W.F.F. WORLD PRO CHAMPIONSHIPS IN PRAGUE.

BUDGET OF EACH CONTEST HALF A MILLION EURO.

Somehow life runs so quickly and many events and happenings are around us. Also in 2025. But let us remember Great Past about what other federations could dream only. We always were lacking time to tell this story thoroughly. Since 2006 until 2009 W.F.F. World Professional Championships were organized in Czech Republic. They were held in an island in the Prague Vlatava river at the barocco Zofin Palace. Budget of each championship was half a million euro of state money.

TIME PERIOD OF MARTIN KUTA.

EVEN ONE MAN CAN DO A LOT.

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

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

WHY W.F.F. CONTESTS WERE SO MUCH SUCESSFUL?

It was so original - W.F.F. World Championships were held in the Prague barocco style Zofin Palace which was placed in an island in Vltava river. Delegates and athletes were transported by luxurious limousines. Every time the Major City Prague was present at the event. Also famous Czech persons were present too. All basic televisions and newspapers covered the event. Every contest was crowned with the superious banquet for all VIP guests and participants. Many well known personalities worked at the competitions together with MARTIN KUTA and International W.F.F. - W.B.B.F.  President DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS. Among them was Europe Sport Leader PETER PAPULA (Austria). We would like to remind that in 1995 DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS, PETER PAPULA, German KLAUS P.J. HOFFMAN created the W.F.F. federation. Also World Legendary Bodybuilder PETR STACH and Professor KAREL TUCHACEK were always working at the contest. Representatives of the Czech I.F.B.B. (International Federation of Body Builders) federation assisted in judging as well.

W.F.F. WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP PARTICIPANTS, EXCEPTIONAL PUBLIC AND AWARDS.

As it was agreed with MARTIN KUTA International W.F.F. - W.B.B.F. International President DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS was collecting famous athletes to the W.F.F. Pro World Championships in Prague. Famous International athletes from Ukraine, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Iran, Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Austria, Hungary, Germany, France, Serbia and Macedonia took part at the events. There were five categories at the contests - men and women aerobic fitness, men and women model fitness and “Fit -Kids”. Most memorable participants were LENKA BORUTOVA (Czechia), VIKTOR SARKO (Latvia), FEDIR CHASALOV (Ukraine), DANIEL MEDO (Slovakia), MARIETA ZIGALOVA (Slovakia), SILVIA MALACHOVSKA (Slovakia), EVA MARTINKOVA (Slovakia), RITA ELKSNINIA (Latvia), ZUZANA HORVATH (Hungary), ERSZEBET HERCZOG (Hungary).

Due to the fact that it was impossible to collect huge auditorium in Zofin Palace the public was not so much numerable. There were only superior known persons of the Czech Republic. At the same time the competitions got much publicity on all Czech television channels and in press. The W.F.F. Pro Worlds were covered in the pages of the International magazine “Sport of Fitness and Bodybuilding” (“Sportinis fitnesas ir kultūrizmas”, «Спортивный фитнес и культуризм») which were in various languages published in Lithuania. Also W.F.F. - W.B.B.F. International issued DVD’s. Magazines and DVD’s were presented free of charge at many most important sport events through the World.

At the opening ceremony of the W.F.F. Pro World Championships in Zofin Palace participated decorative soldiers of the Roman Empire times. Plus to big money prizes competitors received valuable presents - pearls, free travel and stay in exotic places (for. Example at the Caribic Resorts).  Together wit the Mayor of Prague and MARTIN KUTA awards were presented by famous persons of the Czech Republic, for example at 2009 contest it was current “Miss Czechia” Winner.

MARTIN KUTA IN WORLD’S SPORT.

In 2005 - 2010 MARTIN KUTA was leading Czehia National delegation to the International W.F.F. - W.B.B.F. events in Austria, Poland, Germany and Lithuania. Along with 2008 W.F.F. - W.B.B.F. Europe Championship the 40-th Historic “Amber Prix International” (“Gintarinis prizas”, “Янтарный приз”) was held in Klaipeda (Lithuania). Parliament of the Republic Lithuania voted to finance this important event with the State money. President Parliament Austria Professor ALFRED GERSTL sent to the contest organizers original present - the documentary film and the Collection of the authentic pictures of the Governor of California ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER. The exhibition of the pictures was presented to Klaipeda people who visited the competition. Do You know any other federation with similar happenings???

In 2009 for the active social work MARTIN KUTA was presented with the W.F.F. - W.B.B.F. “Silver Honour Medal” (“Garbės Sidabro Medalis”). In 2010 MARTIN KUTA left his country to the USA. Since that time in the Czech Republic was no one leader and organizer to be on the same level. But when the “God closes doors he opens a window”. In 2009 unique Slovakian leader and organizer appeared in the World’s Sport - he was STEFAN HRCKA.  

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2008 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

UNIQUE ORIGINAL COMPETITION.

In 2008 W.F.F. -W.B.B.F. (World Fitness Federation, World Bodybuilding Federation)  World Championship was held in Bydgoszcz (Poland). The competition was organized by city Mecenat JERZY GOTOWSKI and city Vice Mayor KAZIMIERZ DROZD.

The preparation started one year before with huge confrontation with the I.F.B.B. (International Federation of Body Builders) Chairman of trainers PAVEL FILEBORN. Before the event eight various level press conferences and meetings were organized. Among them official meetings of the International President W.F.F. - W.B.B.F. DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS with the Minister of Sport Republic Poland ZBIGNIEW PACELT and Mayor City Bydgoszcz KONSTANTY DOMBROWICZ.

HIGH INTERNATIONAL AWARDS.

During the preparation of the World Championship a number of Officials of the Republic Poland were awarded with the  W.F.F. - W.B.B.F. “International Honour Silver Medal”. Among them Minister of Sport Republic Poland ZBIGNIEW PACELT, Mecenat JERZY GOTOWSKI, Mayor City Bydgoszcz KONSTANTY DOMBROWICZ.

MINISTER SPORT POLAND. OFFICIAL VISIT.

As we mentioned above high I.F.B.B. Official POWEL FILEBORN in order to ruin the 2008 W.F.F. World Championship was writing public letters. To stop this process organizers of the World Championship addressed the Minister Sport Poland ZBIGNIEW PACELT. W.F.F. - W.B.B.F. Officials were invited to the Ministry of Sport in Warsaw where they met the Minister. During the meeting required juridic W.F.F. - W.B.B.F. and I.F.B.B. questions were spoken over. Supporting the W.F.F. World Championship ZBIGNIEW PACELT wrote official letter. This letter stopped all I.F.B.B. aggressiveness. We would like to remind that due to doping usage International Olympic Committee (I.O.C.) refused to recognize I.F.B.B. federation and bodybuilding as sport. Also I.F.B.B. statements that W.F.F. - W.B.B.F. International was not among W.A.D.A. (World Anti Doping Agency) members were stopped. At that time the National President of the W.F.F. - W.B.B.F. Poland was ANDRZEJ MACIEJEWSKI. For many years ANDRZEJ MACIEJEWSKI was the Vice President of the I.F.B.B. Poland. He collected materials from press accusing I.F.B.B. Official PAWEL FILEBORN being involved in doping business and corruption. Polish athletes accused PAWEL FILEBORN selling doping usage schemes for 1 000 USD and proposing to cancel doping disqualifications for 10 000 USD. For this reason PAWEL FILEBORN was for a long time in various courts. Doping business of PAWEL FILEBORN was in popular Polish newspapers - among them in “Zycie Warszawy”, “Wiadomosczy dnia”, “Interia.pl”, “Kulturystyka” and others. By the way, after this doping scandals PAWEL FILEBORN was several times in Lithuania. There at I.F.B.B. seminars he teached Lithuanians about his personal ptactice and knowledge.

INTERNATIONAL JUDGES AND ORGANIZERS

International Judges and Organizers from Argentina, Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Germany, Serbia, Russia, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Cyprus, Belarus, Denmark, Ukraine, Hungary, Croatia, Austria, Bosnia and Herzogovina participated at the event.

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WORLD BODYBUILDING ENCYCLOPEDIA.

1989 „GEORG TENNO MEMORIAL“.

(«Мемориал Георга Тенно», 1971 - 2024).  At the competition participated 39 bodybuilders from 4 countries: R.S.F.S.R., Estonian SSR, Belorussian SSR and Latvian SSR.

RESULTS

Women Bodybuilding Category

1. UIT INNA (Estonian SSR)

2. BELOVA IRINA (Белова Ирина, Latvian SSR)

3. YEREMEYEVA SVETLANA (Еремеева Светлана, R.S.F.S.R.)

Juniors

First Weight Category

1. YEMELIANENKOV ALEKSANDR (Емельяненков Александр, Estonian SSR)

2. CIUDINOV VALERIJ (Чудинов Валерий, R.S.F.S.R.)

3. GOTEL VALENTIN (Latvian SSR)

Second Weight Category

1. PETAYEV ALEKSANDR (Петаев Александр, Estonian SSR)

2. KOKOREVIC JEVGENIJ (Кокоревич Евгений, Latvian SSR)

3. GROMOVS ARNIS (Latvian SSR)

Main categories

First Weight Category

1. SELENICHIN YEVGENIJ (Селенихин Евгений, Estonian SSR)

2. KASAPOV FANIL (Кашапов Фанил, R.S.F.S.R.)

3. IVUTS VITALIJ (Estonian SSR)

Second Weight Category

1. KOSENKO PAVEL (Косенко Павел, Estonian SSR)

2. CHODIAKOV ALEKSANDR (Ходяков Александр, R.S.F.S.R.)

3. JUSUPOV JALIL (Юсупов Джалил, R.S.F.S.R.)

Third Weight Category

1. ALEKSEJEV ALEKSANDR (Алексеев Александр, Estonian SSR)

2. CHARKOV VIKTOR (Харьков Виктор, R.S.F.S.R.)

3. BODUN VASILIJ (Бодун Василий, Belorussian SSR)

Fourth Weight Category

1. CELOBITCIKOV JURIJ (Челобитчиков Юрий, Estonian SSR)

2. NIKIFOROV JURIJ (Никифоров Юрий, R.S.F.S.R.)

3. SVEIDUKS MARIS (Latvian SSR).

Over All Winners: Juniors – ALEKSANDR PETAYEV, Main Categories – PAVEL KOSENKO.

INFORMATION.
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FOR SEVERAL YEARS WORLD BODYBUILDING CENTER WAS SLOVAKIA.
MAGNIFICENT WORKS OF MECENAT STEFAN HRCKA.
Somehow life runs so quickly and many events and happenings are around us. Let us remember great times of our sport. No other federation ever had so important historic International times. One of the moments of the World sport history were several years when Slovakian Mecenat STEFAN HRCKA together with the International W.F.F. - W.B.B.F. (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation) federation organized International events in Slovakia and Austria.

2009 “UNIVERSE” IN SLOVAKIA.

LETTER OF PRIME MINISTER SLOVAKIA.

International W.F.F. - W.B.B.F. federation held the 2009 W.F.F. - W.B.B.F. „Universe“ contest at City Brusno Kupele (November 7, Slovakia).

Delegations of thirteen countries participated at the event - Slovakia, Czechia, Austria, Germany, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Hungary, United Kingdom, Ukraine, Poland, France, Venezuela.

The President Government Youth and Sport Committee and a Member Parliament Republic Slovakia DUSAN GALIS came to congratulate the participants and organizers of this important International Event.

Mr. DUSAN GALIS presented the congratulating letter of the Prime Minster Republic Slovakia ROBERT FICO to the President W.F.F. - W.B.B.F. International DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS.

INTERNATIONAL “HONOUR GOLD MEDAL”

PRESENT OF FORMER PRIME MINISTER SLOVAKIA.

The opening ceremony of the W.F.F. - W.B.B.F. „Universe“ was led by the former Prime Minister Republic Slovakia  VLADIMIR MECIAR.

In recognition of the great efforts to support the sport and fitness in the country  and internationally the President W.F.F. - W.B.B.F. International DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS awarded with the genuine “International Honour Gold Medal” Prime Minister Republic Slovakia Mr. VLADIMIR MECIAR. Before the holder of this High International Award was only the President Parliament Austria Professor ALFRED GERSTL.

Among the respectable audience present at the event were the Environment Minister Republic Slovakia JOZEF MEDVED, vice President special police forces Slovakia  Police General  Mr. JAROSLAV AMBROS.

During the 2009 W.F.F. - W.B.B.F. „Universe“ the Slovak organizers addressed the International Federation asking to hold the „Universe“ International again in 2010. They are ready to meet 400 participants giving them transport facilities, food and hotels. The exact date of the coming event was November 4-7 in the same place: Slovak Brusno Kupele.

The contest will last 5 days including the semi finals and Professional Contest. The organizers are ready to give 20 000 Euro for the Pros. The Pro Categories will be as follows: Bodybuilding Men, Bodybuilding Women, Fitness men and Model Fitness Women.

PRIME MINISTER SLOVAKIA. OFFICIAL MEETING.

INTERNATIONAL HONOUR GOLD MEDAL “ FOR ROBERT FICO.

When President W.F.F. - W.B.B.F. International DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS still was in Slovakia he received official invitation to meet Prime Minister Republic Slovakia ROBERT FICO.  DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS arrived to the Headquarters of the Prime Minister in Bratislava. During the meeting important questions of International and Slovakia sport were spoken. Slovakia State Chancellor FRANTISEK HATAR was present at the meeting too. The President W.F.F. - W.B.B.F. International DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS presented to ROBERT FICO the “International Honour Gold Medal”.

PRESIDENT OF PARLIAMENT VISITED INTERNATIONAL CONTEST.

There were two W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. International contests held in Slovakia in 2013 – that were World amateur and professional championships and „Universe“ competition. Since 2009 it was a tradition that all Slovakia International contests were organized by the W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. International and Mecenat STEFAN HRCKA together. Competitions were held at the private historic mountain resort of STEFAN HRCKA in Brusno Kupele. The event was specific – the President Parliament Republic Slovakia JAN FIGEL visited competition. For long lasting popurarization of sport and fitness in Slovakia on the contest stage JAN FIGEL presented to the International W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. President DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS the Honour Diploma and Special Medal of the Parliament Republic Slovakia.

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2026 NEW YEAR!

Celebrating sixty years of the W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. International Activities and confronting the coming New Year of 2026 -  Congratulating Words of the President W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. International DSc. Edmundas Daubaras.

When all international bodybuilding organizations go down the W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation) International goes on seeking huge goals. W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. plans of great future comparing with other federations. Our great works are observed by lots of people around the World. I am thankful and I am proud of our International W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. family.

W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. is the only one to analize historical and contemporary situation in our sport. Our analytic articles in various languages read lots of athletes. A number of months in a row our official International Site www.wff.lt has 400 000 monthly visitors. Not a single bodybuilding book or magazine has so many readers.

Step by step we separate bodybuilding and fitness. After I.F.B.B. was thrown out of the I.O.C. in 1998 today bodybuilding is no more sport. Instead we aim to make fitness officially recognized sport. This fitness has nothing to do with bodybuilding. Today W.F.F. - International unites many new activities that seek to become real sport. Even Olympic. At the same time International bodybuilding will go on developed and ruled by the World Bodybuilding Federation (W.B.B.F.).

In 2025 we organized the 58-th „Amber Prix International“ („Gintarinis prizas“, 1968 – 2025), the 36-th World AM-Pro Championship, the 30-th Europe Championship and the 26-th „Universe“. Every competition had numerous participants – 200 athletes. Other federacions collect only 20-30 sportsmen at their contests. Over 30 years „Fit-kids“ and disablet athletes use to participate at our events. Contemporary bodybuilding became very narrow. Public is not interested in bodybuilding any more. Even I.F.B.B. Lithuania having comparitivelly big state financing can not collect athletes to competitions and public to see them. 2025 I.F.B.B. World Championship in Saudi Arabia was without public spectators... During the last time I.F.B.B. World Championships were organized in Riga (Latvia) and Kedainiai (Lithuania). Contests were financed by state. Until now even sport specilists do not  know much about these contests. The names of their winners are unknown to anybody too. Silent „I.F.B.B. World Championships“...

In 2025 Lithuania celebrated 60 years of bodybuilding. The event was held in Gargzday. A number of Lithuania Parliament members and polititions participated at the happening. Internationally famous athletes were awarded by International W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. President DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS. Athletes of local level were awarded by the organizers too.

The year of 2025 is important of definite dates: 50 years of competitions „Lithuania Cup Open“ (1975 – 2025); 50 years of Czechoslovakian SSR bodybuilders participating at the I.F.B.B. Europe Championship. Bodybuilding was prohibites sport in Socialist Countries in that time. Then led by VOJTECH FIALA Czechoslovakia bodybuilder PETR STACH became the Historic Over All Europe Champion. 60 years of historic competition „Amber Prix Interbnational“ is closer.

In 2025 in Klaipeda International Seminar of Judges was organized. Judges from Germany, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Ukraine participated there.

In 2025 new National federation was registerred in Lithuania – „Lithuania sport fitness federation“. It is totally different of others – it is free of doping. The federation already joined the W.A.D.A.  (World Anti Doping Agency) Anti Doping Code. When we will receive Governmental support, in future this National federation will organize Lithuania Championship with doping control.

In 2025 Bodybuilding World farewelled one of Europe Bodybuilding Pioneers VALERIJ KORESHKOV  (Валерий Корешков, 1940 – 2025) from Vilnius. For his social work he had many awards and U.N.E.S.C.O. Diploma among them.

We are living in the times of drastic political and economical and social changes. W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. goes on seeking associated membership in United Nations, International Olympic Committee and recognition of fitness as official sport.

HEALTH, SUCCESS, LUCK AND HAPPINESS IN 2026!!!
God bless all of us in our sincere pray!