H.E. Azad Rahimov , Minister of Youth and Sport of the Republic of Azerbaijan opened the finals of the Classic Bodybuilding and Fitness events at Baku, June 19-22, 2015.
24 athletes from the Classic Bodybuilding and 12 from the Fitness disciplines, selected from the European Championships with 100% of the athletes having submitted to rigorous doping control, representing 16 countries in Europe have been in Baku at the competition that started Saturday afternoon with Technical Meeting and official registration of competitors. At the Meeting, IFBB President Dr. Rafael Santonja, emphasized the importance of this event as part of the IFBB’s strategy towards Olympic recognition. Following IFBB recognition by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) where the IFBB is in the program of the OCA’s Asian Beach Games and in the upcoming ANOC Beach Games.
The IFBB’s Bodybuilding and Fitness event in Baku counted with the hospitality of the Government of Azerbaijan and the hard work and relentless enthusiasm of Azerbaijan Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation’s President Eng. Rauf Bunyataliyev at this historical 1st European Games in Baku. We should note this is not the first IFBB event in Baku, a city that has previously hosted two European Championships and the 2010 World Bodybuilding Championships.
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