The Parade of Nations at the Finals, held at the Moscow International House of Music
Photography by Albert Busek
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Each year, at the Closing Ceremony, the IFBB Flag is presented, by the current host of the IFBB Men's World Amateur Bodybuilding Championships and International Congress, to the following year's host. In 2005, these Championships and Congress will be held in Shanghai, China, when the BodyBuilding & Fitness Federation of China will welcome the bodybuilding world to participate in the 59th IFBB Men's World Amateur Bodybuilding Championships and IFBB International Congress.


The Exchange of IFBB Flag Ceremony
From Vladimir Dubinin (left), president of the Bodybuilding & Fitness Federation of Russia, to Paul Chua, DSM, (right) IFBB Vice President for Asia and Secretary-General of the Asian BodyBuilding Federation (graciously accepting on behalf of the Bodybuilding & Fitness Federation of China). Overseeing the exchange is Rafael Santonja (center), IFBB Executive Assistant to the President