2024 "AMBER PRIX"

The 2024 “Amber Prix”

In 2024, the political and economic situation in the world remained largely unchanged. Russia’s war against Ukraine continued, affecting many areas of public life, including sport.

The crisis in bodybuilding also continued to deepen. Lithuania became one of the most evident examples of this process. The national IFBB federation, which had coordinated bodybuilding in Lithuania for many years, gradually distanced itself from traditional bodybuilding. Against the backdrop of recurring doping-control problems and related scandals, the federation faced the risk of losing state funding. Some athletes moved to other organizations, while those who remained increasingly failed to reflect the principles of natural sport. Similar tendencies were observed in other European countries.

The World WFF-WBBF Federation has been searching for solutions to these problems for decades. As early as 2005, Rune Andersson, then Director of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), officially confirmed in writing that the World Fitness Federation had joined the Anti-Doping Code. However, due to substantial financial obligations, the process was never fully completed. This issue remains unresolved today, pending the availability of the necessary funding.

Since the establishment of the World Fitness Federation in 1995, efforts have been made to develop sports disciplines focused on healthy lifestyles, aesthetics, and physical activity. Although the Federation consistently sought to distance itself from the extreme forms of bodybuilding, this proved difficult in practice, as athletes’ muscle mass continued to increase. Since 1999, special attention has been paid to the development of the Fit-Kids program and sports for athletes with disabilities. In 2004, Fitness Model categories were introduced into international competitions.

In 2024, the leadership of the WFF-WBBF Federation made a strategic decision to fundamentally change the direction of its activities. New sporting disciplines were presented and tested at the “World Grand Prix” tournaments in Kandava (Latvia) and Vilkaviškis (Lithuania), at the 16th “Georg Tenno Memorial” in Estonia, at the “Amber Prix” competition in Klaipeda, and at the Universe competition in Nida.

The Federation decided that, while maintaining bodybuilding disciplines until all formal issues concerning cooperation with WADA are resolved, its future focus would be placed on non-doping sports disciplines. To achieve this goal, several new physical activity disciplines were created and introduced, with plans for further expansion in the future. These developments laid the foundation for a sports reform that became fully visible at the 2025 “Amber Prix” competition in Klaipeda.

To discuss the future development of sport, two international congresses were organized in Klaipeda in 2024. During these congresses, eight entirely new sports disciplines were presented, and their judging and evaluation principles, as well as future development prospects, were discussed. In the same year, WFF-WBBF leaders visited Tallinn, Estonia, where joint projects and future cooperation plans were negotiated with representatives of Estonian sports organizations.

Following the 2024 “Amber Prix” tournament, leaders of foreign delegations were officially received at the Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania. During the ceremony, organizers and athletes from various countries were awarded the World WFF-WBBF Federation “Honorary Silver Medal” for their contribution to the development of international sports cooperation.

International Tournament “Amber Prix”

Athletes from ten countries participated in the competition: Bulgaria, Estonia, Germany, India, Latvia, Lithuania, Serbia, Slovakia, Finland, and Ukraine.

Results Fit-Kids Category up to 4 years

1st Place – Gilis Fateh Singh (India)

Category up to 8 years

1st Place – Paulina Bajoriunaite (Lithuania)
2nd Place – Nadezda Kniazeva (Estonia)
3rd Place – Marina Polyakova (Latvia)

Category up to 10 years

1st Place – Julija Milajeva (Bulgaria)
2nd Place – Agata Knoce (Latvia)
3rd Place – Sofija Sumilina (Bulgaria)

Category up to 14 years

1st Place – Oksana Kuppets (Bulgaria)
2nd Place – Tetiana Malakhova (Bulgaria)
3rd Place – Marina Lizina (Estonia)

Aerobic Fitness Juniors (up to 18 years)

1st Place – Karina Gubinovic (Latvia)
2nd Place – Diana Petrickaja (Bulgaria)
3rd Place – Svetlana Lavrenova (Latvia)

Women

1st Place – Gintare Staliulionyte (Lithuania)
2nd Place – Monika Lasciute (Lithuania)
3rd Place – Marina Rijka (Bulgaria)

Fitness Models

1st Place – Jelena Bitineva (Latvia)
2nd Place – Alina Kazak (Lithuania)
3rd Place – Irina Petersone (Latvia)

Bikini Fitness Category I

1st Place – Jelena Ivanova (Latvia)
2nd Place – Valerija Nilova (Estonia)
3rd Place – Nadežda Ungure (Latvia)

Category II

1st Place – Vilma Poviloniene (Lithuania)
2nd Place – Helena Tokinen (Finland)
3rd Place – Liana Bazarina (Latvia)

Women’s Bodybuilding

1st Place – Svetlana Pugaciova (Lithuania)
2nd Place – Ineta Rijnece (Latvia)
3rd Place – Martina Fric (Slovakia)

Men’s Bodybuilding

1st Place – Vasiliy Bespalenko (Ukraine)
2nd Place – Ramandeep Singh (India)
3rd Place – Viktor Petrenko (Ukraine)

Sports Fitness Men’s Physique

1st Place – Rahul Joshi (India)
2nd Place – Maris Sveiduks (Latvia)
3rd Place – Gatis Sakne (Latvia)

Overall Champions

Women: Jelena Ivanova (Latvia)

Men: Rahul Joshi (India)