA SENDRIENE (Lithuania).

REMEMBER BODYBUILDING LEGENDS.  GET TO KNOW WORLD BODYBUILDING HISTORY.

The 2017 is an extraordinary year for the World  Bodybuilding. In 2017 the International Sport Society is celebrating the World‘s Oldest  Historic Traditional Bodybuilding Contest  „Amber Prix International“ (международный турнир „Янтарный приз», tarptautinis “Gintarinio prizo” turnyras) 50-th anniversary (1968-2017).

In 2017 the International Sport Society is celebrating the 120-th anniversary of the first bodybuilding contest ever (held in 1898 in England and Russia). Also in 1898 in England the first Bodybuilding „Health and Strenght“  Magazine has been started to issue and it is issued until now by ROY EDWARDS (UK).

In 2017 the International Sport Society is celebrating the 90-th anniversary of female  fitness sport. It is connected with the famous BRONE‘s DUBAR  regular trainings and participation in the New York City in 1927 - 1930. We are glad to state that the Americans started collecting additional historic  information about BRONE DUBAR for the coming „World Bodybuilding Encyclopedia“. Historically BRONE DUBAR with her family emigrated from Lithuania to the US right before the First World War.

WORLD  BODYBUILDING ENCYCLOPEDIA.

Crowning it‘s 50 years of  International Bodybuilding activities, the WFF-WBBF (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation)  works on the unique Global Bodybuilding Project -  the  „World Bodybuilding  Encyclopedia“ («Энциклопедия мирового культуризма», “Pasaulio kultūrizmo enciklopedija”).  The Encyclopedia Project works are led by the President WFF-WBBF International DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS.

Until now nobody even tried to work on such a huge International Project. To be frank, only few people can do it. There were attempts to name some works „Encyclopedia“ too, but that were not Encyclopedias of Bodybuilding Sport in real (for example, as Arnold Schwarzenegger‘s „Encyclopedia“ which he has written about himself  in person mostly). Every Encyclopedia covers much wider basic things.

Our  „World Bodybuilding  Encyclopedia“  is based on the fivety years collected Archives of the WFF-WBBF International, the Archivic Documents were presented to us by the Owner and the President of WABBA (World Amateur Body Building Association)   SERGE NUBRET (France),  the Heads of the UK Public Club NABBA (National Amateur Body Building Association) OSCAR HEIDENSTAM (England) and IVAN DUNBAR (Ireland), the Owners and Heads of the IFBB (International Federation of Body Builders)  Commercial Company  BEN WEIDER (Canada), PAUL CHUA (Singapore), ALEX BAUER (Austria) and  JOSE PARDO HIDALGO (Spain).

Starting with EUGENE SANDOW our  „World Bodybuilding  Encyclopedia“  covers the period of over 120 years time. It presents over 9000 known International Bodybuilding  Sport personalities who were very important for the World Bodybuilding Sport during the last Century. Important - all these 9000 Bodybuilding Persons are representing all historically known traditional International Bodybuilding Federations.

Our „World Bodybuilding  Encyclopedia“  will be published in various popular languages.

WORLD BODYBUILDING LEGEND – PROFESSOR VASILIJ BESPALENKO.

Ukraine Bodybuilding Legend Professor VASILIJ BESPALENKO  (профессор Василий Беспаленко, Lvov) takes a  high  place in the prestigeous World Ranking List among over eight  thousand bodybuilders covering the period of time over one hundred twenty years.

Professor VASILIJ BESPALENKO  is the World‘s Oldest Historic Bodybuilding Traditional „Amber Prix International“ („Gintarinis prizas“, „Янтарный приз», 1968-2017) Contest Champion, World and  Europe Champion, multiple National Champion Ukraine.

We should underline the unique bodybuilding sport record. Professor VASILIJ BESPALENKO  started particiapting at the 1970 „Amber Prix International“ in Klaipeda (Lithuania) and participates until now.

HONOUR PROFESSOR OF UNIVERSITY.

On March 30, 2017 the oldest University of the Republic Ukraine – the Stavropigion University - represented by it’s Rector Professor DSc. JAROSLAV KMIT (Ярослав Кмiт), presented the “Honour Professor” degree for the lecturer of four universities VASILIJ BESPALENKO. VASILIJ BESPALENKO  is the pioneer of bodybuilding in Ukraine, a famous athlete and organizer. At the moment VASILIJ BESPALENKO works as the National President WFF-WBBF Ukraine.

INFORMATION.

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WFF-WBBF WORLD CHAMPION LILIYA OSIYA SPEAKS OFF.

We would like to remind, that some years ago in Vienna (Austria)  ANASTASIJA BELKOVSKAJA  (Анастасия Белковская)  became WFF-WBBF  (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation)  World Amateur Champion among the Disabled Athletes. It was  her famous International Trainer, a former WFF-WBBF Amateur Champion LILIYA OSIYA  (Лилия Осия) who led her to reach such a high goal.

WFF-WBBF WORLD CHAMPION LILIYA OSIYA SPEAKS OFF.

«Что такое для вас следование своему пути предназначения?
Для меня – это когда внутри так греет душу, когда что-то делаешь, что не замечаешь боль и перестаешь страдать. Ты начинаешь чувствовать восторг от бытия, от каждого момента жизни.
Я знаю это состояние, так как пережила огромные испытания потери близких людей в детстве, оставшись одна в раннем возрасте. И именно поэтому, когда я пришла к Насте Белковской, после того, как она пережила автокатастрофу, и потеряла ноги, я понимала, что в этой ситуации спасет только истинный путь предназначения.
По другому не возможно.
И именно поэтому мы решились на подготовку к чемпионату России и мира (ВФФ-ВББФ). Настя стала чемпионкой мира по парафитнесу. И это было только начало пути. Настя вернулась к своему творчеству, и стала модельером. И недавно получила статуэтку Премия «Women’s Success Awards 2016»  Организатор: Women’s Time (элитный женский журнал).
Именно свой истинный путь предназначения дает внутреннее тепло, которое горит огнем и обогревает душу. Истинная самореализация дает ощущение успеха и счастья!»

INFORMATION.

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RISARDAS KRINICKIS – GREAT WORLD AND LITHUANIA PERSONALITY.

A famous Lithuania Bodybuilder, a real World Bodybuilding Legend and also a former Chairman State Controll Committee Republic Lithuania, successfull businessman  and mecenat, RISARDAS KRINICKIS (Rišardas Krinickis) was a Great Lithuania Person.

RISARDAS KRINICKIS always highly evaluated positive WFF-WBBF (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation) International activities.

ONLY ONCE IN A LONG SPORT LIFE HE LOST THE WINNERS TITLE.

Before becoming a bodybuilder RISARDAS KRINICKIS  was a successfull and famous Lithuania Classical Wresler, Track And Field Athlete, Weight Lifting  Champion.

Through his  all long lasting sport life RISARDAS KRINICKIS  had won lots of various competitions. Among them the World‘s Oldest Traditional Bodybuilding Contest „Amber Prix International“ (1968-2017) too.

Only once in a contest in Russia RISARDAS KRINICKIS  lost the title and took the Second Place in the Contest  Category.

All ther time RISARD KRINICKIJ  was working with the best USSR Bodybuilding Trainers – legendary CESLAV TAMULEVIC  and VITALIJ ASOVSKIJ  from Vilnius „Victoria“ Gym.

World Fitness Federation (WFF-International).

World Body Building Federation (WBBF-International).

WFF-WBBF International is working since 1968; 129 Country-Members representing all Continents; over 60 annual International Events World Wide.

HONORABLE INTERNATIONAL GOLD MEDAL AWARDS.

In 2007 WFF-WBBF for the International Sport  V.I.P.  Persons started presenting exceptional unique INTERNATIONAL HONOR GOLD MEDALS. During the laste period the International Honor Gold Medals were presented to the underlined Persons.

(each International Honor Gold Medal valued over 2000 Euro).

Year; Honorable Name; Personal Position; Country

2008 JERZY GOTOWSKI, Mecenat World Championship, Poland

2009 Proffessor ALFRED GERSTL, President Parliament Austria, Austria

2009 VLADIMIR MECIAR, Prime Minister Republic Slovakia, Slovakia

2010 ROBERT FICO, Prime Minister Republic Slovakia, Slovakia

2011 CHUCK NORRIS, World Sport Legend, USA

2012 ALEKSANDR NEVSKY, World Bodybuilding Legend, Russia

2012 RALF MOLLER, World Sport Legend, USA-Germany

2012 STEFAN HRCKA, Mecenat World Championship, Slovakia

2013 SYLVESTER STALLONE, World Sport Legend, USA

2014 LEONID SLUCKIJ, Committee Chairman Parliament Russia, Russia

INFORMATION.

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World Fitness Federation (WFF-International).

World Body Building Federation (WBBF-International).

WFF-WBBF International is working since 1968; 126 Country-Members; over 60 annual International Events World Wide.

HONORABLE INTERNATIONAL SILVER MEDAL AWARDS

Year, Person, Position, Country

2008 Proffessor ALFRED GERSTL, President Parliament Austria, Austria

2008 JORGE CEDALE President WFF-WBBF South America, Argentina

2008 KAZIMIERZ DOMBROWICZ President City Bydgoszcz, Poland

2008 JERZY GOTOWSKI Mecenat World Championship, Poland

2008 KAZIMIERZ DROZD Vice President City Bydgoszcz, Poland

2008 ZBIGNIEW PACELT Minister Sport Poland, Poland

2009 VLADIMIR MECIAR Prime Minister Republic Slovakia, Slovakia

2009 MIKE MITCHELL World Bodybuilding Legend, Scotland

2010 ROBERT FICO Prime Minister Republic Slovakia, Slovakia

2010 EDITA SENDRIENE Chairman WFF-WBBF Judges Council, Lithuania

2010 JOLANTA MILERIUTE General Secretary WFF-WBBF International, Lithuania

2010 PRINCE UPPAL President WFF-WBBF Asia, India

2011 STEFAN HRCKA Mecenat World Championship, Slovakia

2011 TOMMY DU RAND President WFF-WBBF Africa, South Africa

2012 ALEKSANDR NEVSKY World Bodybuilding Legend, Russia

2012 Dr. MOHAMMAD REZA KAZEM ASTEYANI Official national Olympic Committee Iran, Iran

INFORMATION.

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INDIA BODYBUILDING HEROE LIFE STORY.

Anand Arnold, who hasn’t let his disability hold him back, is all set to represent India at Mr World 2017, which will be organised by World Fitness Federation (WFF) and World Body Building Federation (WBBF).
29-year-old Anand will compete for the title under wheelchair bodybuilding category, to be held from October 14 to 17 at Lithuania.
But the journey to Mr World was not a cake walk for him. Anand started bodybuilding at the age of 13 and within few months managed to develop spectacular physique. He started participating in local bodybuilding competitions and won his first title Mr Golden Ludhiana the same year.
He was doing great and by the time he turned 15, his physique became a topic of conversation among top bodybuilders. But one day he experienced extreme pain in his lower body and was later diagnosed with lower spinal chord cancer.

INFORMATION.

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BODYBUILDING IN USA. ANALYTICAL REVUE.

WAYNE DE MILIA.

We still work on the article „Bodybuilding in the US“ and our work is nearly finished..

Another prominent Professional bodybuilding person in the US was WAYNE DE MILIA. He always was working with WEDER brothers, mostly with JOE WEIDER.

The Owner of the private commercial „Joe Weider‘s OLYMPIA“ contest JOE WEIDER appоinted WAYNE DE MILIA to be the Director of the Professional League that was a private property of JOE WEIDER too.

Working for many years WAYNE DE MILIA  did a lot to rise the Professional bodybuilding to the level it is today. After JOE WEIDER  sold his private „Joe Weider‘s OLYMPIA“ contest to another businessman WAYNE DE MILIA  was pressed by the new Owner to leave the Director‘s of the Professional League  position. Then WAYNE DE MILIA tried to make his own bodybuilding organization.  He organized Pro Events in the US and UK, but thay were not successfull. Once he tried to work tohether with the WFF-WBBF International, but a hard desease made him to leave the sport business.

First time the President WFF-WBBF International DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS met WAYNE DE MILIA in the New York City in 1991. Then to the Commercial Contest „Joe Weider‘s OLYMPIA“  for the negotiations of the common work DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS was invited as a Personal Guest of the Owner and the President of the IFBB Commercial Company BEN WEIDER. In New York DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS  discussed with BEN WEIDER the ways to register with the IFBB Commercial Firm a Joint – Wenture Company and then a definite Protocol was signed.

See historical documents in different languages on the International Internet Site www.wff.lt forum topic „WFF-WBBF North America“.

After the Second World War another famous and important USA sport organizer and bodybuilder was DAN LURIE. He set his own bodybuilding organization called the WBBG (World Body Building Guild) that was very active in 1967-1979. DAN LURIE  worked organizing amateur and Professional competitions (among them „Olympus“ contest), published bodybuilding magazines.

For many years DAN LURIE  was surrounded by such gerat World‘s Bodybuilding Legends as HAROLD POOLE, RICK WAYNE, BILL GRANT, CHRIS DICKERSON, BOYER COE, TONY EMMOTT, SERGE NUBRET, TONY PEARSON  and SERGIO OLIVA.

It was a great work done by DAN LURIE but unfortunatelly the WBBG  did not play a big noticeble role on the International Bodybuilding Level espacially when we speak about the official and recognized bodybuilding sport. By the way, it was DAN LURIE  who used the IFBB name first and only later BEN WEIDER  named his commercial company the same name too.

LOUIS ZWICK.

In 1988 LOUIS ZWICK started his own commercial sport business. That was a famous Unique International Bodybuilding Project named „USA versus USSR“. LOUIS ZWICK was a very risky person as he financed this Project. On the other hand LOUIS ZWICK could have a good profit id the Project was successfull as he aimed to sell the filmed in the USSR material for the ESPN television.

LOUIS ZWICK hared a filming group and collected a number of known Amateur and Professional bodybuilders and brought them to the USSR.

During the competition LOUIS ZWICK made acquaintance of  the contemporary President WFF-WBBF International DSc.EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS. It is not strange as DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS was the only one among all USSR bodybuilding leaders to know the English language.

DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS came to the „USA versus USSR“ contest accompanied with his sport pupil alderady the Over All Winner of the first Official and Recognized USSR Bodybuilding Championship VIKTORAS JUCYS  and also the USSR Champion ROLANDAS BUCINSKAS. At that time both bodybuilders were also multiple Over All Champions of the World‘s Oldest Traditional Bodybuilding Contest „Amber Prix International‘ (1968-2013).

As LOUIS ZWICK wanted a professional comment on his filmed materials he asked the assistance of  DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS. No Secret that all foreign people visiting the USSR were followed and covered by special services at that time. All contacts were under the fierce control. Speaking with LOUIS ZWICK secretly to run away from the following secret services DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS took his both bodybuilders together. Unexpectidly to all present all of them jumped in a taxy and run away to a bodybuilding gym in the subburbs of Leningrad City. Also there arrived the filming group of LOUIS ZWICK too. They shot a film about the training routines of VIKTORAS JUCYS  and ROLANDAS BUCINSKAS, took comments of DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS. Later this film was a big success of LOUIS ZWICK  and it televised several times to the USA by ESPN television.

The sport projects started by LOUIS ZWICK in the USSR still work. LOUIS ZWICK  organizes and films competitions like „Fame“, „America Pageant“, „World Fitness Tour“ etc. And sells the materials to various US Television Companies, among them ESPN television.

Once LOUIS ZWICK  invited DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS to take part at one of his projects in Europe. That was the 2002 „Fame“ Europe Championship in Stutgart (Germany). To this event LOUIS ZWICK brought six professional fitness athletes from the US. The main goal of the contest was to make a film. No doubt that all these six participants from the US won first six places leaving all other participants behind. LOUIS ZWICK  shot a good film for the US television and left Europe.

While communicating with the Owner of another US Private Commercial International Sport Organization MESHELLE BOYKO DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS learned that long before LOUIS ZWICK had been working at the MESHELLE BOYKO company. As she told LOUIS ZWICK  copied her ideas and went on doing alone on his own the same work as he did working at her Company.

INFORMATION.

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OVERTURN IN PROFESSIONAL BODYBUILDING.

HOW US „FEDERATIONS“ LOOK LIKE. WBF OF VINCE MC. MAHON.

The World Bodybuilding Federation (WBF) was a private bodybuilding organization founded in 1990 by VINCE MC. MAHON (Vincent Kennedy Mc. Mahon)   in the US. VINCE MC. MAHON  created the WBF as  a commercial competition to the long established IFBB company owned by BEN WEIDER.

MC. MAHON presented a bodybuilding magazine called „Bodybuilding Lifestyles“. He hired famed bodybuilding personality TOM PLAZ to oversee the publication. After 1990 „Joe Weider‘s OLYMPIA“ in Chicago booth handed out press releases announcing the WBF's formation. MC. MAHON stated that the WBF would "revamp professional bodybuilding with dramatic new events and the richest prize money in the history of the sport." TOM PLATZ wsa announced as the Director of Talent Development for the organization.

ATTACKING WEIDER BROTHERS.

In 1991 in the WBF of VINCE MC. MAHON had signed thirteen competitors (all famous IFBB Professionals) to long-term contracts: AARON BAKER, MIKE CHRISTIAN, VINCE COMERFORD, DAVID DEARTH, BERRY DEMEY, JOHNNIE MORANT, DANNY PADILLA, TONY PEARSON, JIM QUINN, MIKE QUINN, EDDIE ROBINSON, GARY STRYDOM AND TROY ZUCCOLOTTO. This made nearly a catastrophy for the WEIDER brother‘s „Joe Weider‘s OLYMPIA“commercial contest that year.

The Winner of the both VINCE‘S MC. MAHON events was GARY STRYDOM (1991, 1992).

BUSINESSMAN STEPPS BACK.

In 1992 MC. MAHON made another try and it was a deal with LOU FERRIGNO, to bring him in as a competitor. After the 1992 VINCE‘S MC. MAHON event received a low buyrate, he called the owners of IFBB and announced that the WBF was disbanding.

The WEIDER brothers let all bodybuilders come back and even to participate in their contests, bet they never let them to take high places at the contests again.

SERGE NUBRET.

When we speak about the International Bodybuilding in France, we always mean the personality of SERGE NUBRET. SERGE NUBRET was a talanted International Level Professional Bodybuilder, superious organizer and also a cinema actor.

SERGE NUBRET  was a close friend of the owner and the President of the IFBB Commercial Company  (International Federation of Body Builders) BEN WEIDER who appointed SERGE NUBRET to the position of the first in the IFBB history Vice President ever (1971-1974).  After a number of inner scandals and intrigues SERGE NUBRET  had been  blackmailed and dismissed from the IFBB. Then in 1976 SERGE NUBRET  set his own not registered by Law private International Bodybuilding Structure and named it WABBA (World Amateur Body Building Association).

In 1983 SERGE NUBRET  wrote in his letters to the International  President WFF-WBBF (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation) DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS that in 1976 he set the WABBA „in order to fight against the IFBB“.

WEIDERS SMASH WABBA.

For ten years organizing several anual International Events until 1989  WABBA  was working sucessfully. Ending the eighties of the last Century being not registered oficcially as International Sport Organization the International WABBA structure was based on the folowing: SERGE NUBRET  was the Owner of the Name and Logo of WABBA. Also he was the „WABBA International Coordinator“. The formal President of WABBA was RENAUT ROBINET and the General Secretary was AKLI CHABENI.

Today only few know how much important for the WABBA and IFBB was the year of 1989. BEN WEIDER  and SERGE NUBRET  have been fighting in between for nearly twenty years. RENAUT ROBINET with the assistance of sponsors was organizing a very big International Event in Paris. That was the 1989 WABBA Amateur World Championship that never happened.

It was a terrible hit for WABBA when after visiting BEN WEIDER‘S  house in Canada RENAUT ROBINET announced that he stops working with SERGE‘S NUBRET WABBA. As the preparation of the WABBA World Championship was nearly over, RENAUT ROBINET organized in Paris the 1989 IFBB World Amateur Championship instead. BEN WEIDER  got the Super International Event and it terrific hit the WABBA of SERGE NUBRET. After this  falldown WABBA never rised to the same level again. RENAUT ROBINET was not happy also as after this competition he did not receive anything sufficient from BEN WEIDER  and finally he played no role in the International Bodybuilding Sport again. Also we must underline that after the 1989 IFBB World Championship there was no more any Great International Bodybuilding Event in France which was important for the development of the International Bodybuilding on official level as sport.

The 1989 World Amateur Championship was organized an the prestigeous Paris „La Fayette“ International Hotel Congress Palace. All delegates participans also lived in „La Fayette“  hotel. Today the International Sport Specialists state that during all long lasting history of the World‘s Bodybuilding there were only two so well organized International Events ever: the 1989 IFBB World Amateur Championship in Paris and the 2011 WFF-WBBF World Amateur Championship in Vienna (Austria).

To coordinate mutual work the International WFF-WBBF President DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS  as a VIP Guest was invited by BEN WEIDER  to the IFBB World Championship in Paris. Both spent the whole day for the discussions then.

Anyone interested in the World‘s Bodybuilding History can find more information and lots of historic documents in the Historic Articles on the International Site www.wff.lt, anso in the historical forum topics. The letters of SERGE NUBRET to EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS  are among them. By the way, some years ago many documents of his private archieves SERGE NUBRET  presented to DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS.

INFORMATION.

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.

PHOTOS: DSc.EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS (Lithuania), BEN WEIDER (Canada), SERGE NUBRET (France), JOSEFINA CHUA (Singapore), RAFAEL SANTONJA (Spain).

During the long lasting history of Estonia bodybuilding there were no more so High Bodybuilding Personalities, so skilled organizers and trainers as INNAR MARDO.

INNAR MARDO  started his International activities with the prestigeous „Georg Tenno Memorial“ competitions. During his life he became very Professional in this sport. Together with the contemporary President of the WFF-WBBF (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation) International Federation DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS, INNAR MARDO was for many years in contact with all main World‘s Bodybuilding Leaders such as BEN WEIDER, OSCAR HEIDENSTAM, SERGE NUBRET.

AMBER PRIX INTERNATIONAL.

Representing Estonia INNAR MARDO was the Head of all National Teams to the World‘s Oldest Tradinional Bodybuilding Contest – the „Amber Prix International“ (1968-2013).

During the twenty years of  prohibition and prosecution of  Bodybuilding Sport in the Socialist Countries and the USSR, the „Amber Prix International“ was the unofficial World Bodybuilding Championship of the Socialist Countries and the Bodybuilding Championship of the USSR (see in various languages more information on the International Internet Site www.wff.lt  main page and forum topics „World Bodybuilding History. How it was in real“ and also in the Official WFF-WBBF International Magazine „Sport of Fitness and Bodybuilding“, Issues No. 28,33,34).

NATIONAL FEDERATION WFF-WBBF ESTONIA.

Ending the nineties of the last Century INNAR MARDO  was very active in the work of the WFF-WBBF International. At that time the National federation WFF-WBBF Estonia was set and registered officially. INNAR MARDO  was the first President of the National Federation WFF-WBBF Estonia.

In 2001 INNAR MARDO  was one of the main organizers of the WFF-WBBF Europe Championship in the capital Estonia City of Tallinn.

After unexpectidly early INNAR MARDO  passed away the Estonians use to organize anual „Innar Mardo Memorial“ Contest.

INFORMATION.

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.

PHOTO: President WFF-WBBF International DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS, President WFF-WBBF Estonia INNAR MARDO (2001, Tallinn, Estonia).

ALEKSANDR NEVSKY (called by Journalists the „Russia Schwarzenegger“) is a well-known Russia Social Movement Person,  two times WFF-WBBF „Universe“ Champion and  a famous Hollywood Actor and Producer.

RUSSIA FEDERATION PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN

ALEKSANDR NEVSKY was among the Ellection Team of the Russia Federation President VLADIMIR PUTIN and also he was among the first to shake his hand in the President‘s Headquarters after his new President Ellection Winn.

«Хочу поделиться с Вами главной новостью - вечером 4 марта я был приглашен в избирательный штаб В. В. Путина и имел возможность лично поздравить его с победой!
Также, я имел честь пообщаться со Спикером Совета Федерации России В. И. Матвиенко, Председателем Государственной Думы России С. Е. Нарышкиным, Мэром Москвы С. С. Собяниным, Главой Администрации Президента России С. Б. Ивановым и Секретарем Президиума Генсовета "Единой России" С. И. Неверовым». Александр Невский

ALEKSANDR NEVSKY GOES TO POLITICS
Wide Media anounced, that due to the great efforts popularizing Bodybuilding and Fitness  ALEKSANDR NEVSKY  became the Sport Advisor for the Russia State Tula Governor VLADIMIR GRUZDEV.

Должность советника по спорту на общественных началах губернатора Тульской области Владимира Груздева занял известный российский бодибилдер, актер и продюсер Александр Невский.

В. Груздев провел встречу с А.Невским, в ходе которой обсуждались вопросы пропаганды здорового образа жизни в Тульской области, создания необходимых условий для занятия физкультурой и спортом, пишет «Интерфакс».
«Я сейчас рассматриваю Тулу как плацдарм, на котором могу применить весь свой опыт, полученный, в том числе, в Калифорнии и у того же Арнольда Шварценеггера, и я искренне считаю, что все мы вместе можем добиться желаемых результатов», - сказал Невский.

ALEKSANDR NEVSKY PRESENTS PRO EUROPE CHAMPIONSHIP

Being one of the main event organizers ALEKSANDR NEVSKY presents the 2012 WFF-WBBF Pro Europe Championship Open (20 000 US dollars Cash Prizes) in Tula.

«Здравствуйте, друзья! Я - Александр Невский, и у меня есть очень хорошая новость для всех любителей фитнеса и бодибилдинга - следующий чемпионат Европы состоится в России! Лучших атлетов будет принимать город Тула, где я являюсь советником губернатора по физической культуре и спорту. В 2011 году в Туле проходил грандиозный турнир по бодибилдингу  «Мистер Вселенная Гран При», собравший спортсменов из России и многих других стран. Этот турнир посетил президент Всемирной Федерации Бодибилдинга и Всемирной Федерации Фитнеса ЭДМУНДАС ДАУБАРАС, который высоко оценил организацию чемпионата и гостеприимство туляков. Поэтому, он с радостью поддержал идею проведения чемпионата Европы в городе оружейников! С российской стороны организацией этого турнира занимается президент ВФФ-ВББФ России, руководитель международного дивизиона спортсменов-профессионалов АНДРЕЙ БАСОВ, ему помогает вице-президент Всемирной Федерации ВФФ-ВББФ МИХАИЛ ДЬЯКОНОВ».

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.

During the 2010 WFF-WBBF (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation) World Championship in Brusno Kupele (Slovakia) WBBF „Universe“ Champion DAYO AUDI (UK) spoke us about the WFF-WBBF Secretary EDITA SENDRIENE. She is very popular in the UK. UK Bodybuilders and Bodybuilding Leader like the way EDITA presents new International Sport ideas in the Magazines, Press and TV reports.

We would like to remind that EDITA SENDRIENE  is the first Over All World Fitness Champion from the Socialist World (1997). Only after her win in Manheim (Germany) other Great Sport Personalities appeared.

At the moment  EDITA SENDRIENE is the Chairman WFF-WBBF International Judges Council.

JOLANTA MILERIUTE
• 9 times World Amateur Champion
• 3 times World Pro Champion
• 2 times Over All World Champion
• Award President Republic Lithuania
• Award Prime Minister Republic Lithuania
• 2 times Award Non Olympic Sports Committee
• Award World Fitness Federation

All life devoting to the development of general sport in Austria Professor ALFRED GERSTL was always the World’s VIP Sport Person. Serving at the Position of the President Parliament Austria Professor ALFRED GERSTL  had good opportunities to do his best in many International and National activities including sport. And he did it well. 
ALFRED GERSTL  has been connected with sport from 1963. 

OLEV ANNUS - the first professional bodybuilder in East EuropeSPORT CAREER OF ESTONIAS MOST IMPORTANT EXPORT:Over All Estonian ChampionOver All GEORG TENNO MEMORIAL ChampionOver All "Amber Prix" - International ChampionIFBB European ChampionNABBA World Professional ChampionNABBA Professional "Universe" third placeIFBB Senior "Mr.Olympia" finalist OLEV ANNUS started participating in bodybuilding contests in 1972.

GEORG TENNO MEMORIAAL GEORG TENNO MEMORIALS INTERNATIONAL TALLINN GEORG TENNO was one of the pioneers of bodybuilding in the USSR as well as in Estonia. Afterhis tragic death in a car event Estonians started organizing International GEORG TENNO MEMORIAL Competitions. There was a period of two decades when bodybuilding in the Soviet Union was prohibited as a Western sport.