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MEET & GREET

BODYBUILDING AND FITNESS SOLIDLY SETTLING
IN OCEANIA AS SPORTS AND HEALTHY LIFESTYLE

lThe IFBB coordinates its
operation in Oceania and the
Pacific through the South-Pacific
and Oceania Bodybuilding and
Fitness Federation, which
coordinates the activities of the
federations in this immense
region of the planet, under the
expert leadership of Paul and
Carol Graham, assisted by the
experienced officials like Jerry
Yeung, Mark Stewart, Talaiasi
Malupo Nau, and Peter Eugene
Reid.
The South-Pacific and Oceania
Bodybuilding and Fitness
Federation is the IFBB’s
representative body in the area,
and continues the excellent
relationship of the International
Federation with the Olympic
officials in the region, with the
purpose of coordinating the President Santonja sharing a nice lunch with Mr.Vidhya Lakhan, President of the Pacific Games Council,
growth of our sport and the and Mr Ricardo C. Blas, President of Guam Olympic Committee as well General Secretary of the Oceania
reincorporation into the Pacific National Olympic Committees (ONOC), working on future projects of collaboration in educational and sport
Games. activities, in line with Olympic Principles and for the best promotion of our sport and lifestyle.

TUNISIA ENDS THE
2019 SEASON

lWith an average of more than
one event per week, the 2019
season proved to be quite the
challenge to the IFBB, and a
foretaste to what awaits us in
2020. The intense 2019 season
ended barely a couple of days
ago in Tunisia with the I edition
of the Maghreb (North Africa)
Bodybuilding Championship,
which was held on the 21st and
22nd of December under the
patronage of the Tunisian
Ministry for Youth and Sports,
with the attendance of athletes
from Morocco, Algeria, Libya
and Tunisia.
President Santonja was
present at the event, which was
a new example of the huge
growth Bodybuilding is
experiencing in North Africa,
and another firm step towards
The meeting between Mr. the integration within the
Mustapha Berraf –President of Olympic institutions on the
the Algerian Olympic Committee African continent. This project
and ANOCA- with Dr. Rafael started in Algeria barely a year
Santonja and the President of the ago, with the meeting between
Algerian Bodybuilding Federation the President of the Association
(FABBFPL), Mr. Moussa of National Olympic
Messaour, back in 2018, was the Committees of Africa (ANOCA),
The Federations of Morocco, Algeria, starting point for events such as Mr. Mustapha Berraf, and Dr.
Libya and Tunisia, contestants at the I the one held in Tunisia. Rafael Santonja.
Maghreb Bodybuilding Championship.

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