WORLD BODY BUILDING FEDERATION (WBBF)

[Uncle Joe]

Today we received a letter from the Republic of South Africa.
President WFF-WBBF RSA Tommy Du Rand writes:

Hi ED,
Thanks for all the emails that you have send to us.
I am mailing you some photos of our athletes and a photo of
me and my wife Marlie. All my photos is on cd's and the cd's are at my offfice at the gym. I can mail you more photos of our athletes if you want to see more. Just let me know.
For the last 22 years I was very activiley involved in the sport of Bodybuilding and fitness. 1989 I have joined IFBB and was part of
the Eastern Gauteng committee for 16 years. I was the chairman for 11 years and a offical international judge since 2004. In 2005 I have joined WPF and was the chairman for the Eastern Gauteng province for 2 years. For the last 2 years I was the national head judge for WPF South Africa.
In 2006 I was the team manager for the South African team that have participate in the WPF Mr & Ms Universe in France. In 2007 I have hosted the WPF Universe here in South Africa, according to the WPF Europe president it was the best hosted univese for the last 16 years. In 2008 I was the chief marshall on the Mr & Ms Universe also in France.
I am also the biggest bodybuilding promoter her in South Africa. I have 3 national shows that i hoste every year with +/- 150 to 200 entries in each championship for the last 10 years.
I am very well known amongst the athletes as well as all the other bodybuilding federations here in South Africa. I am well respected by the athletes as well as committee members form the different federations.
I have done my homework on your federation and have decided that the WFF and WBBF is a far better federation to be part off. I am working for the sport of bodybuilding and fitness and the athletes deserive the best and I think WFF and WBBF is the best
for the athletes her in South Africa.
I am a personal trainer and own my own gym: Protea Health & Fitness Club. I have already trained 7 world champs. My wife is a high school teacher and I have 3 sons: Donovan (12), Lukas (10) and TJ (8). My wife is my right hand not only in the gym but also in the sport of bodybuilding and fitness.
I just want to explain to you have we choose a team to present South Africa on the Universe/World Championship.
Our country consist out of 9 provinces. 8th of our provinces are already part of WFF & WBBF. Each of the provinces host a provincial championship on which they select a team to represent them on our national championship.
At the national championship we select a team to represent South Africa on the universe/world championship.
I was already in contact with Brian and he is going to be the chairman for our Eastern Cape province and he will also be part of the national executive committee.
I have also set up a website for South Africa that will give our athletes more info about WFF and WBBF. The website will be up and going no later than friday the 16th Jan. The website address is going to be www.wff.co.za
Is it possible to mail me the email address of the international head judge. I just want to make sure that we have all the info on the judging cretiria.
Thank you,
Yours in the sport of bodybuilding and fitness.
Tommy Du Rand

this is an interesting story!