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BODYFITNESS


                  A showdown featuring mind-
                  blowing genetics, hard work
                  and elegance that made the
                  audience vibrate with all
                  3 classes of this Division.
                  The level was exceptionally
                  competitive, making
                  the classifying rounds
                  themselves a challenge for
                  the athletes, many of them
                  over 50.
                                           Dorota Ogonowska (Poland)  Joanna Ucinska (Poland)  Elena Rakcheeva (Russia)

                                           MASTER 35-39 years (Open)  MASTER 40-44 years (Open)  MASTER +45 years (Open)

                                             Gold:  Dorota Ogonowska (Poland)  Gold:  Joanna Ucinska (Poland)  Gold:  Elena Rakcheeva (Russia)
                                            Silver:  Petronella Bihn (Germany)  Silver:  Eleonore Eriksson (Sweden)  Silver:  Tiina Niinimaki (Finland)
                                            Bronze:  Yana Shyrokykh (Ukraine)    Bronze:  Riina Kivikoski (Finland)    Bronze:  Tatiana Zalas (Poland)

                                   OVERALL MASTER                           BIKINI FITNESS
                                     BODYFITNESS:
                                    Elena Rakcheeva         Due to the high number of participants, several qualifying rounds very necessary,
                                         (Russia)           and entering the Top 10 was a feat in itself. The astonishing performers, aged
                                                            between 35 and 64, were a shining example of what weight training can accomplish
                                   Making history in the    for women. Three stars shone brighter than the rest: Spain’s Ada Jiménez, more
                                   competition at 45, Russian   impressive by the moment, Estonia’s Jana Teder –who has already claimed overall
                                   athlete Elena Rakcheeva   titles this year- and Russia’s Anna Prokhorova, three times World Champion and,
                                   was crowned overall Master   this time, according to the judges, best overall athlete at 48. Her imposing quality and
                                   Bodyfitness champion.    height kept Alicante-based Alla Petrova from reaching the top of the medal rank.    CONTINENTAL

                                   OVERALL MASTER BIKINI:
                                    Anna Prokhorova (Russia)                                                                           CHAMPIONSHIPS


                                             WELLNESS


                                           An open class dominated by
                                           the Russian athletes, with the
                                           duel between Tatiana Eremina
                                           and social media influencer
                                           Ekaterina Krasavina as the focal
                                           point. The victory finally went to
                                           the slender Eremina by majority
                                           decision, also thanks to her not-  MASTER 35-39 years (-164 cm)  MASTER +35 years (+164 cm)
                                           to-be-sniffed-at 173 cm height.
                                                                     Gold:  Ada Jiménez (Spain)  Gold:  Oksana Voloshina (Russia)
                                            Tatiana Eremina (Russia)  Silver:  Iana Podolskaia (Russia)  Silver:  Martina Kurkova (Czech Rep.)
                                                                     Bronze:  Ekaterina Kriachek (Russia)  Bronze:  Ann-Sophie Gustavsen (Denmark)
                                            MASTER +35 years (Open)
                                                                    MASTER 40-44 years (Open)  MASTER +45 years (Open)
                                             Gold:  Tatiana Eremina (Russia)
                                            Silver:  Ekaterina Krasavina (Russia)
                                                                                              Gold:  Anna Prokhorova (Russia)
                                                                     Gold:  Jana Teder (Estonia)
                                            Bronze:  Lilian Rannu (Estonia)  Silver:  Elena Punina (Russia)  Silver:  Alla Petrova (Spain)
                            BEST TEAM AWARD                          Bronze:  Yoko Nagase (Japan)    Bronze:  Irina Veyde (Russia)
                                                      tRussia won
                                                      the World’s Best
                                                      Veteran Team
                                                      Award. Russia’s
                                                      delegate, Mrs.
                                                      Iveta Stetsenko,
                                                      celebrates the title
                                                      with FEFF president,
                                                      D. José Ramos and
                                                      Poland’s delegate,
                                                      Mr. Grzegorz
                                                      Kempa.



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