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RE: WORLD BODY BUILDING FEDERATION (WBBF) - UGNE_WFF_WBBF_secretary - 05-15-2026
2026 INTERNATIONAL TRAINERS AND JUDGES SEMINAR IN KLAIPĖDA.
WE WILL DEVELOP NEW FITNESS CATEGORIES.
WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO TURN BODYBUILDING INTO NORMAL SPORT.
In preparation for the 37-th WFF-WBBF World Amateur and Professional Championship, which will take place on October 24–25, 2026, at the Neringa “Agila” Cultural Cultural Center, the WFF-WBBF World Federation together with the International Sport University will organize an International Trainers and Judges Seminar in Klaipėda on September 27, 2026.
Participants of the seminar will be awarded corresponding international qualifications.
During the event, new fitness categories will be introduced, athlete evaluation criteria discussed, and important judging issues reviewed. The organizers emphasize their commitment to gradually returning to the classical understanding of bodybuilding based on aesthetics, symmetry, and professionalism.
Part of the seminar lectures and practical sessions are expected to be conducted by a unique guest professor — currently the world’s only old-school professional posing virtuoso.
Final details are now being coordinated, and the organizers expect the program to remain unchanged.
More information coming soon. Follow International Pages www.wff.lt and www.worldfitness.lt
RE: WORLD BODY BUILDING FEDERATION (WBBF) - International Secretary - 05-16-2026
1967 COMPETITIONS IN KLAIPĖDA.
THE BEGINNING OF THE “AMBER PRIX”.
In 1967, the first “Amber Prix” tournament held in Klaipėda became one of the most significant events in the history of bodybuilding sport. The competition marked the beginning of a tradition that has continued for six decades, making the “Amber Prix” one of the oldest bodybuilding tournaments in in the World today.
In Europe, only the National Amateur Body Building Association “Universe” contest, organized in England since 1950, has a longer history, while in the United States the “Mr. Olympia” contest has been held since 1965. Following these events, the Klaipėda-based “Amber Prix” continues its own distinguished history and traditions.
During the 1960s, a new sport emerged in Lithuania — bodybuilding. At that time, it was officially called “athletic gymnastics,” as the Western term “bodybuilding” was politically unacceptable in the Soviet Union. The sport rapidly gained popularity, and regular competitions began to be organized, including the “Amber Prix” tournaments. Viewed from today’s perspective, these events reflect not only the history of Lithuanian bodybuilding, but also that of the entire socialist world of the period. It was here that fitness later emerged as an independent sports discipline.
The first “Amber Prix” tournament took place in April 1967 at the Klaipėda Polytechnic School. The main organizer of the event was Antanas Jonuškutis (1942–2003). The competition consisted of two parts: in the first, athletes competed in strength exercises, while in the second they demonstrated muscular development and physical aesthetics.
A total of fourteen athletes participated in the inaugural tournament. Among them were already well-known competitors from Kaunas — Algimantas Ramanauskas (1944–2022), Primas Bieliūnas, Klemensas Alšauskas, and Gintautas Šiuolis. The winner of the first “Amber Prix” tournament was Klemensas Alšauskas.
More details are on International Site www.wff.lt
RE: WORLD BODY BUILDING FEDERATION (WBBF) - Secretary_International - 05-17-2026
LEGENDARY “AMBER PRIX”.
1968 “Amber Prix International”.
Following the successful inaugural competition held in 1967, the bodybuilders of Klaipėda continued to foster the traditions of athletic gymnastics. In 1968, the second “Amber Prix” tournament became an international event, bringing together athletes from the Lithuanian SSR, Latvian SSR, and the Russian SFSR.
That same year, during an international tournament held in Kaunas, the “USSR Bodybuilding Federation” (Athletic Gymnastics Commission) was established to coordinate the development of bodybuilding throughout the Soviet Union. Five members were elected to the federation’s executive board, including two Lithuanians: Vytautas Zumeris and Valerijus Koreškovas.
During the “Amber Prizx” tournament in Klaipėda, the federation also held a meeting to discuss current organizational matters and the further development of the sport.
Competition Results
(top three places only)
Youth Group
Height Category 1
1. Pavel Tarakanov (Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR)
2. Vytautas Venclauskas (Kėdainiai, Lithuanian SSR)
3. Osvaldas Griskevicius (Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR)
Height Category 2
1. Valdas Aliubavicius (Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR)
2. Algis Jonkus (Palanga, Lithuanian SSR)
3. Valdas Kapcevicius (Kėdainiai, Lithuanian SSR)
Height Category 3
1. Arvydas Lekstutis (Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR)
2. Vidmantas Povilionis (Klaipėda, Lithuanian SSR)
3. Jurij Tiurikov (Kėdainiai, Lithuanian SSR)
Adult Group
Height Category 1
1. Klemensas Alsauskas (Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR)
2. Jevgenij Koltun (Tyumen, Russian SFSR)
3. Girsas Langevicius (Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR)
Height Category 2
1. Lionginas Danilevicius (Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR)
2. Alfonsas Mecius (Klaipėda, Lithuanian SSR)
3. Mecislovas Seibokas (Ukmergė, Lithuanian SSR)
Height Category 3
1. Leonas Pivoriunas (Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR)
2. Antanas Mineikis (Klaipėda, Lithuanian SSR)
3. Danil Pasternak (Riga, Latvian SSR)
Overall Winners
• Valdas Aliubavicius – overall winner of the youth group
• Leonas Pivoriunas – overall winner of the adult group.
More detailed information is on International Site www.wff.lt