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by Andrew Michalak

Friday evening over 80 children were registered at the 3rd IFBB World Children Fitness Championships taking place in Novi Sad, Serbia. This is more than at the 1st Children Worlds in Bratislava, Slovakia. The number of countries increased to nine, as Ukraine and Czech Republic entered their national teams in the recent days:

1. CZECH REPUBLIC
2. HUNGARY
3. LATVIA
4. MEXICO
5. POLAND
6. RUSSIA
7. SERBIA
8. SLOVAKIA
9. UKRAINE

The most overcrowded categories are girls 10-11 years old (20 competitors) and girls 12-13 years old (19 competitors).
Most of the medal winners from the latest European Children Fitness Championships, held one week ago in Budapest, Hungary, came to Novi Sad to battle for the world titles. They will meet new demanding rivals from Russia, Ukraine and Mexico but teams from Turkey, Iceland and Romania which took part in the Europeans, didn’t come to Novi Sad. Let’s analyze the situation category by category.

GIRLS UP TO 7 YEARS OLD
The top three from Budapest came to Novi Sad::
1. Margareta Gondova Slovakia
2. Mira Toth Hungary
3. Dorka Göbölös-Szabo Hungary

But there are a few new girls from Serbia, Poland and Russia, so the battle will start from the beginning. Altogether 9 girls. 13 girls in total.

GIRLS 8 - 9 YEARS OLD
The top three from Budapest:
1. Nelli Novodomska Slovakia
2. Nasta Vrabelova Slovakia
3. Beatrix Ilosvay Hungary

Novodomskia and Ilosvay are present in Novi Sad also. But they will have 11 more competitors including the 3rd place winner last year in Bratislava, Joanne Plancarte of Mexico. And new girls from the Czech Republic but their team participates for the first time at the international level, so we will see their quality tomorrow.

GIRLS 10 - 11 YEARS OLD
The top three from Budapest:
1. Regina Benkö Hungary
2. Panni Frauenberger Hungary
3. Lili Soos Hungary

All of them came to Budapest but also two girls from the top 5 at the 2010 Worlds in up to 9 years class: Michaela Luptáková and Anna Hepnerová (both of Slovakia) and many new faces from several countries. 20 girls in total.

GIRLS 12 - 13 YEARS OLD
The top three from Budapest:
1. Tatiana Kozuchova Slovakia
2. Laura Lisssak Hungary
3. Dorka Osztermayer Hungary

All of them are in Novi Sad plus last year 4th place winner Miriam Ugalde from Mexico, 2010 world champion in up to 11 years class Vanessa Nikola Belova (Latvia) and 4th place winner in the same class Alžbeta Hulínová (Slovakia) and o lot of new competitors. 19 girls in total.

GIRLS 14 - 15 YEARS OLD
The top three from Budapest:
1. Nikolett Szabo Hungary
2. Vanessa Lisziova Slovakia
3. Dorottya Agoston Hungary

Agoston won last year. Lisziova and Szabo were the top two in 12-13 years old class last year. Elvira Titova and Viktoria Borodina of Russia placed in the top four at the 2010 Worlds in 12-13 years class. Estefanía Inocencio of Mexico took part in the 2012 Worlds. Tough battle. 15 girls in total.

BOYS UP TO 12 YERARS OLD
Boys will battle second time at the World Championships. Strong team of three competitors from Poland, the current European champion from Budapest Roland Soos of Hungary plus Dobrinya Evtukhov of Russia. 5 boys in total.

BOYS UP 13-15 YERARS OLD
Only two competitors from Russia.

First pictures from the Registration
by East Labs

At the Registration: Mexican National Team.

At the Registration: the line.

Mr. Yuri Sizykh and his competitor came from so distant place like Irkutsk at the Baikal Lake in Eastern Siberia, wherr Mr. Sizykh runs the famous “Atlantes” bodybuilding school for children.

National Team of Serbia.

The Judges Meeting in the Novi Sad Hotel.

The Judges Meeting was run by the IFBB Judges Committee Chairman Mr. Pawel Filleborn and Serbian Judges Committee Chairperson Mrs. Biserka Sipka (in the center) while Mrs. Marijana Slankamenac (right) translated the lecture to the Serbian language.

Czech National Team came for the first time. Here the Czech Team officials, with Czech Federation acting President Eng. Martin Jebas.

Slovak National Team interviewed by the media.

The Championships promoter Mrs. Biserka and IFBB Judges Committee Chairman Mr. Pawel Filleborn (second from left) with medals presented to them by the Balkan Federation President Mr. Nenad Vuckovic (left) and Mr. Dragan Radosavljevic from the Serbian Federation.