INTERNATIONAL PRESS CONFERENCE IN DEHLI.
On April 29, 2017 the fourth traditional WFF-WBBF (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation) Asia and the annual WFF-WBBF India National Championships under the guidance of the Vice President WFF-WBBF Asia LALIT SONI was held in Ludhiana, India.

On this occasion the International WFF-WBBF President DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS  arrived to India for the official visit.

The Winners Titles were divided among India and Afghanistan Athletes. Over All Champions were Prithi Pal Singh in bodybuilding and , Rahul Joshi in fitness.

 

FIRST MEETINGS

On the first day of the official visit to India the International President WFF-WBBF Federation DSc EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS  and Vice President Asia Continent WFF-WBBF Federation LALIT SONI  had the preliminary meeting with the Founder and Chairman of the India IMC (International Marketing Corporation PVT Ltd.) Corporation Dr. ASHOK BHATIA. The question of the soon coming “WFF-WBBF World Grand Prix” in India was spoken over. The possibilities of organizing big events are huge -  some time ago the IMC Corporation hold the famous Congress with the participation of over 5000 delegates in Ludhiana.

 

REPORTS ON INDIA TELEVISION AND IN INDIA PRESS.

A number of India famous polititians were present at the International Sport Events in Ludhiana. Among them SARDAR RAVNEET BITTU, Member of the Parliament India Republic, SH. SURINDER DAWAR, Member of the Parliament State Punjab, SH. MANIK DAWAR, Punjab State Congress Leader.

After the mentioned successfull sport events that were held in Ludhiana the International President WFF-WBBF Federation DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS  and Vice President Asia Continent WFF-WBBF Federation LALIT SONI spoke to the representatives of India Television Companies and a number of reports were already televised by them. Also India Press wrote about the WFF-WBBF work in India and on International level as well. The WFF-WBBF leaders were invited to the Headquarters of a popular India magazine “Dainik Savera Times” and after this meeting the magazine made a thorough report on the WFF-WBBF activities.

 

VISITING INDIA PARLIAMENT MEMBER‘S HEADQUARTERS

We have informed before, that during the WFF-WBBF Asia Championship in Ludhiana among a number of India famous polititians was present SARDAR RAVNEET BITTU, Member of the Parliament India Republic. This Highest Level Polititian of the India Republic invited the International President WFF-WBBF Federation DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS  and Vice President Asia Continent WFF-WBBF Federation LALIT SONI to visit him at his Headquarters. The Official Visit to meet the Polititian happened on May 1, 2017.

 

WORLD GRAND PRIX INDIA.

During the Official Visit to India the International President WFF-WBBF Federation DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS  and Vice President Asia Continent WFF-WBBF Federation LALIT SONI spoke with the highly responsible  Members of the Parliament Republic India and highly responsible Members of the Parliament and of the Government State Punjab about the coming prestigeous “WFF-WBBF World Grand Prix India” Contest preliminary time and venue place. One of the places seen is the five star hotel “Gulmour” in Ludhiana. Also the possibilities to include Pro Categories in the Contest program were spoken over.

 

INTERNATIONAL PRESS CONFERENCE IN HARYANA.

On May 4 the International Press Conference was organized by WFF-WBBF Officials KAPIL JOSHI and RAHUL JOSHI in Gurgaon (India State Haryana). In front of multiple press representatives and WFF-WBBF India Officials the International President WFF-WBBF DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS  and Vice President WFF-WBBF Asia LALIT SONI spoke about the contemporary situation in our sport and presented the WFF-WBBF Pro Card to the 2016 World Amateur  and 2017 Asia Amateur Champion RAHUL JOSHI.

 

INTERNATIONAL PRESS CONFERENCE IN DEHLI.

On May 4 the International Press Conference was organized by WFF-WBBF Official SANDEEP DANGI in Dehli. In front of multiple press representatives and WFF-WBBF India Officials the International President WFF-WBBF DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS  and Vice President WFF-WBBF Asia LALIT SONI spoke about the contemporary situation in our sport.

 

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, WFF-WBBF Pro Division, International Sport University (ISU, www.isuniversity.lt).

WFF-WBBF INTERNATIONAL SERIA MEGA EVENTS.

May 19-22, 2017, Klaipeda, Lithuania. Participating Countries from Europe, America, Asia, Africa.

AMATEURS.

Over All Champions „Amber Prix International“:

Women – Halina Halavei (Cyprus)

Men – Maros Kanasz (Slovakia)

Over All Champions Amateur „Universe“:

Women:Willeke Marles Hoornaert (Belgium)

Men: Freddy Gaston Van Puyenbroeck (Belgium)

Over All Champions Europe Amateur Cup Open:

Women – Natalija Abramova (Russia)

Men – Sergej Taratynov (Russia)

Over All Champions „Baltic Cup International“:

Women – Ineta Rijnece (Latvia)

Men – Jevgenij Baishev (Russia)

PROFESSIONALS.

Over All Champion Pro „Universe“:

Women – Svetlana Pugacheva (Russia)

Men – John Leslie (Republic South Africa)

Over All Champion Pro Europe Cup:

Women – Natalija Abramova (Russia)

Men – Jorg Fuchs (Germany)

PRTICIPATING INTERNATIONAL JUDGES:

Lalit Soni, India

Joseph James Davidson, South Africa

Oleg Akopov, Cyprus

Alex Morales, Spain

Svetlana Pugacheva, Russia

Angelina Romanovic, Latvia

Vladimir Kurilcik, Belarus

Nikolaj Gusev, Russia

Dainius Dzikevicius, Lithuania

Vytautas Mikuckis, Lithuania

Nikolaj Bogomatov, Cyprus

Sergej Medvedev, Uzbekistan

Valentina Kozlovskaja, Belarus

Zita Satkauskaite, Lithuania.

 

Chairman Judges International Edita Sendriene

International Secretary Ugne Raudyte

Backstage Judge at the competitors Levent Deveci

 

INFORMATION.

More information on the WFF-WBBF Official 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, WFF-WBBF Pro Division, International Sport University (ISU, www.isuniversity.lt).

V.I.P. INTERNATIONAL PERSON.

In 2017 WFF-WBBF  (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation) International celebrates the 50-th anniversary of it‘s activities.

On this occasion  we remember WFF-WBBF International V.I.P. Persons and publish here some materials about them.

 

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, WFF-WBBF Pro Division, International Sport University (ISU, www.isuniversity.lt).

World Fitness Federation (WFF-International)

World Body Building Federation (WBBF-International)

(Since 1968, 129 Country-Members, Over 60 Anual International Events World Wide)

 

2017 WFF-WBBF INTERNATIONAL OFFICIAL EVENTS

Date, Event, Place

January 14, International Trainers Meeting, Wuppertal, Germany

January 22, Grand Opening Contest, Palwal, India

January 27, International Chairmen Meeting, Vilnius, Lithuania

January 29, International Trainer's Seminar, Klaipeda, Lithuania

February 18, Official Visit to Turkey, Istambul, Turkey

March 19, Punjab International, Ludhiana, India

March 26, Pakistan Youth Championship, Lahore, Pakistan

March, Belarus Model Fitness, Bobruisk, Belarus

March 30, Official Visit to Ukraine, Ukraine

April, Mercosul International, Mercosul, Brazil

April, Belarus Junior Championship Open, Pruzany, Belarus

April, Belarus National Championship Open, Gomel, Belarus

April 16, Mr. Dehli Championship, Dehli, India

April 26, Russia Championship Open, Barnaul, Russia

April 28, Official Visit to India

April 29, India National Championship, Ludhiana, India

April 29, 4-th Asia Championship, Ludhiana, India

April 30, International Trainers Seminar, Ludhiana, India

May 1, National Championship Poland, Starogard, Poland

May 6, Slaviansky Cup International, Bobruisk, Belarus

May 13, Estreante Paulista, Brazil

May 13, National Championship, Kursk, Russia

May 19, International Congress, Klaipeda, Lithuania

May 20, 50-th "Amber Prix International", Klaipeda, Lithuania

May 20, Estreante Mineiro, Brazil

May 20, 18-th AM and Pro "Universe", Klaipeda, Lithuania

May 21, 18-th Europe Amateur and Pro Cup, Kaunas, Lithuania

May 21, Baltic Cup International, Kaunas, Lithuania

May 22, International Press Conference. News Agency ELTA, Vilnius, Lithuania.

May 22, Official Meeting at Parliament Lithuania, Vilnius, Lithuania

May 26, Official Visit to Ukraine

May 27, National Championship Poland, Starogard, Poland

June 4, Europe AM Championship, Holland

June 10, Kakaulina Classic, Soci, Russia

June 10, Campeonata do Interior, Brazil

June, Official Visit to Republic South Africa

June, International Trainers and Judges Seminar, Pretoria, South Africa

July, Belarus Summer Contest International, Pruzhany, Belarus

July 15, Championship Mineiro, Brazil

August 19, National Championship Brazil, Brazil

September, Youth Bodybuilding Contest, Ferozepur, Pakistan

September, National Championship Brazil, Brazil

September 23, National Championship Russia, Russia

September 23, National Championship UK, Manchester, UK

September 23, Polish International Cup, Starogard, Ploand

September 30, World Grand Prix "Golden Tiger", Jekaterinburg, Russia

October 7, South America Championship, Brazil

Ooctober 13, International Trainer's and Judges Seminar, Kaunas, Lithuania

October 14, Amateur World Championship, Kaunas, Lithuania

October 14, 2-d BRICS Championship, Kaunas, Lithuania

October 15, 14-th Pro World Championship "Amber Prix OLYMPIA", Klaipeda, Lithuania

October 15, 43-d "Lithuania Cup Open", Kaunas, Lithuania

October, Belarus Cup Open, Vitebsk, Belarus

October 28, Russia Cup, Ozersk, Russia

October 29, Grand Prix Germany, Wuppertal, Germany

November 11, Campeonato Aberto Americana, Brazil

November 11, World Grand Prix Cyprus, Cyprus

November, Angola National Cup, Angola

November, Championship Continent South America, Brazil

December 5, Pakistan Cup, Lahore, Pakistan

 

ATTENTION: International Calendar is under development. It will be many times refreshed.

UNKNOWN STORIES. HOW IT WAS IN REAL.

Let us speak about some of the very important historical moments of the World bodybuilding and let You judge about us by our works done, not words spoken.We will present „World Bodybuilding History“ articles in the folowing way:

-          Part 1. Ben Weider

-          Part 2. Prohibited Sport

-          Part 3. Communist Party Proclames the Champion

-          Part 4. Bodybuilding Lithrature

-          Part 5. First Through Iron Wall

-          Part 6. Your Own Oppinion

-          Part 7. Bodybuilding Future Decided in the Balcony

-          Part 8. Vatican Notices Our Efforts

Later will folow historical articles of the most important bodybuilding countries.

 

Part 3.

COMMUNIST PARTY PROCLAMES THE CHAMPION

In 2017 the WFF-WBBF (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation) held the 50-th „Amber Prix International“ (1968 – 2017, „Gintarinis prizas“, „Янтарный приз») Contest in Klaipeda (Republic Lithuania). Then the  Global CNN television made a report about the WFF-WBBF International activities that have seen one billion (one milliard) people World Wide.

Bodybuilding specialists and fans know very much about this World’s  Oldest Historic Bodybuilding Competition. We were informing before, that for many years when Bodybuilding Sport was prohibited and prosecuted in the Socialist Countries (especially in the USSR),  the “Amber Prix International” used to be the World Championship of the Socialist Countries, the unofficial Championship of the USSR. And later on this was recognized by the Sport Ministry (Goskomsport) of the USSR. Having in mind the high level of the “Amber Prix International”  and it’s political value to the International Sport, various special services and secret structures use „to keep an eye“ and to follow the competition. The importance of the “Amber Prix International” proves the fact, that right after the “Perestrojka”  began, the Ministry of Sport of the USSR  started to give highest governmental honorable “Soviet Sport Master” (мастер спорта СССР) degrees and other privileges for the Champions of the “Amber Prix International”.
The 1981 “Amber Prix International” competition was exceptional in the Socialist State Politics. Then a Russian weightlifter E.MOROZ was responsible for the Bodybuilding Sport  (атлетическая гимнастика) in the Ministry Sport USSR (Госкомспорт СССР). But the real working President Russia Bodybuilding organization was  a Russia painting artist  VLADIMIR SUBOV in fact. After the Russian Bodybuilder and the contemporary Russia National IFBB President VLADIMIR DUBININ (Владимир Дубинин)  lost his titles against Estonian OLEV ANNUS and against Lithuanian PRANAS MURAUSKAS in 1974, VLADIMIR DUBININ  was out of the our sport game for long thirteen  years. After constant insistance of DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS and his personal invitation VLADIMIR DUBININ appeared in sport society again at the “Amber Prix International” in Klaipeda only in 1986.
In 1981 just before the “Amber Prix International” the meeting of the USSR International  Judges Council was held in Klaipeda. At this meeting participated DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS („Amber Prix International“ organizer), VLADIMIR SUBOV (representing Russia), ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS (representing  USSR bodybuilding comission), ARKADIJ KASANSKIJ (representing Ukraine), INNAR MARDO (representing Estonia), ALEKSANDRAS NOVIKOVAS (representing Lithuania) and some other International level judges and organizers. The secretary of the USSR Bodybuilding Comission ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS told the judges that it is high time to change the USSR leading bodybuilder and to stop the successful career of Estonian athlete OLEV ANNUS. Many bodybuilders admired OLEV ANNUS  and that was against USSR politics. At that time already twice winning the “Amber Prix International” (1978, 1979) and a number of International events in Poland, Hungary and Czechoslovakia OLEV ANNUS was the sole leader among bodybuilders of the Socialist Countries. Under the pressure of ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS the judges of the “Amber Prix International” did as he told them: OLEV ANNUS  was not the winner. Due to this the Over All Winner’s Title at the 1981 “Amber Prix International” went to the Lithuanian Sportsman SAULIUS MISEVICIUS. OLEV ANNUS was in shock loosing the battle to the lower level athlete. He has written letters accusing the International Judges but the result was impossible to change.
In 2010 at the WFF-WBBF Amateur  and Pro World Championship in Slovakia Brusno Kupele resort VLADIMIR SUBOV came there with the National Team Germany. Having possibilities to speak free now he explained the political situation of the 1981. VLADIMIR SUBOV  told the organizers that the sport life of OLEV ANNUS was decided in Moscow long before he participated in Klaipeda at the 1981 “Amber Prix International”. Then the USSR Communist Party Central Committee ruled everything, sport too. Having information that OLEV ANNUS wants to leave the Soviet Union the USSR Communist Party Propaganda Council gave orders to the Sport Ministry of the USSR and E.MOROZ gave the same orders to ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS – get down the Estonian bodybuilder OLEV ANNUS. So using the Judges ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS  did at the 1981 “Amber Prix International”.

(to be continued)

 

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, International Sport University (ISU, www.isuniversity.lt ).

WORLD BODYBUILDING HISTORY. UNKNOWN STORIES. HOW IT WAS IN REAL.

Let us speak about some of the very important historical moments of the World bodybuilding and let You judge about us by our works done, not words spoken.We will present „World Bodybuilding History“ articles in the folowing way:

-          Part 1. Ben Weider

-          Part 2. Prohibited Sport

-          Part 3. Communist Party Proclames the Champion

-          Part 4. Bodybuilding Lithrature

-          Part 5. First Through Iron Wall

-          Part 6. Youir Own Oppinion

-          Part 7. Bodybuilding Future Decided in the Balcony

-          Part 8. Vatican Notices Our Efforts

Later will folow historical articles of the most important bodybuilding countries.

 

Part 2.

PROHIBITED SPORT.
For quite a long period of time bodybuilding was prohibited in the USSR and in almost all Socialist Countries. For political reasons being as the „Western sport“ bodybuilding  has never been supported in all socialist World. Everywhere gyms were closed, contests prohibited, sportsmen and organizers were prosecuted, media flew as maximum dirt as possible to bodybuilding. Under pressure of the Communist Party the Ministry of Sport of the USSR (Union Soviet Socialist Republics) issued a strict order against bodybuilding and this way they had a juridical law basis to follow bodybuilders. For many years of the prosecution of bodybuilding sport in the Sport Ministry (Goskomsport) was employed a former weightlifter E.MOROZ (later V.TAMARLAKOV). Both of them were responsible for controlling the bodybuilding in the USSR. A step below of them was another one representative  - the Lithuanian ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS. Everybody was afrayed to fight or even to say a single word to stand for bodybuilding. As in such a wide territory nobody organized bodybuilding contetsts, but DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS dared to do it first with „Amber Prix International“ in Klaipeda (Lithuania). ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS and other high officials wanted to stop DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS saying that in case the new procecutions started they are not going to loose their Communist Party certificates and they will stay away from DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS. Nevertheless DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS did not listen to them and did it on his own risk. The contest in Klaipeda took place, only the DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS played his game with the Sport Ministry and he had to make some artificial changes adding power exercises to the usual programme. Just after this DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS started active correspondence with the Sport Ministry of the USSR as well as with the main USSR political media: newspapers „Pravda“, „Izvestija“, „Soviet Sport“, which used to publishe awfull articles against bodybuilding (like „Trijanskij kon kulturizma“..). Then DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS wrote a number of articles protecting bodybuilding and started to collect signatures of known people to support  these articles. It became a real pettition to unite people to protect bodybuilding sport (these historic materials are in the archieves of the WFF-WBBF International (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation). Then DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS on his risk went to Moscow to register and present these materials at the Headquarters of the Central Committe of the Communst Party of the USSR and the Ministry Council of the USSR. When back to Lithuania from Moscow DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS started to receive lots of calls from the Headquarters of the Central Committe of the Communst Party USSR. The discussion started. It was evident that some positive agreement may happen. That bothered Lithuanian Communist Leaders. Finally the telepfone of DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS was totally swiched off line and they invited DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS to Klaipeda Headquarters asking to stop pushing the highest USSR officials. At the same time, though bodybuilding was a prohibited sport, they gave DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS permittion to organize anual „Amber Prix International“ (1968-2017, „Gintarinis prizas“, «Янтарный приз») in Klaipeda. It is not a secret that for many years „Amber Prix International“ was the only one International bodybuilding contest in the Socialist World and until 1988 it was recognized and proclaimed  as a not official Championship of the USSR. If not the „Amber Prix International“ nuobody knows what would have been the history of bodybuilding in the USSR and all Socialist World. Nobody knows how the Socialist bodybuilding sport would have met the first USA bodybuilders that came to the USSR under the leadership of the Owner and life President IFBB (International Federation of Body Builders) BEN WEIDER. BEN WEIDER was an old personal friend of DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS. For many years they bogth had active correspondence, a number of mutual meetings in various countries. Finally they were working on setting a Join-Venture Company (again these documents are in the archieves of the WFF-WBBF International (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation. See documents and letters of BEN WEIDER, http://www.wff.lt, read forum).

(to be continued)

 

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, International Sport University (ISU).