2025 WORLD SPORT NEWS

[Chairman_Organizing_Committee]

2025.INTERNATIONAL SPORT UNIVERSITY.
INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR OF JUDGES AND TRAINERS.
During the last period of time W.F.F. - W.B.B.F. (World Fitness Federation, World Bodybuilding Federation) presented a number of new activities.
Seeking to present for judges and trainers more specific knowledge International Sport University (I.S.U.) will organize a seminar. The seminar will be held before the 26-th AM-Pro “Universe” (October 4, 2025, Resort Nida, Lithuania). After seminar participants will be examined and will get International Judges and Trainers Certificates.
More information is on the way. Follow International Site www.wff.lt

[UGNE_WFF_WBBF_secretary]

WORLD‘S BEST AMATEUR & PRO ATHLETES REPRESENTING ALL CONTINENTS.
WE DO THE SAME WORK AS OTHER FEDERATIONS, BUT OUR WAYS AND GOALS ARE DIFERENT. WE SEEK OLYMPIC RECOGNITION.
Uniting Representatives of 141 Countries and working since 1968.
World Fitness Federation (W.F.F. - International)
World Body Building Federation (W.B.B.F. - International)
W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. INTERNATIONAL SERIA MEGA EVENTS:
26-th AM-PRO “UNIVERSE”
2-d “Nida Mayor’s Cup”
(October 4, 2025, Resort Nida, Republic Lithuania. Contest Place, Hotel and other details on the way).
INFORMATION: More detailed information on the Global International Site www.wff.lt, see forum topics.
CONTEST REGISTRATION: https://www.worldfitness.lt

[Chairman_Organizing_Committee]

1978. HISTORIC ‚AMBER PRIX INTERNATIONAL“.
WHAT WAS KEPT IN SILENCE?
Why today name DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS  stay together with BEN WEIDER, OSCAR HEIDENSTAM, OSCAR STATE and BOB FOFFMAN? Why Russia journalists call DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS „The Father of Russia Bodybuilding?“ („Отец российского культуризма»).
We would like to underline that in 1973 bodybuilding sport was prohibited in the U.S.S.R. and Socialist countries. Bodybuilders were prosecuted.  DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS was alone to fight against the bodybuilding prohibition after the 1977 another more strict order of the U.S.S.R. Ministry of Sport (Министерство спорта С.С.С.Р., Госкомспорт С.С.С.Р.) to prosecute bodybuilding. No one bodybuilder or organizer dared to stay together with DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS in his fight to defend bodybuilding. No one thought that DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS will succeed.
The 1977 „Amber Prix International“ („Gintarinis prizas“, «Янтарный приз», 1968 – 2025, Klaipėda, Lithuania, organizer DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS) was like a rehearsal for the following risky steps of DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS. The 1977 contest was held in public at the Klaipeda Sea Port Palace. Bodybuilders of the DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS gym collected the spectators that were their friends and family members. First time after bodybuilding prohibition hall was full of people. The contest was illegal to the political powers of that time.
The 1978 „Amber Prix International“ was organized just after DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS visited Moscow to defend bodybuilding sport. In Moscow DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS presented his petition to the U.S.S.R. highest political organizations. The petition was given to the Central Committee of the U.S.S.R. Communist Party  (Центральный Комитет Коммунистической партии С.С.С.Р.), to the U.S.S.R. Supreme Council (Верховный Совет С.С.С.Р.) and to the U.S.S.R. Ministry Council (Совет Министров С.С.С.Р.) and to the U.S.S.R. cental political newspapers  „Pravda“ («Правда») and „Izvestija“ («Известия»). Due to the petition of DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS U.S.S.R. political powers gave permeation to organize „Amber Prix International“ in Klaipeda (Lithuanian SSR).
But DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS wanted much more. He dared to organize the „U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Championship“ («Чемпионат С.С.С.Р. по культуризму») together with 1978 „Amber Prix“. No one knew what the reaction of political powers will be. Anyway DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS had taken the risk and did this step.
NOTICED AND EVALUATED IN VATICAN.
In 2011 the Official Visit of the President W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation) International DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS was organized to Vatican. Listening about the Bodybuilding activities during the years of prohibition of this sport in the Socialist Countries the Vatican Congregate Prefect Cardinal J. Em. JOZEF KARDINAL TOMKO (Кардинал Иозеф Томко) was interested very much. Very big interest was shown to the bodybuilding defending petition of DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS and the victory that was achieved due to this. J. Em. JOZEF KARDINAL TOMKO positively evaluated our efforts to fight for the Bodybuilding Sport recognition and at once he named DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS as a „dissident of the Communist Regime“. For this work done the Vatican Congregate Prefect Cardinal J. Em. JOZEF KARDINAL TOMKO presented the Original Vatican Pontific Medal (Medaglia Ufficiale di Pontificato di Sua Santita Benedetto XVI) to the International President W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Federation EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS (Headquarters State Vatican, Cita del Vaticano, March 29, 2011).
UNIQUE STAGE OF THE CONTEST.
We will start with very clear and simple items. Now working on the „World Bodybuilding Encyclopedia“ («Энциклопедия всемирного культуризма») we scrutinized information, pictures of all previous U.S.S.R. bodybuilding competitions: since 1965 until 1978. No one contest stage was equal to the stage of the 1978 „Amber Prix International“. We can state that the stage of the 1977 „Amber Prix“ was more or less like the stage of the 1972 „Georg Tenno Memorial“ («Мемортал Георга Тенно», 1971 – 1924, Tallinn, Estonian SSR, organizer Innar Mardo, Иннар Мардо). But the stage of the 1978 „Amber Prix International“ was unique with it‘s capacity and decorations. In the centre of the stage was a big picture of FRANK ZANE. In the background of FRANK ZANE was a huge map of the U.S.S.R.. On both sides of the decoration were all fifteen National flags of the Socialist Republics of the U.S.S.R.. Who has seen anything like this in the U.S.S.R. before? How DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS dared to do this? Nobody knew what the reaction of the U.S.S.R. political powers will be after this. This was a real confrontation with the communist regime. Anyway DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS took the risk and did it.
NO SUPPORT. BODYBUILDERS SLEPT IN PIONEER CAMP.
Nobody supported and nobody financed the 1978 „Amber Prix International“. All working group consisted of DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS himself, mother of his wife, his wife and some bodybuilders from the gym of DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS. Competitors of the competition were given sleeping places at the sea coast in a Giruliai resort children‘s pioneer camp. The vocation season did not started yet and beds were free. The stage decoration was done by the mother of DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS wife -  it was made of the children‘s nappies. As DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS asked a known Belorussia painter OLEG ISAJEV (Олег Исаев) painted a figure of FRANK ZANE. In the background of it he painted the map of the U.S.S.R.. The prizes for the first six places of each category of this non official “U.S.S.R. Championship” were made by Klaipeda bodybuilder OLEG SEROV (Олег Серов). Medals and diplomas were made by a Klaipeda design company. The expenses were covered by DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS himself.
INFORMATION.
More detailed information on the Global International Site www.wff.lt, see forum topics.

[UGNE_WFF_WBBF_secretary]

37-TH WORLD AM-PRO CHAMPIONSHIP.
59-TH “AMEBR PRIX INTERNATIONAL”.
3 - D WORLD POLE DANCE FITNESS CHAMPIONSHIP
3 - D WORLD AERIAL FITNESS CHAMPIONSHIP
3 - WORLD MINI TRAMPOLINE CHAMPIONSHIP
On May 9-10, 2026 the 37-th W.F.F. - W.B.B.F. (World Fitness Federation, World Bodybuilding Federation) World AM-Pro Championship and representing World Sport History the 59-th “Amber Prix International” (1968 - 2025) will be held in Klaipeda Zveju Palace (Republic Lithuania).
More information on International Site  www.wff.lt
Contest Registration - www.worldfitness.lt

[Chairman Judges Committee]

World Body Building Federation (W.B.B.F.)
World Fitness Federation (W.F.F.)
(Since 1968, 141 Country Members, 60 International Events World Wide)
EUROPE AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPS
OVER ALL WINNERS
(1996-2025)
MEN
Year, Champion's Name, Country.
2025 SZYMON LUBECKI, POLAND
2024 GATIS SAKNE, LATVIA
2023 MARTYNAS PAKALNIS, LITHUANIA
2022 ROMAN POLSIN, ESTONIA
2021 KAMIL STRUMINSKI, POLAND
2020 ALEKSEJ PETKEVICH, LATVIA
2019 PAWEL PRZYBYLSKI, POLAND
2018 KAROL KOWNACKI, POLAND
2017 SERGEJ TARATYNOV, RUSSIA
2016 JASPER BAKKER, HOLLAND
2015 NORMUND JURANS, LATVIA
2014 ANDREJ RUMIANCEV, ESTONIA
2013 ALEKSANDR GRENADIOROV, RUSSIA
2012 MOHAMED MORAVEJ, IRAN
2011 ALEKSANDR SILIN, RUSSIA
2010 DANIL BRATISKA, RUSSIA
2009 VITALIJ ALEKSANDROV, LATVIA
2008 VLADIMIR POLIAKOV, RUSSIA
2007 ROMAN DUBOVICKIJ, RUSSIA
2006 MICHAIL MALEK, RUSSIA
2005 MASSIMO MONACO, ITALY
2004 ALEKSANDR MASLOVSKIJ, LATVIA
2003 GERMAN SELEST, RUSSIA
2002 JURIJ KARSETIANS, LATVIA
2001 MAREK KALMUS, ESTONIA
2000 MASSIMO MONACO, ITALY
1999 GIOVANNI THOMSON, HOLLAND
1998 JURGEN KOCH, GERMANY
1997 MATHIAS HORNUNG, GERMANY
1996 SERGEJ OGORODNIKOV, RUSSIA
WOMEN
Year, Champion's Name, Country.
2025 MARINA LEGENZOVA, LITHUANIA
2024 INETA RIJNIECE, LATVIA
2023 ANNA SOBOLEWSKA KUCHARSKA, POLAND
2022 NATALIA MISZKOWSKA, POLAND
2021 SILVA SOCNEVA, LATVIA
2020 OLGA KOLESOVA, LITHUANIA
2019 NATALIA WARZYNSKA, POLAND
2018 OLGA LISTOPADOVA, BELARUS
2017 NATALIA ABRAMOVA, RUSSIA
2016 VALENTINA KARABANOVA, RUSSIA
2015 EVELYN DIROCIE, BELGIUM
2014 MARINA VLASOVA, RUSSIA
2013 JELENA VOLKOVA, RUSSIA
2012 VALENTINA KOZLOVSKAJA, BELARUS
2011 AGNIESZKA URBANIAK, POLAND
2010 VERA VLASOVA, RUSSIA
2009 IRINA PATESKINA, RUSSIA
2008 ILONA KOKOSH, LITHUANIA
2007 MARIJA AKIZANOVA, UKRAINE
2006 DIANA DECESARE, BRAZIL-UKRAINE
2005 IDA GUSCHA, RUSSIA
2004 SVETLANA PUGACHEVA, RUSSIA
2003 SVETLANA PUGACHEVA, RUSSIA
2002 VALERIJA JUDINA, RUSSIA
2001 AKSANA LEN, LITHUANIA
2000 MARINA BURINSKAJA, LATVIA
1999 ROSA GIOVANA, ITALY
1998 CLAUDIA MACHMOR, GERMANY
1997 BENEDETA POMATI, ITALY
1996 JEKATERINA KARABAN, RUSSIA

Chairman W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. International Judges Council Edita Sendriene
INFORMATION.
More detailed information on the Global International Site www.wff.lt .

[UGNE_WFF_WBBF_secretary]

WORLD‘S BEST AMATEUR & PRO ATHLETES REPRESENTING ALL CONTINENTS.
WE DO THE SAME WORK AS OTHER FEDERATIONS, BUT OUR WAYS AND GOALS ARE DIFERENT. WE SEEK OLYMPIC RECOGNITION.
Uniting Representatives of 141 Countries and working since 1968.
World Fitness Federation (W.F.F. - International)
World Body Building Federation (W.B.B.F. - International)
W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. INTERNATIONAL SERIA MEGA EVENTS:
26-th AM-PRO “UNIVERSE”
2-d “Nida Mayor’s Cup”
(October 4, 2025, Resort Nida, Republic Lithuania. Contest Place, Hotel and other details on the way).
INFORMATION: More detailed information on the Global International Site www.wff.lt, see forum topics.
CONTEST REGISTRATION: https://www.worldfitness.lt

[Chairman Judges Committee]

SOCIALIST WORLD BODYBUILDING HISTORY.
FIRST ARTICLE. LET US START.
We are still working on the “World Bodybuilding Encyclopedia” («Энциклопедия всемирного культуризма»). Until now nobody covered total World Bodybuilding History. There are only some fragmentary stories. For example, some time ago a book about former bodybuilder and President of the National Bodybuilding Federation of Russia VLADIMIR DUBININ (Владимир Дубинин) was published. But after  his defeat in 1974 “Georg Tenno Memorial” («Мемориал Георга Тенно», 1971 - 2024) VLADIMIR DUBININ totally left our sport until 1986. In 1986 DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS (Др. Эдмундас Даубарас) invited him to “Amber Prix International” (“Gintarinis prizas”, «Янтарный приз», 1968 - 2025) and this way brought him back to bodybuilding activities. Anyway until 1987 VLADIMIR DUBININ was a sportsman and trainer and never was among bodybuilding organizers and leaders. So what could be written in the book of VLADIMIR DUBININ when during thirteen years he was out of the game? Similar situation is with other bodybuilding “history writers”.
Through the last century for a long time World was divided into capitalist (Western) and Socialist (Eastern) parts. In sport too. In bodybuilding as well.
From time to time some historic information about the I.F.B.B. (International Federation of Body Builders) federation appeared in bodybuilding press. At the same time still there is no historic information about the “Eastern” bodybuilding. Everything that is available is nothing serious. Somebody use to name himself a “Great Champion”, some name themselves “Great Organizers”.
Most important bodybuilding events happened through the life of DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS. He participated everywhere - on National level, on Socialist and World bodybuilding level as well. DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS graduated Vilnius State University with specialties of Philology and Law. Comparing with all U.S.S.R. bodybuilders and Organizers DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS was the only one to know languages. This let him to communicate with everybody direct. It is the reason DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS was personally in the center of the main International Events in Socialist Countries and in all the World  too. He was not only involved in these events - some of them he initiated himself. DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS was in friendly contacts with all most important VIP Persons of World bodybuilding - the I.F.B.B. President Canadian BEN WEIDER, the W.A.B.B.A. (World Amateur Body Building Association) President French SERGE NUBRET and the N.A.B.B.A. (National Amateur Body Building Association) Chairman British OSCAR HEIDENSTAM.
Fourty years passed since Socialist system was ruined. Various rumors spread about Socialist bodybuilding. We will make the question clear.
Most often we mention famous bodybuilders and their wins at the competitions. Anyway the sport is developed not by sportsmen. It were sport organizers and bodybuilding leaders that develop our sport. Often those organizers are forgotten. Bodybuilders not appear themselves - to reach the top they need a skilful trainers suggestions and advises. There should be organizers that are making Great Contests for the bodybuilders and then they became great. There should be some persons to advertise and publish the wins of bodybuilders. Without this nobody can be a Great Champion and nobody can have a Great Name.
We will write this article basing on bodybuilding Events in Socialist World and mentioning the “Western” World only in the background. Until Encyclopedia works go on we will do our best to publish a separate book about bodybuilding in the Socialist World.
More information is on International Site www.wff.lt .

[Chairman_Organizing_Committee]

2025.WORLD NEWS FROM POLAND.
MAREK CYL.
On the Official Visit of the International W.F.F. - W.B.B.F. (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation) President DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS to Poland for active social work done Chairman Region Tarnogory (Rada Powiatu Tarnogórskiego) MAREK CYL was presented with the W.F.F. - W.B.B.F.  “International Honour Gold Medal”.
Words of MAREK CYL:
“Takie wyróżnienia, jak te, które otrzymałem z rąk Pana DSc Edmundas Daubaras Prezydenta WFF - WBBF International, podczas poniedziałkowej uroczystej Sesji Rady Powiatu Tarnogórskiego, motywują mnie jeszcze bardziej do działania na rzecz propagowania zdrowego trybu życia, krzewienia kultury fizycznej oraz promowania i wspierania sportu, szczególnie śród dzieci i młodzieży w Gminie Świerklaniec”.
TEXT TRANSLATION:
«Such Exceptionally High Honour from International President WFF-WBBF DSc. Edmundas Daubaras makes me work more and more popularizing sport and fitness in the region”.
More Information is on International Site www.wff.lt