WORLD BODY BUILDING FEDERATION (WBBF)

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WORLD BODYBUILDING FEDERATION  (W.B.B.F. - International)
WORLD FITNESS FEDERATION  (W.F.F. - International)
(Seeking Olympic Recognition; W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Since 1968, 140 Country Members, 60 Annual International Events World Wide)
HISTORIC "AMBER PRIX INTERNATIONAL"
OVER ALL WINNERS
(1968 - 2024)
MEN
Date, Name, Country
2024 RAHUL JOSHI, India
2023 ALEKSEJ LAPSHIN, Estonia
2022 VASILIJ BESPALENKO, Ukraine
2021 ARTUR KAMIENIAK, Poland
2020 MAROS KANASZ, Slovakia
2019 GOLAP RABHA,  India
2018 ALEKSANDR SACHAROV, Uzbekistan
2017 MAROS KANASZ, Slovakia
2016 JORG FUCHS, Germany
2015 AHMADI ARASH, Iran
2014 ANDREJ RUMIANCEV, Estonia
2013 ANDRZEJ BRZEZINSKI, Poland
2012 PIR SARANDIB MEHDI, Iran
2011 NAFTEJ SINGH, India
2010 DHARMENDER SINGH, India
2009 ALEKSANDR SCIOGOLEV, Russia
2008 DARIUS BUKSNAITIS, Lithuania
2007 ALEKSANDR SEVCOV, Estonia
2006 ALEXANDR LIUBOMIROV, Latvia
2005 IVAN SERGEJEV, Russia
2004 ALEKSANDR MASLOVSKIJ, Latvia
2003 AIVARS VISOCKIS, Latvia
2002 RADIK MANAFOV, Lithuania
2001 ALEKSANDR MASLOVSKIJ, Latvia
2000 RADIK MANAFOV, Lithuania
1999 DARIUS BUKSNAITIS, Lithuania
1998 RICARDAS GURSKAS, Lithuania
1997 ROLANDAS POCIUS, Lithuania
1996 ALGIRDAS KILCIAUSKAS, Lithuania
1995 SERGEJ OGORODNIKOV, Russia
1994 ALGIRDAS KILCIAUSKAS, Lithuania
1991 OLEGAS ZURAS, Lithuania
1990 OLEGAS ZURAS, Lithuania
1989 VIKTORAS JUCYS, Lithuania
1988 VIKTORAS JUCYS, Lithuania
1987 VIKTORAS JUCYS, Lithuania
1986 ROLANDAS BUCINSKAS, Lithuania
1985 ALGIRDAS IVANAUSKAS, Lithuania
1984 VINCAS DUBICKAS, Lithuania
1983 VINCAS DUBICKAS, Lithuania
1982 JEVGENIJ GORELIK, Lithuania
1981 SAULIUS MISEVICIUS, Lithuania
1980 VLADAS KAPCEVICIUS, Lithuania
1979 OLEV ANNUS, Estonia
1978 OLEV ANNUS, Estonia
1977 STASYS CUKANOVAS, Lithuania
1976 RISARDAS KRINICKIS, Lithuania
1975 RISARDAS KRINICKIS, Lithuania
1974 VYTAUTAS ZENKEVICIUS, Lithuania
1970 ANTANAS MINEIKIS, Lithuania
1969 ANTANAS MINEIKIS, Lithuania
1968 LEONAS PIVORIUNAS, Lithuania

WOMEN
Year, Champion's Name, Country.
2024 IVANOVA JELENA, Latvia
2023 POVILONIENE VILMA, Lithuania
2022 SOBOLEWSKA KUCHARSKA ANNA, Poland
2021 SKYTTA HANNA, Finland
2020 SKYTTA HANNA, Finland
2019 MAZUMDER MOUMITA, India
2018 BROGGIA NERINA, Argentina
2017 HALAVEI HALINA, Cyprus
2016 TOLEDO YAMILA VANESSA, Argentina
2015 VLASOVA MARINA, Russia
2014 SOROKINA-KUKRES ALEKSANDRA, Lithuania
2013 TOLEDO YAMILA VANESSA, Argentina
2012 KOZLOVSKAJA VALENTINA, Belarus
2011 TOLEDO YAMILA VANESSA, Argentina
2010 VLASOVA VERA, Russia
2009 ISIDOROVA ALINA, Latvia
2008 TOLEDO YAMILA VANESSA, Argentina
2007 JELENA FRENKEL, Israel
2006 MILERIUTE JOLANTA, Lithuania
2005 JAKOVLEVA OLGA, Russia
2004 BORISOVA SVETLANA, Latvia
2003 PUGACHEVA SVETLANA, Russia
2002 DEGUTIENE LILIJA, Lithuania
2001 GLAGOLEVA VIKTORIA, Russia
2000 BURINSKAJA MARINA, Latvia
1999 MISEVICIENE SIMONA, Lithuania
1998 MISEVICIENE SIMONA, Lithuania
1997 MISEVICIENE SIMONA, Lithuania
1996 KAMINSKAITE IDALIJA, Lithuania
1995 KOVALKO TATJANA, Belarus
1994 KAMINSKAITE IDALIJA, Lithuania
1991 MURNIKOVIENE NATALIA, Lithuania
1990 MURNIKOVIENE NATALIA, Lithuania.

International Secretary EDITA SENDRIENE

INFORMATION.
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World Body Building Federation (W.B.B.F.)
World Fitness Federation (W.F.F.)
(Since 1968, 140 Country Members, 60 International Events World Wide)
EUROPE AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPS
OVER ALL WINNERS
(1996-2024)
WOMEN
Year, Champion's Name, Country.
2024 INETA RIJNECE, 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

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2024 NEWS INTERNATIONAL
OFFICIAL VISIT TO PARLIAMENT.
On May 13, 2024 after 2024 mega International Events in Kandava (Latvia), Parnu (Estonia), Klaipeda and Vilkaviskis (both Lithuania) many International leaders paid official visit to Parliament Republic Lithuania.
FAMOUS RESPECTFUL INTERNATIONAL PERSONS.
Among the Parliament Guests were representatives of Ukraine, Slovakia, India, Germany, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. At the beginning the Guests were invited to the Hall of the President Republic Lithuania ALGIRDAS BRAZAUSKAS. At this place respectful W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. „International V.I.P. Honour Silver Medals“ were presented to a number of World‘s Known V.I.P. International Persons.
W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. INTERNATIONAL V.I.P. HONOUR MEDALS.
In 2007 W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. International started awarding Known World Persons with the  „International V.I.P. Honour Medals“. Since that time Awards were presented to a number of Personalities among which are President Parliament Republic Austria Professor ALFRED GERSTL, Prime Ministers Republic Slovakia VLADIMIR MECIAR and ROBERT FICO, famous Hollywood athletes CHUCK NORRIS and SYLVESTER STALLONE.
More details on the way.
INFORMATION.
More detailed information on the Global International Site www.wff.lt, see forum topics. Also information available on the Facebook pages: W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. International, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. North America, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. South America, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Asia, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Europe, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Africa, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Asia Continental Federation, International Sport University (I.S.U.), W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Pro Division, W.P.S.F. World Power Sports Federation.

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ALL TRADITIONAL BODYBUILDING FEDERATIONS
WORLD AMATEUR RANKING LIST
(Since 1898, All Traditional Federations;
only first 50 places of 10000 Athletes;
Counting only Official Recognized Contests;
Results presented after 2024 "Universe" and Europe Championship).
WOMEN
Competitor's Name, Country, Points, Place.
ORIGUEN YAXENI GARCIA Venezuela 188 1
KYLE IRIS USA 188 1
LASZEWSKI DEBI USA 185 2
PUGACHEVA SVETLANA Russia 183 3
MURRAY LENDA USA 179 4
CREAVALLE LAURA USA 178 5
LEWIS NANCY USA 176 6
DEBATIN ANGELA USA 175 7
BERGMANN JULIETTE Holland 174 8
RAGANOT BRENDA USA 172 9
RICHARDSON DENISE USA 171 10
BUCK KIM USA 171 10
AUKLAND LISA USA 171 10
PARISO BETTY USA 169 11
CADEAU DAYANA USA 169 11
BLECK SHEILA USA 169 11
ROSA GIOVANNA Italy 168 12
FOSTER HEATHER USA 168 12
DUNLAP CARLA USA 167 13
COLOMB TAZZIE USA 167 13
LEFRANCOIS CATHY Canada 166 14
BUTLER CATHY USA 164 15
CHIZEVSKI KIM USA 162 16
EDWARDS ROXANNE USA 161 17
BRAMWELL DEBBIE USA 160 18
SKYTTA HANNA KRISTINA Finland 157 19
EVERSON CORINA USA 157 19
DENNIS DIANA USA 156 20
BREZOVAC BRIGITA Slovenia 156 20
BUTLER CORISH CATHY USA 153 21
MILERIUTE JOLANTA Lithuania 152 22
ANTONELLA LIZZA Italy 152 22
LEGENZOVA MARINA Lithuania 151 23
BELLO MARIA RITA USA 151 23
PEREZ SUSANNA Spain 150 24
MONIQUE JOHNES USA 150 24
MONER GAYLE USA 150 24
GROF BRIGITTA Hungary 150 24
WACHTER BETH USA 149 25
FLOYD CASSANDRA USA 149 25
LANKOWSKI JANEEN Canada 148 26
PAPPAS BINNIE USA 147 27
POPA ALINA USA-Greece 146 28
SLAYTON LINDA USA 143 29
CHEPIGA VALENTINA Ukraine 143 29
TOLEDO YAMILA VANESSA Argentina 138 30
OTTENAD LORA USA 137 31
GAILLARD JUDY USA 137 31
DEKSNE MARIA Latvia 137 31
SCOTT MARY UK 136 32
KOZLOVSKAJA VALENTINA Belarus 135 33
MARTINKOVA EVA Slovakia 134 34
BALL NICOLE Canada 134 34
VAN MARIS ELLEN Holland 133 35
SMITH SHERRY USA 133 35
KUKRES SOROKINA ALEKSANDRA Lithuania 129 36
POVILIONIENE VILMA Lithuania 128 37
ZIGALOVA MARIETTA Slovakia 126 38
URBANIAK AGNIESZKA Poland 126 38
PIGEONNEAU JOCELYN France 126 38
TICHONOVA OLGA Russia 125 39
SHPORTUN ELENA Russia 125 39
LINSEY ZOA Canada 125 39
PRIEST BONNIE USA 124 40
LOPULESA INA Holland 122 41
KAUFMAN JANET USA 122 41
JENNINGS ROSEMARY USA 122 41
MUHLHAUS CLAUDIA Germany 121 42
LOPEZ MONIKA USA 121 42
NELSON COLETTE USA 120 43
MASINO DENISE USA 120 43
GIOVANNA ROSA Italy 120 43
SELIN MARJO Finland 119 44
FREITAS ANNE USA 119 44
RIPERT MARIE-PIERRE France 116 45
IVANOVA JELENA Latvia 116 45
WESTERFIELD DENA USA 115 46
TURELL ISABELLE USA 115 46
GREFFEL LEONOR HILARIO Denmark-Mozambique 115 46
PEREZ KIMBERLY Canada 114 47
BLANCHETTE ANDRULA USA 114 47
TECH JANET USA 111 48
MCKEEN ANN SUE USA 111 48
KERNES DORIT USA 111 48
WEEKE SABINE Germany 110 49
GROZAJOVA AURELIA USA 110 49
GRISHINA OKSANA Russia 110 49
ZIGALOVA MIRIAMA Slovakia 109 50
PAPARONE JEANNIE USA 109 50.
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2024 NEWS INTERNATIONAL
OFFICIAL VISIT TO PARLIAMENT.
On May 13, 2024 after 2024 mega International Events in Kandava (Latvia), Parnu (Estonia), Klaipeda and Vilkaviskis (both Lithuania) many International leaders paid official visit to Parliament Republic Lithuania.
W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. INTERNATIONAL V.I.P. HONOUR MEDALS.
In 2007 W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. International started awarding Known World Persons with the  „International V.I.P. Honour Medals“. Since that time Awards were presented to a number of Personalities among which are President Parliament Republic Austria Professor ALFRED GERSTL, Prime Ministers Republic Slovakia VLADIMIR MECIAR and ROBERT FICO, famous Hollywood athletes CHUCK NORRIS and SYLVESTER STALLONE.
FAMOUS RESPECTFUL INTERNATIONAL PERSONS.
Among the Parliament Guests were representatives of Ukraine, Slovakia, India, Germany, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Together with the Respected Persons of the International Sport were: a Founder of the International Onkological Centre International W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Vice President Professor LALIT KUMAR SONI, representatives of the U.R.K. EESTI KASAKATE UHING S.A. Colonel - General ANDREI GRITSKOV, Colonel - General VASSILI TROFIMOV, EVGENIA TOFFERT, 2023 U.N.E.S.C.O. Award Holder UCA Lieutenant - General Professor VASILIJ BESPALENKO, Ukraine journalist PAVLO SAMVOZH, Ukraine writer OLGA FESCENKO, Ukraine voluntar IVAN FESCENKO, a representative of  India „Fit-Kid“ department RAMANDEP SINGH.
At the beginning the Guests were invited to the Hall of the President Republic Lithuania ALGIRDAS BRAZAUSKAS. At this place respectful W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. „International V.I.P. Honour Silver Medals“ were presented to a number of World‘s Known V.I.P. International Persons.
V.I.P. INTERNATIONAL AWARDS PRESENTED.
On May 13, 2024 at the Parliament Republic Lithuania „International V.I.P. Honour Silver Medals“ were presented to the World Famous Bodybuilders Lithuanians PRANAS MURAUSKAS, RISARDAS KRINICKIS (after his death) and VIDMANTAS MALAKAUSKAS, Slovakian MAROS KANASZ, Latvian NORMUNDS JURANS and Estonia Bodybuilding Leader ALEKSEJ FILATOV (Алексей Филатов). Just some days before it a number of Respectful International Presons were awarded with the „International V.I.P. Honour Silver Medals“ during the 57-th „Amber Prix International“ („Gintarinis prizas“, «Янтарный приз», 1968 – 2024) in Klaipeda. That were – Latvia Bodybuilding Leader ANGELINA ROMANOVIC (Анжелина Романович), World Bodybuilding Legend Latvian MARIS SVEIDUKS, Lithuanians EUGENE GORELIK (Евгений Горелик) and  JURIJ STEPANOV (Юрий Степанов) and V.I.P. Personality DAINIUS KRAYNAS.
More details on the way.
INFORMATION.
More detailed information on the Global International Site www.wff.lt, see forum topics. Also information available on the Facebook pages: W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. International, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. North America, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. South America, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Asia, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Europe, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Africa, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Asia Continental Federation, International Sport University (I.S.U.), W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Pro Division, W.P.S.F. World Power Sports Federation.

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WORLD BODYBUILDING ENCYCLOPEDIA.
N.P.C. – WHAT IS IT?
Working since 1968 W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. (World Fitness Federation, World Bodybuilding Federation) International today unites 140 Countries from all Continents. Since 2012 W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. International world on the unique project – “World Bodybuilding Encyclopedia” («Всемирная энциклопедия культуризма»). W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. seeks to become associated member of the UN. W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. seeks Olympic recognition. We know the way.
One of the parts of the Encyclopedia will cover the history of bodybuilding in the USA. During the last several years the N.P.C. (“National Physique Committee”) started to be active in various Countries.
We will give answers to the following questions:
- How in 1983 appeared N.P.C.?
- Why N.P.C. left A.A.U. (“Amateur Athletic Union”) in 1983? A.A.U. was created in 1888 and was recognized by the USA Olympic Committee.
- What is the juridical status of N.P.C.? Is it a sport organization or private company?
- Why N.P.C. is not supported by the USA Government?
- Why no International Organizations support N.P.C.?
- What kind of “carnavals” are the N.P.C. “Sport Festivals?
You will be shocked when You will get the answers. Why bodybuilders of various Countries are cheated so easy and so easy trust unbelievable matters?
Long ago – when several times at “Olympia” contests was only one competitor – ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER – it was glory and prestige. Long ago at NATALIA MURNIKOVIENE times there were two categories at “Olympia” – one for men and one for women. It was glory and prestige then. Now several businessmen bough rights to make “Olympia festivals“ and carnavals. They call their “Olympia” events as “festivals”. The festivals have many categories and only few understand what is going on. After an hour of the festivals nobody remember names of the winners. Glory? Prestige? Sport institutions of any country do not recognize these festivals. It has nothing to do with sport. What happened with the brains of bodybuilders? What seek organizers of the festivals? Think a little and You will be ashamed…

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„GEORG TENNO MEMORIAL“
OVER ALL WINNERS
(1971 – 2024)
Year, Name, Country.
1971, DUBININ VLADIMIR, RUSSIA
1972, DUBININ VLADIMIR, RUSSIA
1974, MURAUSKAS PRANAS, LITHUANIA
1976, ANNUS OLEV, ESTONIA
1977, ANNUS OLEV, ESTONIA
1978, ANNUS OLEV, ESTONIA
1979, ANNUS OLEV, ESTONIA
1981, MILVYDAS ARVYDAS, LITHUANIA
1982, MISEVICIUS SAULIUS, LITHUANIA
1983, AJU ARKADI, ESTONIA
1984, KOSENKO PAVEL, ESTONIA
1985, OTSUS INDREK, ESTONIA
1987, KOSENKO PAVEL, ESTONIA
1989, KOSENKO PAVEL, ESTONIA
2024 SASSIAD ERKKI, ESTONIA.
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WORLD AMATEUR RANKING LIST
(Since 1898, All Traditional Federations;
only first 50 places from over 12000 Athletes;
Counting only Official Recognized Contests;
Results presented after 2024 "Universe" and Europe Championships).
MEN
Competitor's Name, Country, Points, Place.
SCHWARCENEGGER ARNOLD USA-AUSTRIA 287 1
TAYLOR VINCE ANTHONY USA -GERMANY 286 2
JACKSON DEXTER USA 286 2
CUTLER JAY USA 285 3
PEARSON TONY USA 284 4
COLEMAN RONNIE USA 284 4
ROBINSON ROBBY USA 283 5
SARCEV MILOS USA -YUGOSLAVIA 282 6
RICHARDSON BILL UK 281 7
RHODEN SHAWN USA 281 7
CHARLES DARREM USA 280 8
CHRISTIAN MIKE USA 279 9
PASTEL THIERRY FRANCE 278 10
PHILLIPS TERRY UK 271 11
PEARSON TONY USA 270 12
OLIVA SERGIO USA-CUBA 270 12
LOVE RON USA 268 13
CLAIRMONTE CHARLES UK 266 14
DILLETT PAUL CANADA 264 15
DICKERSON CHRIS USA 264 15
SCHMIDT SONNY NEW ZEALAND 262 16
BANNOUT SAMIR LEBANON 261 17
ZANE FRANK USA 260 18
KAWAK EDUARDO FRANCE 260 18
COE BOYER USA 256 19
KANAS MAROSZ SLOVAKIA 255 20
CITRONE JOHN UK 255 20
PAINE GEORGE USA 252 21
MALDONADO JOHNNY USA 252 21
HEATH PHIL USA 252 21
CURRY BRANDON USA 251 22
ANNUS OLEV ESTONIA-FINLAND 251 22
HANDLEY JAMES USA 249 23
GASPARI RICH USA 248 24
TINERINO DENNIS USA 247 25
KOSZEWSKI "ZABO" IRVIN USA 246 26
JOHNS DAVE USA 246 26
LABRADA LEE USA 244 27
LAWRENCE IAN SCOTLAND 242 28
GALLUCCI BOB USA 242 28
HANEY LEE USA 240 29
GRANT BILL USA 240 29
PARK REG UK 236 30
BIRDSONG BOB USA 236 30
WALLER KEN USA 235 31
BOOS JOHN USA 235 31
RAY SHAWN USA 234 32
LOPEZ ANIBAL USA 234 32
STRYDOM GARY USA 232 33
HALL KENNY USA 232 33
GIULLIANI EDDIE USA 232 33
DODD JOE USA 231 34
POOLE HAROLD USA 230 35
MAKKAWY MOHAMED EGYPT 230 35
FAUTZ CHARLES USA 230 35
PARIS BOB USA 229 36
COVINGTON KEN USA 229 36
BECKLES ALBERT UK 229 36
POLIAKOV STANISLAV LATVIA-ISRAEL 228 37
COLLRAS CHARLES USA 225 38
CORNEY ED USA 224 39
SANTIAGO ELMO USA 223 40
HOLIC ANTON CZECHOSLOVAKIA 223 49
FULLER JOHNNY UK 223 40
ROSS CLANCY USA 222 41
GIULIANI EDDIE USA 221 42
PETERS DON USA 219 43
PEACOCK ART USA 218 44
DE MEY BERRY HOLLAND 218 44
BROWN JOHN USA 218 44
GRYMKOWSKI PETE USA 217 45
BENAZIZA MOHAMMED ALGERIA-FRANCE 217 45
BESPALENKO VASILIJ UKRAINE 213 45
FREDERICK WARREN USA 213 46
BROWN LEON USA 213 46
DUBICKAS VINCAS LITHUANIA 212 47
RODRIGUEZ CARLOS USA-ARGENTINA 211 48
GUZMAN JOSE USA 211 48
DAYTON MICHAEL USA 211 48
CALLENDER ROY CANADA 209 49
WLODAREK JAN POLAND 208 50
JUCYS VIKTORAS LITHUANIA 208 50.
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2024. HEADS OF INTERNATIONAL SPORT UNIVERSITY AND INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION VISITED CAPITAL OF ESTONIA.
INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT FITNESS SPORT.
Pandemia and contemporary war in Ukraine made huge obstacles for our International work. Many huge projects were stopped. Still we do our best.
Working on the coming International Events in June, 2024 Heads of the International Sport University (I.S.U., International Sport University) and International W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation)  federation arrived to the capital of Estonia City Tallinn on June 10. The delegation is led by the I.S.U. Rector and International W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. President DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS.
FOR FITNESS SUPPORT AND DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL FOUND.
On June 12, 2024 in Tallinn (Republic Estonia) the International „W.F.F. FOUNDATION S.A.“ was established. Developing sport around the World the Foundation will finance fitness activities in various countries. The Foundation is placed in the centre of Tallinn at the „Georg Otsa Malestusklass“.
VISITS TO PARLIAMENT AND NATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE ESTONIA.
During the June visit to Estonia Official Meetings of the Chairmen of „W.F.F. FOUNDATION S.A.“ at the Parliament and National Olympic Committee of the Republic Estonia were settled. The meetings will be held right after the 17-th „Georg Tenno Memorial“ («Мемориал Георга Тенно») and „World Grand Prix“ contests (October, 2024, Parnu, Estonia).
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WORLD BODY BUILDING ENCYCLOPEDIA.
1989 SOCIALIST BODYBUILDING NEWS.
Since 1973 until 1987 in Socialist Countries bodybuilding was prohibited. Getting free this sport became very popular. People used to go to gyms and watch videos with ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, SYLVESTER STALLONE and CLAUDE VAN DAMME. In 1989 lots of various level bodybuilding contests were held in Socialist Countries. The most important 1989 International Competitions were the first official „U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Championship“ («Чемпионат С.С.С.Р. по культуризму») and the contest „U.S.S.R. – USA“ („Матчевая встреча С.С.С.Р.). Both events were recongized and supported by the „U.S.S.R. Ministry of Sport“ («Министерство спорта С.С.С.Р.»).
„U.S.S.R. – USA“
On March 18, 1989 the International Contest „U.S.S.R. – USA“ (Матчевая встречя «С.С.С.Р. – США») was organized in Leningrad (R.S.F.S.R.). It was the first time when American bodybuilders came to the U.S.S.R.. Until this the U.S.S.R. bodybuiders knew USA bodybuilders only through the magazines. The organizers of the event from the USA side were LOUIS ZWICK and DAVID ZELON. USA expences were covered by LOUIS ZWICK. USA was represented by a number of I.F.B.B. (International Federation of Body Builders) bodybuilders: CARLA DUNLAP, DIANA DENNIS, LAURA BEAUDRY, JEAN PAUL GUILLAUME, TROY ZUCCOLOTTO, REX LETTO. Placings of the Contest „U.S.S.R. – USA“: Winner JEAN PAUL GUILLAUME, second - TROY ZUCCOLOTTO, third – NIKOLAJ GRISANOV (Belorussian SSR). As a guest DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS participeted at the competition in Leningrad. Together with LOUIS ZWICK he managed to run away from K.G.B. (Комитет государственной безопасности С.С.С.Р.) agents and make two films about the training of well known U.S.S.R. bodybuilders VIKTORAS JUCYS and ROLANDAS BUCINSKAS (both Lithuanian SSR). These films were presented on the USA  E.S.P.N. sport television. Detailed revue about the event is in various languages on Global Page www.wff.lt .
1989 „U.S.S.R. BODYBUILDING CHAMPIONSHIP“.
The first step was done in 1988 at the first Official „U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Cup“ («Кубок С.С.С.Р. по культуризму»). Then the U.S.S.R. Over All Winner was VIKTORAS JUCYS (Lithuanian SSR). The contest was supported and recognized by the „U.S.S.R. Ministry of Sport“. In 1989 the first official „U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Championship“ was held in Leningrad too. Basing on the results of this competition the „U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Team“ had been selected to participate at the 1989 I.F.B.B. World Championship in Paris (France). The 1989 „U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Championship“ Category Winners were: SHUMLIANSKIJ KONSTANTIN (Шумлянский Константин, Ukrainian SSR), BOGDANOVIC VALERIJ (Богданович Валерий, Belorussian SSR), DUBICKAS VINCAS (Lithuanian SSR), MOSALIOV GEORGIJ (Мосалёв Георгий, R.S.F.S.R.), PETRAUSKAS RICARDAS (Lithuanian SSR). The Over All Champion was VINCAS DUBICKAS. Due to the results of doping control SHUMLIANSKIJ KONSTANTIN was replaced by PATRAITIS RAIMUNDAS (Lithuanian SSR). Detailed revue about the event is in various languages on Global Page www.wff.lt .
In 1989 Klaipeda bodybuilders stopped participating at the offcicial U.S.S.R. contests and U.S.S.R. teams. Newly restored National Olympic Committee of Lithuanian SSR (N.O.C. Lithuania, L.T.O.K., Lietuvos Tautinis Olimpinis Komitetas) strongly suggested Lithuanian athletes to behave like this. Being a member of the N.O.C. Lithuania Klaipeda department  DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS stopped his activities in the „U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Federation“ («Федерация культуризма С.С.С.Р.»). He went on working on the independant membership of the National Bodybuilding Federation of the Lithuanian SSR at the I.F.B.B.. DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS and I.F.B.B. President BEN WEIDER had active correspondance on the matter. The negotiations went on. DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS wanted BEN WEIDER to be interested about the membership of the Lithuanian SSR and suggested him a number of big business projects. BEN WEIDER wrote him not to discuss these questions through letters. He suggested to cover the topic at the coming presonal meetings.
TROJKA
I.F.B.B. President BEN WEIDER came to the 1989 „U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Championship“ in Leningrad. DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS and BEN WEIDER agreed to discuss a number of urgent questions at the V.I.P. banquet. The banquet took palce at the popular Leningrad reastaurant „Trojka“ “ («Тройка»). The Russian organizers gave DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS two tickets to the banquet. Returned from the Contest to hotel DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS and and his pupil VIKTORAS JUCYS visited his companions from Lithuania SSR. Also in the room were present Vice President of the „U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Federation“ ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS, members of the federation RAMUTIS KAIRAITIS, ALEKSANDRAS NOVIKOVAS and today‘s fampus Lithuania art photographer ALGIMANTAS ALEKSANDRAVICIUS. No one of them was invited to the banquet with BEN WEIDER. Speaking about the happenings in Leningrad ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS said he will go to the banquet together with DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS. DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS dissagreed and reminded to everybody sins of ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS: how due to his ego and black envy ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS ruined or tried to ruin sport careers of  Lithuanian SSR bodybuilders ALBERTAS REMEIKA, JURIJ GUSEV (Юрий Гусев), ROLANDAS BUCINSKAS, also of Estonian SSR bodybuilder OLEV ANNUS. DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS reminded about how for the same reasons in 1979 ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS ruined International Contest „U.S.S.R. – Czechoslovakian SSR“. DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS was working on this several years on. DSc. The documents are kept at the archieves of the W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. International (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation). EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS reminded how in 1988 ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS ruined participation of Lithuanian SSR bodybuilders VIKTORAS JUCYS and SAULIUS MISEVICIUS at the 1988 I.F.B.B. World Championship in Australia. ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS kept the passports of bodybuilders and they could not fly to Australia. Then ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS started to cry and got on the knees asking a pardon. This way DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS left ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS and went to the banquet together with VIKTORAS JUCYS. At the banquet DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS sat together with BEN WEIDER. Both went on speaking on the questions of Lithuania membership in the I.F.B.B. federation and also on a number of commercial matters. BEN WEIDER invited DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS as his personal guest to 1989 I.F.B.B. World Championship in Paris. And that happened some time later.
1989. „U.S.S.R. BODYBUILDING FEDERATION“ COUNCIL.
The 1989 „U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Federation“ Council was collected in Leningrad as Lithuanians aimed to get independant membership in the I.F.B.B. federation. It was a chance to solve this problematic question peacefully. All Chairmen of the „U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Federation“ were present: Chairman VASILIJ CAIKOVSKIJ (Василий Чайковский), Vice Chairmen VLADIMIR DUBININ (Владимир Дубинин) and ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS. Also representatives of the „U.S.S.R. Sport Ministry“ («Министерства спорта С.С.С.Р.») were present at the Council too. National Federation of the Lithuanian SSR was represented by a member of the Olympic Committee of the Lithuanian SSR (L.T.O.K., Lietuvos Tautinis Olimpinis Komitetas) ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS, a member of the Olympic Committee of the Lithuanian SSR Klaipeda Department DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS and ARUNAS PETRAITIS. Basing on his correspondance with the I.F.B.B. President BEN WEIDER, on the „U.S.S.R. Constitution“, on the Constitution of the Lithuanian SSR, on the I.F.B.B. Constitution DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS wrote a Declatarion. The Declaration was about the independant membership of the National Federation of the Lithuanian SSR in the I.F.B.B.. It was ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS to read the Declaration. He was afraid... DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS and ARUNAS PETRAITIS pushed him to the stage. Again ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS did not read. Then DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS came on the stage and said the preliminary words. Only after this ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS read the Declaration. The W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation) International Archieves have a video material about this happening. Delegates of various Socialist Republics were against the action of the Lithuanians and did not support the Declaration. Lithuanians were alone as National Federations of the Estonian and Latvian SSR joined them some months later and only formally. DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS informed BEN WEIDER about the Concil in Leningrad. More details about the ways to Independance of the National Federation of the Lithuanian SSR are in various languages on Global Page www.wff.lt .
1989. I.F.B.B. WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, PARIS.
During all bodybuilding history the 1989 I.F.B.B. World Championship was one uncomparibable event. During the years only two International bodybuilding events were of so high level. It was the famous of sexual scandals 2004 I.F.B.B. World Championship in Moscow (Russian Federation) and the 2011 W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation) World Championship in Viena (Austria). During the eighties of the last Century the International W.A.B.B.A. (World Amateur Body Building Association) ruling structure was like this: President RENAUT ROBINET and General Secretary AKLI CHABENI. Both mentioned persons together with formal I.F.B.B. Vice President and Creator of the W.A.B.B.A. association (it was created in 1976) SERGE NUBRET were working on the 1989 W.A.B.B.A. World Championship in Paris. That time the sponsors were really very big. Some way the I.F.B.B. President BEN WEIDER invited RENAUT ROBINET to his house in Canada. After this visit RENAUT ROBINET declared that he is leaving W.A.B.B.A. and starts working with the I.F.B.B.. As all preliminary work for the 1989 W.A.B.B.A. World Championship was done RENAUT ROBINET announced that he is organizing the I.F.B.B. World Championship in Paris instead of W.A.B.B.A. now. This action of RENAUT ROBINET made awfull strike on SERGE NUBRET and he never reached the previous W.A.B.B.A. level again. After the 1989 I.F.B.B. World Championship in Paris RENAUT ROBINET got no preferences from BEN WEIDER. So he left I.F.B.B. and never appeared in bodybuilding again and was forgotten for ever. Through the years is evident that no International Bodybuilding Organizations around the World ever made any other bodybuilding  contest which is worth to notice. Nothing to compare.
Those bodybuilders of the Lithuanian SSR who neglected the orders of the Olympic Committee of the Lithuanian SSR (L.T.O.K.) were included to the U.S.S.R. Team and participated at the 1989 I.F.B.B. World Championship in Paris. They were not successfull at the competition as all U.S.S.R. team too.
The Chairmen of the „U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Federation“ («Федерация культуризма С.С.С.Р.») were angry about Lithuanian aims to get independant I.F.B.B. membership. They did not include the Vice Chairman of the „U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Federation“ ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS to the U.S.S.R. delegation to go to Paris again.
During the 1989 „U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Championship“ («Чемпионат С.С.С.Р. по культуризму») in Leningrad DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS was invited as a Personal Guest of BEN WEIDER to the World Championship in Paris. Their common correspondance went on and BEN WEIDER let DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS take any member of the National Bodybuilding Federation of the Lithusnisn SSR together with him to Paris. Thinking of support about the membership in the I.F.B.B. federation DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS took ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS with him. Both Lithuanians came to France separate from the U.S.S.R. delegation. Later DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS regreted about his decission. During several meetings with the emigrants of the old 1918 Lithuanian Republic ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS behaved rude towards independance of Lithuania.
Delegations of various countries lived in the famous Paris „La Fayette“ hotel. The contest was also organized at a huge „La Fayette“ Palace. Just before the I.F.B.B. World Championship BEN WEIDER invited Lithuanians to his appartments in „La Fayette“ penthouse. The Assistant of BEN WEIDER PAMELA KAGAN (Canada) was also present at the discussion then. The discussion lasted very long. With BEN WEIDER spoke DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS. ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS did not knew languages and even did not understand what both were speking about. Finally another assistant of BEN WEIDER RAFAEL SANTONJA entered the room and said that BEN WEIDER is needed down at the contest as the competitions are nearly to finish and it is high time to present award to the Over All World Champion. BEN WEIDER and DSC. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS agreed to go on discussing matters via later correspondance.
The 1989 I.F.B.B. World Championship Category Winners were ACHMED MOHMED (Egypt), VAN VALCOT SMITH (USA), BERNARD SEALY (Barbados) FRANK HILEBRAND (West Germany), JEAN LUC FAVRE (Switzerland).
There was a banquet in „La Fayette“ after the competition. BEN WEIDER sat DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS close to him and presented him to the Heads of the delegations of various countries. DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS got many new International contacts. Being drunk at the banquet ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS decided to „fight for Lithuanian Independance“ and quarreled with Vice Chairman of the „U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Fdereation“ VLADIMIR DUBININ (Владимир Дубинин). He accused VLADIMIR DUBININ about not taking him to I.F.B.B. Events in Australia (1988) and France (1989). It was DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS to stop the fighting. Details on the 1989 I.F.B.B. World Championship You can find in various languages on Global Site  www.wff.lt .
1989 I.F.B.B. EUROPE CHAMPIONSHIP.
In 1989 U.S.S.R. bodybuilding team participated at the I.F.B.B. Europe Championship in Oslo (Norway). Bodybuilders of the Socialist Countries did well – first time U.S.S.R. bodybuilder became European Champion. It was NIKOLAJ SHILA (Шила Николай) from Belorussian SSR. Also first places won ZUZANA KORINKOVA (Czechoslovakian SSR) and MIROSLAW DASZKEWICZ (People‘s Republic of Poland).
1989. „AMBER PRIX INTERNATIONAL“.
In 1989 154 bodybuilders from 9 Socialist Countries took part at the „Amber Prix International“ («Янтарный приз», „Gintarinis prizas“, 1968 – 2024) in Klaipeda (Lithuanian SSR). They came from R.S.F.S.R., Ukrainian SSR, Belorussian SSR, Lithuanian SSR, Latvian SSR, Estonian SSR, Kazach SSR, Tadjic SSR, Moldavian SSR. Totally 51 team participated at the contest. The 2-d official „U.S.S.R. Junior Championship“ («Чемпионат С.С.С.Р. по культуризму среди молодёжи») was organized together with „Amber Prix International“. This way U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Chairmen wanted to keep tide the National Bodybuilding Federation of the Lithuanian SSR as it was aiming to enter the I.F.B.B. independantly from the U.S.S.R.. The Winners of the 1989 Junior „Amber Prix International“ and the „U.S.S.R. Junior Championship“ were: KOLBASIUK ANDREJ (Колбасюк Андрей, R.S.F.S.R.), VISHNEVSKIJ ALEKSANDR (Вишневский Александр, R.S.F.S.R.), ZUR OLEG (Жур Олег, Lithuanian SSR), VOJTOVICH ANDREJ (Войтович Андрей, Belorussian SSR), VELIKOIVANENKO BORIS (Великоиваненко Борис, R.S.F.S.R.). Winners of the Main Categories were: PETRAITIS RAIMUNDAS, ZUR OLEG, BUCINSKAS ROLANDAS, JUCYS VIKTORAS (all from Lithuanian SSR). Over All Winners titles went to OLEG ZUR (Juniors) ans VIKTORAS JUCYS (Main Categories). This competition is in details in various languages on Global page www.www.lt
1989. „GEORGO TENNO MEMORIAL“.
After a pause INNAR MARDO ((Иннар Мардо, 1946 – 2002) organized the 15-th „Georg Tenno Memorial“ («Мемориал Георга Тенно», 1971 – 1989) in Tallinn (Estonian SSR) again. 39 bodybuilders from Lithuanian SSR, Latvian SSR, Estonian SSR and R.S.F.S.R. took part at the contest. All Category Winners were from the Estonian SSR: women -  UIT INNA, Juniors – JEMELJANENKOV ALEKSANDR (Емельяненков Александр), PETAJEV ALEKSANDR (Петаев Александр), Main Categories – SELENICHIN JEVGENIJ (Селенихин Евгений), KOSENKO PAVEL (Косенко Павел), ALEKSEJEV ALEKSANDR (Алексеев Александр), CELOBITCIKOV JURIJ (Челобитчиков Юрий). The Over All Winners were ALEKSANDR JEMELJANENKOV and PAVEL KOSENKO. Contest revue in details is in various languages on Global Page www.wff.lt
1989 „U.S.S.R. BODYBUILDING CUP“.
In 1989 instead of traditional „Comsomol Cup“ («Кубок комсомола», „Komjaunimo taure“) contest Kaunas City (Lithuanian SSR) bodybuilding organizers made the „U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Cup“ («Кубок С.С.С.Р. по культуризму»). Giving this competition to Lithuanians this way U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Chairmen wanted to keep tide the National Bodybuilding Federation of the Lithuanian SSR as it was aiming to enter the I.F.B.B. independantly from the U.S.S.R.. Anyway most famous bodybuilders of the Lithuanian SSR did not participate in Kaunas then. The order of the Olympic Committee of the Lithuanian SSR (L.T.O.K.) was not to participate at the official U.S.S.R. contests and not to go into the U.S.S.R. teams.
1989. SECOND CONTEST „U.S.S.R. – USA“.
1989 spring competition „U.S.S.R. – USA“ («Матчевая встреча С.С.С.Р. – США») was very successfull. This was the reason to organize one more contest „U.S.S.R. – USA“. This time the event was financed by a businessman and former USA bodybuilder BILLY PAX. The main U.S.S.R. bodybuilders at this contest were GRISANOV NIKOLAJ (Гришанов Николай, Belorussian SSR) and VASIN ALEKSANDR (Васин Александр, R.S.F.S.R.). From the USA side were SHAWN RAY, LIONEL RANGER and MIKE HARRIS. The winner was NIKOLAJ GRISANOV, second LIONEL RANGER and third MIKE HARRIS.
VARIOUS OTHER INTERNATIONAL CONTESTS.
In 1989 the „A Man And A Woman“ («Мужчина и женщина») competition was organized in Leningrad and the „Tiumen Grand Prix“ («Гран При Тюмени») in Tiumen (R.S.F.S.R.). Also the first International women bodybuilding competition was held in Leningrad too. Junior Category Winners were  DUCHOVIC NATALIJA (Духович Наталия – Мурниковене, Murnikoviene, Lithuanian SSR), TALAGAJEVA OKSANA (Талагаева Оксана, R.S.F.S.R.). Main Category Winners were  again DUCHOVIC NATALIJA, MADAR MERIKE (Estonian SSR), JAVNIKOVA RAISA (Явникова Раиса, Ukrainian SSR). The Over All Winners were NATALIA DUCHOVIC (Juniors) and MERIKE MADAR (Main Categories). Since 1989 until 1993 trainer of NATALIA DUCHOVIC (Murnikoviene) was DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS.
International level Klaipeda bodybuilders kept to the order of the Olympic Committee of the Lithuanian SSR (L.T.O.K.) and did not participate at the official U.S.S.R. competitions. Instead of this DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS took Klaipeda bodybuilding team  to International contests in the Czechoslovakian SSR, East Germany (G.D.R., German Democratic Republic), Peoples Republic of Poland and Romania. 
There were 60 bodybuilders from U.S.S.R.., F.R.G. (West Germany), G.D.R., Belgium and U.K. at the traditional „Sandow“ contest. Category Winners were: women - KORINKOVA ZUZANA (C.S.S.R.), LUX SYBILA (G.D.R.) and men – DUDAREC PIOTR, KOLOVANY JAROSLAV, BEDNARCIK JAROSLAV (all from Czechoslovakian SSR.) and TAYLOR GARRY (UK).
1989 International „Berliner Bar“contest was held in the Capital City of G.D.R. Berlin. 62 bodybuilders from the U.S.S.R., Hungarian SSR, G.D.R., Czechoslovakian SSR and „People‘s Republic of Poland“ took part at the event. Women Category Winners were: SUKUPOVA EVA (C.S.S.R.), TETCHKE ELLEN (G.D.R.), and Men Category Winners were – SHILA NIKOLAJ (U.S.S.R., Belorussian SSR), Czechoslovakians VRABEL ROMAN, BEDNARCIK JAROSKAV and VASIN ALEKSANDR (Васин Александр, U.S.S.R., R.S.F.S.R.).
At the same time DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS was going on developing Interantional realtions. In 1989 under invitation od the Weightlifting Federation of China Dsc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS visited the People‘s Republic of China. Then Chineese did not know anything about bodybuilding. Under invitation of the trainer of ANJA LANGER ULI HANNEMAN DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS visited West Germany. Under the invitation of W.A.B.B.A. Turkey DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS visited Turkey too.
„ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER RECOMENDS“.
After 1987 bodybuilding started to be very popular in the U.S.S.R.. Bodybuilders needed deeper methodical knowlidge. Since 1969 DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS was translating bodybuilding books and articles from various International magazines. He was making analytical revues about this. This way in 1989 DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS wrote and published in Russian language a book (magazine) and named it „Arnold Schwarzenegger Recommends“ («Арнольд Шварценеггер рекомендует», „Arnoldas Švarcenegeris rekomenduoja“). It was not for beginners. It was for the skilled bodybuilders in fact. The book was successfull and the 2 000 000 issues were printed and sold. It was like bodybuilding „ABC“ for several generations of bodybuilders. Since that time no other bodybuilding book was so much successfull.
FULL TEXT is on the Global International Site www.wff.lt, see forum topics.

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1989. SOCIALIST BODYBUILDING NEWS.
„U.S.S.R. BODYBUILDING FEDERATION“ COUNCIL.
The 1989 „U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Federation“ Council was collected in Leningrad as Lithuanians aimed to get independant membership in the I.F.B.B. federation. It was a chance to solve this problematic question peacefully. All Chairmen of the „U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Federation“ were present: Chairman VASILIJ CAIKOVSKIJ (Василий Чайковский), Vice Chairmen VLADIMIR DUBININ (Владимир Дубинин) and ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS. Also representatives of the „U.S.S.R. Sport Ministry“ («Министерства спорта С.С.С.Р.») were present at the Council too. National Federation of the Lithuanian SSR was represented by a member of the Olympic Committee of the Lithuanian SSR (L.T.O.K., Lietuvos Tautinis Olimpinis Komitetas) ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS, a member of the Olympic Committee of the Lithuanian SSR Klaipeda Department DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS and ARUNAS PETRAITIS. Basing on his correspondance with the I.F.B.B. President BEN WEIDER, on the „U.S.S.R. Constitution“, on the Constitution of the Lithuanian SSR, on the I.F.B.B. Constitution DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS wrote a Declatarion. Also DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS paid the entry fee of the Lithuanian SSR federation to join the I.F.B.B.. The Declaration was about the independant membership of the National Federation of the Lithuanian SSR in the I.F.B.B.. It was ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS to read the Declaration. He was afraid... DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS and ARUNAS PETRAITIS pushed him to the stage. Again ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS did not read. Then DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS came on the stage and said the preliminary words. Only after this ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS read the Declaration. The W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation) International Archieves have a video material about this happening. Delegates of various Socialist Republics were against the action of the Lithuanians and did not support the Declaration. Lithuanians were alone as National Federations of the Estonian and Latvian SSR joined them some months later and only formally. DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS informed BEN WEIDER about the Concil in Leningrad.
More details about the ways to Independance of the National Federation of the Lithuanian SSR are in various languages on Global Page www.wff.lt .

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WORLD BODYBUILDING ENCYCLOPEDIA.
1989. I.F.B.B. WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, PARIS.
During all bodybuilding history the 1989 I.F.B.B. World Championship was one uncomparibable event. During the years only two International bodybuilding events were of so high level. It was the famous of sexual scandals 2004 I.F.B.B. World Championship in Moscow (Russian Federation) and the 2011 W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation) World Championship in Viena (Austria). During the eighties of the last Century the International W.A.B.B.A. (World Amateur Body Building Association) ruling structure was like this: President RENAUT ROBINET and General Secretary AKLI CHABENI. Both mentioned persons together with formal I.F.B.B. Vice President and Creator of the W.A.B.B.A. association (it was created in 1976) SERGE NUBRET were working on the 1989 W.A.B.B.A. World Championship in Paris. That time the sponsors were really very big. Some way the I.F.B.B. President BEN WEIDER invited RENAUT ROBINET to his house in Canada. After this visit RENAUT ROBINET declared that he is leaving W.A.B.B.A. and starts working with the I.F.B.B.. As all preliminary work for the 1989 W.A.B.B.A. World Championship was done RENAUT ROBINET announced that he is organizing the I.F.B.B. World Championship in Paris instead of W.A.B.B.A. now. This action of RENAUT ROBINET made awfull strike on SERGE NUBRET and he never reached the previous W.A.B.B.A. level again. After the 1989 I.F.B.B. World Championship in Paris RENAUT ROBINET got no preferences from BEN WEIDER. So he left I.F.B.B. and never appeared in bodybuilding again and was forgotten for ever. Through the years is evident that no International Bodybuilding Organizations around the World ever made any other bodybuilding  contest which is worth to notice. Nothing to compare.
Those bodybuilders of the Lithuanian SSR who neglected the orders of the Olympic Committee of the Lithuanian SSR (L.T.O.K.) were included to the U.S.S.R. Team and participated at the 1989 I.F.B.B. World Championship in Paris. They were not successfull at the competition as all U.S.S.R. team too.
The Chairmen of the „U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Federation“ («Федерация культуризма С.С.С.Р.») were angry about Lithuanian aims to get independant I.F.B.B. membership. They did not include the Vice Chairman of the „U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Federation“ ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS to the U.S.S.R. delegation to go to Paris again.
During the 1989 „U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Championship“ («Чемпионат С.С.С.Р. по культуризму») in Leningrad DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS was invited as a Personal Guest of BEN WEIDER to the World Championship in Paris. Their common correspondance went on and BEN WEIDER let DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS take any member of the National Bodybuilding Federation of the Lithusnisn SSR together with him to Paris. Thinking of support about the membership in the I.F.B.B. federation DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS took ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS with him. Both Lithuanians came to France separate from the U.S.S.R. delegation. Later DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS regreted about his decission. During several meetings with the emigrants of the old 1918 Lithuanian Republic ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS behaved rude towards independance of Lithuania.
Delegations of various countries lived in the famous Paris „La Fayette“ hotel. The contest was also organized at a huge „La Fayette“ Palace. Just before the I.F.B.B. World Championship BEN WEIDER invited Lithuanians to his appartments in „La Fayette“ penthouse. The Assistant of BEN WEIDER PAMELA KAGAN (Canada) was also present at the discussion then. The discussion lasted very long. With BEN WEIDER spoke DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS. ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS did not knew languages and even did not understand what both were speking about. Finally another assistant of BEN WEIDER RAFAEL SANTONJA entered the room and said that BEN WEIDER is needed down at the contest as the competitions are nearly to finish and it is high time to present award to the Over All World Champion. BEN WEIDER and DSC. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS agreed to go on discussing matters via later correspondance.
The 1989 I.F.B.B. World Championship Category Winners were ACHMED MOHMED (Egypt), VAN VALCOT SMITH (USA), BERNARD SEALY (Barbados) FRANK HILEBRAND (West Germany), JEAN LUC FAVRE (Switzerland).
There was a banquet in „La Fayette“ after the competition. BEN WEIDER sat DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS close to him and presented him to the Heads of the delegations of various countries. DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS got many new International contacts. Being drunk at the banquet ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS decided to „fight for Lithuanian Independance“ and quarreled with Vice Chairman of the „U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Fdereation“ VLADIMIR DUBININ (Владимир Дубинин). He accused VLADIMIR DUBININ about not taking him to I.F.B.B. Events in Australia (1988) and France (1989). It was DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS to stop the fighting. Details on the 1989 I.F.B.B. World Championship You can find in various languages on Global Site  www.wff.lt .

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WORLD RANKING LIST
PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES
(Since 1898, All Traditional Federations, Results After 2023 Pro "Olympia"
and 2024 Pro UNIVERSE and Pro Europe Championship, first 50 places only)
MEN
Name, Country, Points, Place.
SCHWARZENEGGER ARNOLD USA-Austria 203 1
JACKSON DEXTER USA 203 1
HEATH PHIL USA 203 1
CUTLER JAY USA 203 1
COLEMAN RONNIE USA 203 1
TAYLOR VINCE ANTHONY USA -Germany 202 2
ROBINSON ROBBY USA 202 2
OLIVA SERGIO USA-Cuba 202 2
CHARLES DAREM USA 202 2
RHODEN SHAWN USA 201 3
PEARSON TONY USA 201 3
LOVE RON USA 201 3
BANNOUT SAMIR Lebanon 200 4
SARCEV MILOS USA -Yugoslavia 199 5
DICKERSON CHRIS USA 197 6
CLAIRMONTE CHARLES UK 197 6
KAWAK EDUARDO France 196 7
DILLETT PAUL Canada 196 7
PASTEL THIERRY France 195 8
LABRADA LEE USA 194 9
PARIS BOB USA 193 10
GASPARI RICHARD USA 193 10
SCHMIDT SONNY New Zealand 190 11
BENAZIZA MOHAMMED Algeria-France 189 12
CURRY BRANDON USA 184 13
COE BOYER USA 182 14
CHRISTIAN MIKE USA 181 15
TINERINO DENNIS USA 168 16
FREDERICK WARREN USA 168 16
STRYDOM GARY USA 164 17
YATES DORIAN UK 158 18
KANASZ MAROS Slovakia 156 19
HANEY LEE USA 154 20
MAKKAWY MOHAMED Egypt 152 21
EMMOTT TONY UK 150 22
ZANE FRANK USA 146 23
GRANT BILL USA 144 24
RAY SHAWN USA 143 25
FULLER JOHNNY UK 141 26
PARK REG UK 136 27
POOLE HAROLD USA 123 28
MATARAZZO MIKE USA 120 29
BIRDSONG BOB USA 120 29
SEVCOV ALEKSANDR Estonia 119 30
NUBRET SERGE France 118 31
QUINN MIKE USA 117 32
DE MEY BERRY Holland 115 33
MALEK MICHAIL Russia 110 34
ELLWOOD EDDIE UK 110 34
FOX BERTIL UK 107 35
BUCHANAN BRIAN UK 107 35
ASHLEY MIKE USA 105 36
WILKOSZ JUSUP Germany 103 37
RICHARDS FRANK UK 102 38
MUNZER ANDREAS Germany 101 39
WAYNE RICK USA 98 40
LAWRENCE IAN Scotland 98 40
CORNEY ED USA 97 41
MERC LEOPOLD Austria 95 42
MARSH JJ USA 94 43
BRISBOIS STEVE Canada 94 43
PAINE GEORGE USA 93 44
HALL KENNY USA 93 44
CALLENDER ROY Canada 93 44
ROSS DON USA 92 45
PEARL BILL USA 91 46
LEVRONE KEVIN USA 90 47
MOHAMMAD MUSTAFA Austria 87 48
DOWNS HENRY UK 87 48
ALBRECHT ACHIM Germany 87 48
FERRIGNO LOUIS Italy-USA 86 49
DUVAL ROY UK 86 49
VIATOR CASEY USA 82 50.
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2024. NEWS BODYBUILDING INTERNATIONAL.
WEIDER BROTHER‘S FRIEND FROM YEMEN.
Today a former friend of JOE AND BEN WEIDER BROTHERS from Yemen Dr. NAJEEB AL JAWFI addressed the International W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation) President DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS. Both of them underlined that after deaths of WEIDER BROTHERS World Bodybuilding went down. It is finished today as sport. Numerous „federations“ (including I.F.B.B. of Rafael Santonja, International Federation of Body Builders) have only one aim – the money. For them official sport dissapeared for all times. Our friend from Yemen supports the W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. ideas to get bodybuilding recognition back. The W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. seeks to work on the dreams of WEIDER BROTHERS including membership in the I.O.C. (International Olympic Committee). Today only W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. is not cheating athletes and makes no festivals and looks on bodybuilding through eyes of official sport.
INFORMATION.
More detailed information on the Global International Site www.wff.lt, see forum topics. Also information available on the Facebook pages: W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. International, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. North America, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. South America, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Asia, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Europe, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Africa, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Asia Continental Federation, International Sport University (I.S.U.), W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Pro Division, W.P.S.F. World Power Sports Federation.

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2024. W.F.F. - W.B.B.F. PRO DIVISION FOR DISABLED SPORTSMEN.
25 YEARS OF W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. DISABLED SPORT.
After the 1998 International Congress in Palanga (Lithuania) the W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation)  International started working seriously with the Disabled Sportsmen.
Then the first International Champions became  GARIB JOUNIS (Holland), TORSTEN PETERSEN (Denmark), ALEKSANDR KOROLIOV (Estonia) and SERGEJ BEGLIK (Lithuania). The Lithuanian SERGEJ BEGLIK  has won all Official Competitions possible: World and Europe Championship and the “Universe”.
Later the Great Respectful International World and Continent Champions were the following W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Disabled Athletes: ANAND ARNOLD (India), MICKAEL LOUVEL (France), PETER SMIT (Republic South Africa), TOLGA MURAT BALIKCI (Turkey), DIAN MICHAILOV (Bulgaria), ANASTASIA BELKOVSKAJA (Russia), GUSTAVO RODRIGUES (Brazil), GREGORZ DABROWSKI, KAROL MILEWSKI and MARIUSZ KRZYSTOF KUPCZAK (all from Poland), ALEKSANDR GOLUB, NIAS IZMAILOV, OLEG ABORNEV, OLEG PILECKIJ, ALEKSANDR ROSSOMAKIN (all Ukraine), RAVINDER SINGH (India), ALEKSEJS PETKEVICS (Latvia), VIKTOR TOPOL, NIKOLAJ MIRONOV, GENADIJ ZAMETASHKIN, KAROLIS STONCIUS, ARTURAS BOLYCEVAS (all Lithuania).
W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. PRO DIVISION FOR DISABLED SPORTSMEN.
In 2026 the W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. International Executive Council decided to establish the new Pro Disabled Sport Division. There will be two Categories: the Pro Wheel-Chair Disabled Category and the Pro General Disabled Category.
Athletes covering the W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Professional Sport requirements won high places at the W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Europe and World Pro Championships. Among them: KAROL MILEWSKI and MARIUSZ KRZYSTOF KUPCZAK, TOLGA MURAT BALIKCI, ALEKSEJS PETKEVICS.
INFORMATION.
More information on the International Site www.wff.lt, see forum topics. Also information available on the Facebook pages: WFF-WBBF International, WFF-WBBF North America, WFF-WBBF South America, WFF-WBBF Asia, WFF-WBBF Europe, WFF-WBBF Africa, WFF-WBBF Asia Continental Federation, International Sport University (ISU), WFF-WBBF Pro Division.

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2024. WORLD‘S BODYBUILDING.
CONTEMPORARY FEDERATIONS. WHAT IS IT?
Lots of bodybuilding federations today fool athletes and international sport society. It seems that athletes do not think at all. We will try to explain the essence and make clever people start thinking.
Try to get the answers:
- What is bodybuilding sport today?
- Why there are so many federations?
- What is an International federation?
- What are strategic aims of any federation?
Soon our analytical article will give answers to these questions. Follow International Page www.wff.lt

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2024. W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. DOORS ARE OPEN FOR ALL COUNTRIES.
MORE ORDER IN WORLD‘S BODYBUILDING MESS.
Today W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. International (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation) unites members of 140 Countries that represent all Continents. Covid pandemija and war in Ukraine stopped many our huge International projects. Anyway the W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. is optimistic about the future.
Ten years ago after the second I.F.B.B. split in 2008 Vice President I.F.B.B. (International Federation of Body Builders) PAUL CHUA (Singapore) addressed the International W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. President DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS to join the W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. activities. After PAUL CHUA about 40 Asia and Africa Countries left the I.F.B.B.. Then I.F.B.B. lawer and financist ALEX BAUER (Austria) stopped his intentions.
ARAB PHYSICAL CULTURE FEDERATION.
Intending to join the International W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. activities some time ago the Chairman of the Arab Physical Culture Federation (A.P.C.F.) Dr. Professor FAWZI KHODARI addressed the W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. International. The Arab Physical Culture Federation is based in Beirut (Lebanon) and for many years was working with the I.F.B.B..
WEIDER BROTHER‘S FRIEND FROM YEMEN.
Today a former friend of JOE AND BEN WEIDER BROTHERS from Yemen Dr. NAJEEB AL JAWFI addressed the International W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation) President DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS. Both of them underlined that after deaths of WEIDER BROTHERS World Bodybuilding went down. It is finished today as sport. Numerous „federations“ (including contemporary I.F.B.B. of Rafael Santonja) have only one aim – the money. For them official sport dissapeared for all times. Our friend from Yemen supports the W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. ideas to get bodybuilding recognition back. The W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. seeks to work on the dreams of WEIDER BROTHERS including membership in the I.O.C. (International Olympic Committee). Today only W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. is not cheating athletes and makes no festivals and looks on bodybuilding through eyes of official sport.
INFORMATION.
More detailed information on the Global International Site www.wff.lt, see forum topics. Also information available on the Facebook pages: W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. International, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. North America, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. South America, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Asia, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Europe, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Africa, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Asia Continental Federation, International Sport University (I.S.U.), W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Pro Division, W.P.S.F. World Power Sports Federation.

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2024. CONTEMPORARY FEDERATIONS. WHAT IS IT?
BACKGROUND.
Today‘s bodybuilding chaos means that only few understand what is going on. Now we have about fourty bodybuilding federations which call themselves as „International“. Not a single one of those federations aim to develop bodybuilding as sport. Even I.F.B.B. (International Federation of Body Builders) of RAFAEL SANTONJA too. The aims of those federations are only hardly understandable ambitions and... money. It is not connected with sport and it means that bodybuilders and sport society are fooled by them.
Let us look on the International federations through the history of sport. We will begin with the A.A.U. (Amateur Athletes Union) which was established in 1888 in the US. As there was no Ministry of Sport the A.A.U. was functioning instead. A.A.U. was a member of the Olympic Committee of the USA which was a member of the I.O.C. (International Olympic Committee). Since 1947 until 1969 World‘s official bodybuilding sport was rulled by the F.I.H.C. (Federation Internationale Halterophile et Culturiste). And F.I.H.C. was a member of the I.O.C..
Then we will speak about the commercial company and the federation iof the I.F.B.B.. After we will speak about the public Club N.A.B.B.A. (National Amateur Body Building Association). At the end we will cover ionformation about W.A.B.B.A. (World Amateur Body Building Association) which was always some missunderstanding in the World‘s sport.
What we mentioned above were representatives of the „Western World“. In the „Eastern World“ first official International Bodybuilding Organization started in 1963 in the U.S.S.R.. It happened under the influence of American BOB HOFFMAN (Robert Collins Hoffman, 1898 - 1985 m.) and the F.I.H.C.. The organization was a part of the „U.S.S.R. Weightlifting Federation“ («Федерация тяжёлой атлетики С.С.С.Р.») which was a member of the F.I.H.C.. The Organiozation was not active and in 1968 in Lithuania was set another U.S.S.R. International Bodybuilding Federation (Comission). Since that time through the famous „Amber Prix International“ („Gintarinis prizas“, 1968 - 2024) Contest federation is live today under the name of W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. International (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation). The road was long and hard. It included twenty years of bodybuilding prohibition and prosecution.
The article will be continued. We will speak about all World‘s traditional federations. It will be the truth which not everybody like. More information in various languages is on Global Site www.wff.lt

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WORLD BODYBUILDING ENCYCLOPEDIA.
CONTEMPORARY FEDERATIONS. WHAT IS IT?
Lots of bodybuilding federations today fool athletes and international sport society. It seems that athletes do not think at all. We will try to explain the essence and make clever people start thinking.
Try to get the answers:
- What is bodybuilding sport today?
- Why there are so many federations?
- What is an International federation?
- What are strategic aims of any federation?
I.F.B.B. COMMERCIAL COMPANY AND FEDERATION.
We will publish materials about all World‘s traditional bodybuilding federations in the „World Bodybuilding Encyclopedia“ («Энциклопедия всемирного культуризма»). Today the closest to official sport is I.F.B.B. (International Federation of Body Builders) federation and we will start with the I.F.B.B.. Before we have published in various languages much information about the I.F.B.B. in our magazines and at the International Site www.wff.lt . Due to huge amount of information we will publishe only basic facts about the I.F.B.B. now. Even this shortened publication will appear in parts as still there is too much materials. Contemporary sources of Internat information allow publicity of short articles only.
I.F.B.B. COMMERCIAL COMPANY.
In 1946 the commercial I.F.B.B. company was established in Canada by BEN WEIDER and his two friends. No one could touch the official bodybuilding sport when since 1947 until 1969 I.O.C. (International Olympic Committee) member F.I.H.C. (Federation Internationale Halterophile et Culturiste) federation rulled World‘s bodybuilding.  I.F.B.B. commercial company of BEN WEIDER, W.B.B.G. (World Body Building Guild) commercial company of DAN LURIE, British public club N.A.B.B.A. (National Amateur Body Building Association) were totally out of the game. Their activities had no influence for official bodybuilding sport. Commercial companies of I.F.B.B. and W.B.B.G. invented nothing new. Both of them copied everything what BOB HOFFMAN (Robert Collins Hoffman, 1898 - 1985) did – organized competitions, issued magazines, used to sell supplements.
The article will be continued. We will speak about all World‘s traditional federations. It will be the truth which not everybody like. More information in various languages is on Global Site www.wff.lt

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2024. OFFICIAL VISIT TO PARLIAMENT.
AWARD TO PRESIDENT W.F.F. - W.B.B.F..
On May 13, 2024 after 2024 mega International Events in Kandava (Latvia), Parnu (Estonia), Klaipeda and Vilkaviskis (both Lithuania) many International leaders paid official visit to Parliament Republic Lithuania in Vilnius.
AWARDED INTERNATIONAL W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. PRESIDENT DSC. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS
Being among the delegates at the Parliament Republic Lithuania official representatives of the Repubic Estonia – the U.R.K. EESTI KASAKATE UHING S.A. Colonel - General ANDREI GRITSKOV, Colonel - General VASSILI TROFIMOV, ALEKSEJ FILATOV, EVGENIA TOFFERT highly evaluated activities of International W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation)  President DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS. For the active social work the Estonians presented DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS the Order of the „U.R.K. Silver Cross“.
INFORMATION.
More detailed information on the Global International Site www.wff.lt, see forum topics. Also information available on the Facebook pages: W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. International, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. North America, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. South America, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Asia, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Europe, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Africa, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Asia Continental Federation, International Sport University (I.S.U.), W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Pro Division, W.P.S.F. World Power Sports Federation.

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1990. WORLD BODYBUILDING HISTORY.
„SPORT REVUE“ PERSONS OF THE MONTH.
Some time ago our friend from Yemen Dr. NEJEEB AL-JAWFI sent us historic material. That was the article „Persons of the Month“ from the German bodybuilding magazine „Sport revue“.
„This month we underline two V.I.P. bodybuilding persons. That are DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS and ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS from the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic. They were Lithuanian delegates at the 1989 I.F.B.B. World Championship in Paris (France). Due to efforts of the both mentioned persons bodybuilding in Lithuania became very popular“.
The picture of the German photographer ALBERT BUSEK with BEN WEIDER was made during the 1989 I.F.B.B. (International Federation of Body Builders) World Championship banquet in Paris. In Paris DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS was a personal guest of the I.F.B.B. President BEN WEIDER.
More Detailed Information on Global Site www.wff.lt

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WORLD BODYBUILDING ENCYCLOPEDIA.
CONTEMPORARY FEDERATIONS. WHAT IS IT?
Lots of bodybuilding federations today fool athletes and international sport society. It seems that athletes do not think at all. We will try to explain the essence and make clever people start thinking.
Try to get the answers:
- What is bodybuilding sport today?
- Why there are so many federations?
- What is an International federation?
- What are strategic aims of any federation?
I.F.B.B. SPORT FEDERATION. BELGRADE CONGRESS.
THERE WERE NO FEDERATIONS UNTIL 1970.
We are presenting very detailed articles about various International federations in the „World Bodybuilding Encyclopedia“ («Энциклопедия Всемирного Культуризма»). Today the closest to real sport still is I.F.B.B. (International Federation of Body Builders) federation. During the last thirty years many information is published in various languages in the International Site www.wff.lt as well as in our magazines „Sport of Bodybuilding and Fitness“ („Sportinis fitnesas ir kultūrizmas“, «Спортивный фитнес и культуризм»). Due to the big amount of facts we will publishe now shortly only main items. And even this way we will publishe materials in parts as the contemporary informational systems like „facebook“ do not alow to publishe long texts.
In 1969 the I.O.C. (International Olympic Committee) member F.I.H.C., (Federation Internationale Halterophile et Culturiste, later I.W.F., International Weightlifting Federation) federation refused to lead on the World‘s bodybuilding sport.
Time was running. The I.F.B.B. was not a sport federation. It was a private company. OSCAR STATE (1911 - 1984) thought that World‘s bodybuilding needed to set an International Sport Federation which will seek membership of the G.A.I.S.F. (General Association of International Sports Federations). We have no answer why the F.I.H.C. General Secretary OSCAR STATE started working with the businessmen JOE and BEN WEIDERS. For many years OSCAR STATE was working in F.I.H.C. together with BOB HOFFMAN (Robert Collins Hoffman, 1898 - 1985 m.)  and it was logical to go on working with him. Being professional in the official sport matters OSCAR STATE decided to establishe under International sport requirements a new International bodybuilding organization and that was the I.F.B.B.. By the way, undeR the intentions of BOB HOFFMAN in 1963 and in 1968 through F.I.H.C. in the U.S.S.R. was established the „International Bodybuilding organization“ (Comission). The U.S.S.R. was outside of the „Iron Wall“ then and due to political reasons the organization could not work together with the „West“. About this we will speak later.
Taking as an example the F.I.H.C. OSCAR STATE wrote the I.F.B.B. Constitution and the contest rules. He tought WEIDER brothers what to do and how to do. In 1970 OSCAR STATE  was leading the I.F.B.B. Congress in Belgrade (Yugoslavia). It is not clear why it was chosen Yugoslavia for this event.
Belgrade Congress changed the World‘s bodybuilding history for the folowing decades. During the first official I.F.B.B. Congress the official I.F.B.B. sport federation was set: (I.F.B.B. International Congress, September 4, 1970 m., Belgrade, Yugoslavia, get original documents: http://www.ifbbpro.com/1970-congress/ and in the „MUSCLE BUILDER/POWER“, June, 1971).
During five hours lasting Congress the I.F.B.B. Constitution and contest rules were presented and accepted. OSCAR STATE preposed to ellect BEN WEIDER  as the „I.F.B.B. life President „ and everybody agreed. This gave BEN WEIDER extraordinary power to rule the federation.
Personal abilities of OSCAR STATE were the main things to lead the new I.F.B.B. federation to the I.O.C. and G.A.I.S.F.. It opened financial support of Sport Ministries of the Socialist and Asia Countries to the I.F.B.B.. It lasts until now.
According the Congress documents plus to the I.F.B.B. President BEN WEIDER the I.F.B.B. Chairmen („I.F.B.B. Directors“) were on the lead together. That were JOE WEIDER (Chief Director) and JULLIEN BLOMMAERT (Belgium) too.
The article will be continued. We will speak about all World‘s traditional federations. It will be the truth which not everybody like. More information in various languages is on Global Site www.wff.lt

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WORLD BODYBUILDING ENCYCLOPEDIA.
CONTEMPORARY FEDERATIONS. WHAT IS IT?
Lots of bodybuilding federations today fool athletes and international sport society. It seems that athletes do not think at all. We will try to explain the essence and make clever people start thinking.
Try to get the answers:
- What is bodybuilding sport today?
- Why there are so many federations?
- What is an International federation?
- What are strategic aims of any federation?
I.F.B.B. SPORT FEDERATION. BELGRADE CONGRESS.
THERE WERE NO FEDERATIONS UNTIL 1970.
We are presenting very detailed articles about various International federations in the „World Bodybuilding Encyclopedia“ («Энциклопедия Всемирного Культуризма»). Today the closest to real sport still is I.F.B.B. (International Federation of Body Builders) federation. During the last thirty years many information is published in various languages in the International Site www.wff.lt as well as in our magazines „Sport of Bodybuilding and Fitness“ („Sportinis fitnesas ir kultūrizmas“, «Спортивный фитнес и культуризм»). Due to the big amount of facts we will publishe now shortly only main items. And even this way we will publishe materials in parts as the contemporary informational systems like „facebook“ do not alow to publishe long texts.
In 1969 the I.O.C. (International Olympic Committee) member F.I.H.C., (Federation Internationale Halterophile et Culturiste, later I.W.F., International Weightlifting Federation) federation refused to lead on the World‘s bodybuilding sport.
Time was running. The I.F.B.B. was not a sport federation. It was a private company. OSCAR STATE (1911 - 1984) thought that World‘s bodybuilding needed to set an International Sport Federation which will seek membership of the G.A.I.S.F. (General Association of International Sports Federations). We have no answer why the F.I.H.C. General Secretary OSCAR STATE started working with the businessmen JOE and BEN WEIDERS. For many years OSCAR STATE was working in F.I.H.C. together with BOB HOFFMAN (Robert Collins Hoffman, 1898 - 1985 m.)  and it was logical to go on working with him. Being professional in the official sport matters OSCAR STATE decided to establishe under International sport requirements a new International bodybuilding organization and that was the I.F.B.B.. By the way, undeR the intentions of BOB HOFFMAN in 1963 and in 1968 through F.I.H.C. in the U.S.S.R. was established the „International Bodybuilding organization“ (Comission). The U.S.S.R. was outside of the „Iron Wall“ then and due to political reasons the organization could not work together with the „West“. About this we will speak later.
Taking as an example the F.I.H.C. OSCAR STATE wrote the I.F.B.B. Constitution and the contest rules. He tought WEIDER brothers what to do and how to do. In 1970 OSCAR STATE  was leading the I.F.B.B. Congress in Belgrade (Yugoslavia). It is not clear why it was chosen Yugoslavia for this event.
Belgrade Congress changed the World‘s bodybuilding history for the folowing decades. During the first official I.F.B.B. Congress the official I.F.B.B. sport federation was set: (I.F.B.B. International Congress, September 4, 1970 m., Belgrade, Yugoslavia, get original documents: http://www.ifbbpro.com/1970-congress/ and in the „MUSCLE BUILDER/POWER“, June, 1971).
During five hours lasting Congress the I.F.B.B. Constitution and contest rules were presented and accepted. OSCAR STATE preposed to ellect BEN WEIDER  as the „I.F.B.B. life President „ and everybody agreed. This gave BEN WEIDER extraordinary power to rule the federation.
Personal abilities of OSCAR STATE were the main things to lead the new I.F.B.B. federation to the I.O.C. and G.A.I.S.F.. It opened financial support of Sport Ministries of the Socialist and Asia Countries to the I.F.B.B.. It lasts until now.
According the Congress documents plus to the I.F.B.B. President BEN WEIDER the I.F.B.B. Chairmen („I.F.B.B. Directors“) were on the lead together. That were JOE WEIDER (Chief Director) and JULLIEN BLOMMAERT (Belgium) too.
The article will be continued. We will speak about all World‘s traditional federations. It will be the truth which not everybody like. More information in various languages is on Global Site www.wff.lt

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2024 NEWS INTERNATIONAL.
SERBIA INITIATIVE.
Today President W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation) International DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS spoke with the President W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Serbia PREDRAG MILOSEVIC.
PREDRAG MILOSEVIC informed about new fitness movement in Balkan Countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzogovina, Bulgaria, Greece, Montenegro, North Macedonia, European Turkey, Romania, Croatia and Serbia). PREDRAG MILOSEVIC plans to collect National Teams of Balkan Countries to the 35-th WORLD AM-Pro CHAMPIONSHIP in Lithuania (October 5, 2024).
INFORMATION.
More detailed information on the Global International Site www.wff.lt, see forum topics. Also information available on the Facebook pages: W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. International, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. North America, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. South America, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Asia, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Europe, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Africa, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Asia Continental Federation, International Sport University (I.S.U.), W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Pro Division, W.P.S.F. World Power Sports Federation.

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WORLD BODYBUILDING ENCYCLOPEDIA.
CONTEMPORARY FEDERATIONS. WHAT IS IT?
I.F.B.B. ENTERS G.A.I.S.F..
Formalities done at the 1970 Belgrade Congress opened doors for the new I.F.B.B. (International Federation of Body Builders) sport federation to enter G.A.I.S.F. (General Association of International Sports Federations). As after Belgrade Congress the owner of the I.F.B.B. commercial company and the „I.F.B.B. life President“ BEN WEIDER told „it was done due to the efforts of OSCAR STATE“. „OSCAR STATE, who was instrumental in the I.F.B.B.’s recognition in 1971 by the General Association of International Sports Federations, G.A.I.S.F.”. In 1971 during the second I.F.B.B. Congress in Paris (France) public was informed about the I.F.B.B. membership in the G.A.I.S.F.. It happened at the 1971 G.A.I.S.F. Congress in Viena (Austria). Today is evident – it was the basic happening that for the next several decades changed the face of the official World‘s bodybuilding sport. I.F.B.B. left totally behind all other International Bodybuilding Organizations.
According the G.A.I.S.F. rules one kind of sport can be represented only by one International federation. All other International Bodybuilding Organizations lost their chances to represent official bodybuilding sport at International level as well as on the National too.  The official doors were closed for A.A.U. (Amateur Athletes Union), N.A.B.B.A. (National Amateur Body Building Association), W.B.B.G. (World Body Building Guild) and other units. It was a tragedy for all of them.
All were waithig World‘s main bodybuilding leader BOB HOFFMAN to protest and somehow stop I.F.B.B. membership in G.A.I.S.F.. And when BOB HOFFMAN did nothing OSCAR NEIDENSTAM said „it was a terrible mistake..“. Step by step I.F.B.B. got recognition and pushed away all other bodybuilding organizations from official sport.
Ideologies of BOB HOFFMAN and BEN WEIDER were the same. It was their presonal ego, sport and business together.  BEN WEIDER was more energetic and this was the reason he was over BOB HOFFMAN. As OSCAR HEIDENSTAM said „BEN WEIDER was more agressive in publishing and selling magazines“.  BOB HOFFMAN was also unhappy. He said: “Weiders who for many years had been “publishing pornographic magazines” were only interested in money... they want to use G.A.I.S.F. for their business”.  Fifty years being on top of World’s bodybuilding BOB HOFFMAN had to step away.
The article will be continued. We will speak about all World‘s traditional federations. It will be the truth which not everybody like. More information in various languages is on Global Site www.wff.lt

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2024. WORLD‘S BODYBUILDING.
CONTEMPORARY FEDERATIONS. WHAT IS IT?
Lots of bodybuilding federations today fool athletes and international sport society. It seems that athletes do not think at all. We will try to explain the essence and make clever people start thinking.
Try to get the answers:
- What is bodybuilding sport today?
- Why there are so many federations?
- What is an International federation?
- What are strategic aims of any federation?
Soon our analytical article will give answers to these questions. Follow International Page www.wff.lt
ANALYSING TOPIC WE START WITH I.F.B.B..
During the years there were lots of tales told about I.F.B.B. (International Federation of Body Builders). Still many people believe those tales... During the last thirty years we were writing about the I.F.B.B. many times. Now working on the „World Bodybuilding Encyclopedia“ («Энциклопедия всемирного культуризма») we will discuss the I.F.B.B. again. There were many discussions about ther I.F.B.B. before. The image of I.F.B.B. was finally ruined after the second split of the I.F.B.B. in 2008 - 2009 (third I.F.B.B. split happened in 2015 - 2016). Then a fierce war started between the new I.F.B.B. President RAFAEL SANTONJA (Spain) on the one side and the I.F.B.B. lower and financist ALEX BAUER (Austria) and PAUL CHUA (Singapore) on the other side. There was a court trial in London (UK) which RAFAEL SANTONJA lost. You still can see how  I.F.B.B. documents show it‘s pompastic low image. The tales were finally stopped when the I.F.B.B. Vice President PAUL CHUA sent to the W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. (World  Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation) International President DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS nearly 600 I.F.B.B. documents (over 2 000 pages totally) and asked to publish them on our International Page www.wff.lt . It was done then. Now basing on the I.F.B.B. documents slowly step by step we will cover I.F.B.B. topic again.

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2024. WORLD‘S BODYBUILDING.
CONTEMPORARY FEDERATIONS. WHAT IS IT?
Lots of bodybuilding federations today fool athletes and international sport society. It seems that athletes do not think at all. We will try to explain the essence and make clever people start thinking.
Try to get the answers:
- What is bodybuilding sport today?
- Why there are so many federations?
- What is an International federation?
- What are strategic aims of any federation?
Soon our analytical article will give answers to these questions. Follow International Page www.wff.lt
ANALYSING TOPIC WE START WITH I.F.B.B..
During the years there were lots of tales told about I.F.B.B. (International Federation of Body Builders). Still many people believe those tales... During the last thirty years we were writing about the I.F.B.B. many times. Now working on the „World Bodybuilding Encyclopedia“ («Энциклопедия всемирного культуризма») we will discuss the I.F.B.B. again. There were many discussions about ther I.F.B.B. before. The image of I.F.B.B. was finally ruined after the second split of the I.F.B.B. in 2008 - 2009 (third I.F.B.B. split happened in 2015 - 2016). Then a fierce war started between the new I.F.B.B. President RAFAEL SANTONJA (Spain) on the one side and the I.F.B.B. lower and financist ALEX BAUER (Austria) and PAUL CHUA (Singapore) on the other side. There was a court trial in London (UK) which RAFAEL SANTONJA lost. You still can see how  I.F.B.B. documents show it‘s pompastic low image. The tales were finally stopped when the I.F.B.B. Vice President PAUL CHUA sent to the W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. (World  Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation) International President DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS nearly 600 I.F.B.B. documents (over 2 000 pages totally) and asked to publish them on our International Page www.wff.lt . It was done then. Now basing on the I.F.B.B. documents slowly step by step we will cover I.F.B.B. topic again.

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WORLD BODYBUILDING ENCYCLOPEDIA.
SECOND BOOK OF ENCYCLOPEDIA.
As we were writing before the second book of the “World Bodybuilding Encyclopedia” (“Pasaulio kultūrizmo enciklopedija”, «Энциклопедия всемирного культуризма») will cover the time from 1973 until 1991. In 1973 bodybuilding was prohibited in the U.S.S.R. and all Socialist countries. In 1991 the U.S.S.R. and Socialist World was ruined. The events in the Encyclopedia are revued by years. We are covering the bodybuilding news of the Socialist Countries. Later we will join them with the happenings in the “West”. At the moment we are discussing the year of 1990. The most important 1990 events were:
- 1990 I.F.B.B. World Championship, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- American VINCE MC MAHONS WBF history
- I.F.B.B. Europe Championship, Leningrad, R.S.F.S.R.
- I.F.B.B. “Miss Olympia”, New Your, USA
- 23-d “Amber Prix International” (“Gintarinis prizas”, «Янтарный приз», 1968 – 2024)
- Other International competitions of Socialist Countries
- U.S.S.R. bodybuilders visit the US
- Lithuanian Republic proclaims Independence
- DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS negotiates to enter the I.F.B.B.
- U.S.S.R. economic blockade to Lithuanian Republic
- Hundreds thousands of DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS magazines spred among Socialist Countries.
INFORMATION.
More detailed information on the Global International Site www.wff.lt, see forum topics. Also information available on the Facebook pages: W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. International, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. North America, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. South America, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Asia, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Europe, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Africa, W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Asia Continental Federation, International Sport University (I.S.U.), W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. Pro Division, W.P.S.F. World Power Sports Federation.

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WHO IN U.S.S.R. COULD THINK ON INTERNATIONAL LEVEL?
ROLE OF PERSONALITY IN LIFE AND SPORT.
Everyone‘s personality depends on many items. One of them is – basing on which position a personality analizes all happenings. We mean bodybuilders, of course. Do you think of this as a sportsman, as a trainer or organizer or you think as an International Leader? Specialists of our sport scrutinize the same documents and the same basics but everybody of them evaluate the same items on a different way. Then we may look if this specialist is of a local level or he represents the International one. The specialist must get himself above the happenings of his time and he must look on everything like a flying bird high in the sky. Otherwise he can not understand waht is going on.
In the U.S.S.R. there were only few personalities who could think wide in the very beginning of bodybuilding. The representatives of various regions of the U.S.S.R. mostly were thinking in a narrow way. For example, Tiumen gym trainer JEVGENIJ KOLTUN (Евгений Колтун, R.S.F.S.R.) always represented a gym level and nothing more. The same was with a Kaliningrad trainer JURIJ SMOLIAKOV (Юрий Смоляков, R.S.F.S.R.) and with a Severodvinsk trainer the U.S.S.R. Champion ALEKSANDR LEMECHOV (Александр Лемехов, R.S.F.S.R.). The same was with a Leningrad gym trainer VLADIMIR DUBININ (Владимир Дубинин, R.S.F.S.R.). A representative of Riga (Latvian SSR) FELIKS SAJKOVSKIJ (Феликс Сайковский) and nearly all representatives of the Lithuanian SSR were on the same local level of understanding. There were no more active bodybuilding organizers in the U.S.S.R. at that time but only those we mentioned only. The exception could be the General Secretary of the formal „U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Federation“  («Федерация культуризма С.С.С.Р.») ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS (Романас Калинаускас). How we can understand this „U.S.S.R. Bodybuilding Federation“ when bodybuilding in the U.S.S.R. is prohibited? It had totally no power. But unfortunatelly all activities of ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS were done through intrigues and blackmailing of his sport friends to the Communist political powers. Knowing no foreign languages ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS was separated from the World and could not understand the International process. Another exceptional person was INNAR MARDO (Иннар Мардо, 1946 – 2002, Tallinn, Estonian SSR). He also did not know any foreign language and worked only in Estonia. Even to do anything on the U.S.S.R. level he had no interest. But on regular basis organized by INNAR MARDO „Georg Tenno Memorial“ («Мемориал Георга Тенно», 1971 – 1989, Tallinn, Estonian SSR) contests gave him a huge prestige and respect of others. One more exception was DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS. During the period of bodybuilding prohibition he organized illegal „Amber Prix International“ („Gintarinis prizas“, «Янтарный приз», 1968 – 2023, Klaipeda, Lithuanian SSR) contests in 1974, 1975, 1976 and in 1977. Wishing to defend bodybuilding sport DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS for several years was in correspondence with the Ministry of Sport of the U.S.S.R. („U.S.S.R. Goskomsport“, Госкомспорт С.С.С.Р.). Finally received from the U.S.S.R. Ministry of Sport a negatyve answer DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS wrote a bodybuilding defending petition and personally brought it to Moscow. He presented the petition to the highest U.S.S.R. political powers:  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»). In 1978 due to the petition of DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS the U.S.S.R. political powers gave him permition to organize „Amber Prix International“ in Klaipeda (Lithuanian SSR).
Leaders do not like a stable life. A Leader of any kind has courage and resposibility. Leaders always seek the result end never doubt if they will not succeed. At the same time the majority does nothing. They sit  in silence. So who was the bodybuilding Leader in the U.S.S.R.? The very similar to DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS life was of his friends in sport: the President I.F.B.B. (International Federation of Body Builders) BEN WEIDER, also the similar way of life was of the President N.A.B.B.A. (National Amateur Body Building Association) OSCAR HEIDENSTAM and W.A.B.B.A. (World Amateur Body Building Association) President SERGE NUBRET. The same similar way was of the General Secretary F.I.H.C. (Federation Internationale Halterophile et Culturiste) International OSCAR STATE.
Not knowing foreign languages narrowed possibilities of INNAR MARDO, but DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS assisted and helped him always. ROMANAS KALINAUSKAS did not know any foreign language and he always worked to be close to the U.S.S.R. Ministry of Sport. To say more he did his best to be close to the U.S.S.R. Weightlifting Federation (Федерация тяжёлой атлетики С.С.С.Р.). That were his top items for respect and loyality. But what he could get out of this when bodybuilding was prohibited in the U.S.S.R.? Just nothing.
While studying English and German philology at the Vilnius State University DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS did several attempts to unite gyms of Vilnius City. Nobody else never tried to do this. Anyway bodybuilding was prohibited in the U.S.S.R. and bodybuilders were afraid to do anything.
It is easy to speak when the work is done and everything goes smoothly. But at the moment to fight agaist bodybuilding prohibition no one supported DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS. No one. Today being already old many former U.S.S.R. bodybuilding organizers and bodybuilders try to „be Facebook friends“ of DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS. Fine. But where they were at the hard times of risky fighting?
During the fifty years of his bodybuilding activities there was a number of „deputies“ and assistants of DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS. Many wanted to take the place of DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS and to go on doing the same. No one succeeded.
Many disliked the stormy activities of DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS. Especially when he succeeded in his work. And he did. Having no wish to get into the intrigues of such people DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS got into the Vilnius State University in 1979 again. This time DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS studied law after he received the speciality of the phylology before. And again he succeeded. The same happened with INNAR MARDO. He was pressed by the people of envy and hate to leave his work and positions after the intriques in the formal Bodybuilding Federattion of the Estonian SSR. INNAR MARDO did not succeed to come back in full power again. There were several attemps but he was never back to the former normal situation. Hate and envy of his bodybuilding collegues ruined his life in sport. This information is based on the letters of INNAR MARDO to DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS.
Klaipeda bodybuilding was always a „Separate Republic“. And still is. It was in Lithuania, in the U.S.S.R. and Internationally now. It was based on the social and juridical status, on the International level - remember the World Bodybuilding Leaders whom we have mentioned above. International President W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS is involved in the work of a number of International organizations which are collaborating with U.N. (United Nations) and U.N.S.E.C.O. (The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). Who else was in the same position? The road was long. Much work and  studies were needed.
Due to his active International work DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS meets many World known persons.
In 2010 in Portugal during the Congress of the International Order of Templars (O.S.M.T.H., Ordo Supremus Militari Templi Herosolimitani) for the original ideas to unite World Religions DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS by Greek ARCHIMANDRIT CHARALAMPIJ was awarded with the „St. Nicholas the Wonderworker Silver-Gold Medal“.
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 Congregat Perfect 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 the „disident of the Communist Regime“. For this work done the Vatican Congregat Perfect 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).
During the last decades DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS had meetings and spoke about various International questions with the President Parliament Austria Professor ALFRED GERSTL (Президент Парламента Австрии профессор Альфред Герстл), the Prime Minister of the Republic Slovakia VLADIMIR MECIAR (премьер министр Словакии Владимир Мечиар), the Prime Minister of the Republic Slovakia ROBERT FICO (премьер министр Словакии Роберт Фицо), President Parliament Republic Slovakia JAN FIGEL (президент Парламента Словакии Ян Фигель), President Parliament Republic Lithuania ARUNAS VALINSKAS (президент Парламента Литвы Арунас Валинскас), Prime Minister Republic Lithuania GEDIMINAS KIRKILAS (премьер министр Литвы Гедиминас Киркилас), Prime Minister Republic Lithuania ALGIRDAS BUTKEVICIUS (премьер министр Литвы Альгирдас Буткявичус) and other High State officials of various Asia and Europe Countries.
Crowning the fifty years of bodybuilding activities of DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS Russia journalists call him “The Father of Russia Bodybuilding” («Отец российского культуризма»).
In 2015 at the International contest in front of a number of Members of the Parliament Republic Lithuania the representative of the Government Republic Lithuania ANTANAS VINKUS (Антанас Винкус) named DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS the „Lithuania Embassador for the World“ («Амбассадор Литвы в мире»). Then National Teams of America, Asia, Africa and Europe took part at this event.
It is easy to speak when the work is done and everything goes smoothly. But at the moment to fight agaist bodybuilding prohibition no one supported DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS. No one. Today being already old many former U.S.S.R. bodybuilding organizers and bodybuilders try to „be Facebook friends“ of DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS. Fine. But where they were at the hard times of risky fighting?
During the fifty years of his bodybuilding activities there was a number of „deputies“ and assistants of DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS. Many wanted to take the place of DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS and to go on doing the same. No one succeeded.
Many disliked the stormy activities of DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS. Especially when he succeeded in his work. And he did. Having no wish to get into the intrigues of such people DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS got into the Vilnius State University in 1979 again. This time DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS studied law after he received the speciality of the phylology before. And again he succeeded. The same happened with INNAR MARDO. He was pressed by the people of envy and hate to leave his work and positions after the intriques in the formal Bodybuilding Federattion of the Estonian SSR. INNAR MARDO did not succeed to come back in full power again. There were several attemps but he was never back to the former normal situation. Hate and envy of his bodybuilding collegues ruined his life in sport. This information is based on the letters of INNAR MARDO to DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS.
Klaipeda bodybuilding was always a „Separate Republic“. And still is. It was in Lithuania, in the U.S.S.R. and Internationally now. It was based on the social and juridical status, on the International level - remember the World Bodybuilding Leaders whom we have mentioned above. International President W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS is involved in the work of a number of International organizations which are collaborating with U.N. (United Nations) and U.N.S.E.C.O. (The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). Who else was in the same position? The road was long. Much work and  studies were needed.
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 Congregat Perfect 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 the „disident of the Communist Regime“. For this work done the Vatican Congregat Perfect 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).
During the last decades DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS had meetings and spoke about various International questions with the President Parliament Austria Professor ALFRED GERSTL (Президент Парламента Австрии профессор Альфред Герстл), the Prime Minister of the Republic Slovakia VLADIMIR MECIAR (премьер министр Словакии Владимир Мечиар), the Prime Minister of the Republic Slovakia ROBERT FICO (премьер министр Словакии Роберт Фицо), President Parliament Republic Slovakia JAN FIGEL (президент Парламента Словакии Ян Фигель), President Parliament Republic Lithuania ARUNAS VALINSKAS (президент Парламента Литвы Арунас Валинскас), Prime Minister Republic Lithuania GEDIMINAS KIRKILAS (премьер министр Литвы Гедиминас Киркилас), Prime Minister Republic Lithuania ALGIRDAS BUTKEVICIUS (премьер министр Литвы Альгирдас Буткявичус) and other High State officials of various Asia and Europe Countries.
Crowning the fifty years of bodybuilding activities of DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS Russia journalists call him “The Father of Russia Bodybuilding” («Отец российского культуризма»).
In 2015 at the International contest in front of a number of Members of the Parliament Republic Lithuania the representative of the Government Republic Lithuania ANTANAS VINKUS (Антанас Винкус) named DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS the „Lithuania Embassador for the World“ («Амбассадор Литвы в мире»). Then National Teams of America, Asia, Africa and Europe took part at this event.
In September, 2023 the Rector of the oldest Ukraine Lvov Stavropigeon University Professor DSc. JAROSLAV KMIT proposed International W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation) federation President, Rector of the International Sport University (I.S.U.) DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS to the respectful title the “2023 U.N.E.S.C.O. Ambassador of Peace”. U.N.E.S.C.O. (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) organization presented this title to DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS. At the same time DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS was awarded with the U.N.E.S.C.O. Medal and the Star.
In May, 2024 being among the delegates at the Parliament Republic Lithuania official representatives of the Republic Estonia – the U.R.K. EESTI KASAKATE UHING S.A. Colonel - General ANDREI GRITSKOV, Colonel - General VASSILI TROFIMOV, ALEKSEJ FILATOV, EVGENIA TOFFERT highly evaluated activities of International W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation)  President DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS. For the active social work the Estonians presented DSc. EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS the Order of the „U.R.K. Silver Cross“.
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RISARD KRINICKIJ.
A former Deputy Director of the State Control Committee of the Republic Lithuania (Комитет государственного контроля Литовской Республики) and a  representative of famous „Vilnius Bodybuilding School“ («Вильнюсская школа культуризма») RISARD KRINICKIJ (Ришард Криницикй,  1949 - 2015) since 1972 until 1976 participated at ten bodybuilding competitions. At that time bodybuilding was prohibited and prosecuted in the U.S.S.R. and other Socialist Countries. Best results of RISARD KRINICKIJ were the Over All Winners Titles at the 1975 and 1976 historic „Amber Prix International“ („Gintarinis prizas“, «Янтарный приз», 1968 – 2024, Klaipeda, Republic Lithuania) and in 1972 and 1976 at the „Georg Tenno Memorial“ («Мемориал Георга Тенно», 1971 – 2024, Tallinn, Republic Estonia). Also he won his category in 1976 at the International Contest in Kalinin (R.S.F.S.R., now ir is City Tver). RISARD KRINICKIJ was one of the organizers of the 1996 W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. (World Fitness Federation, World Body Building Federation) Europe Championship in Klaipeda (Republic Lithuania). In 2024 at the Parliament Republic Lithuania RISARD KRINICKIJ (after his death) was honoured and awarded with the International W.F.F. – W.B.B.F. „Honour Silver Medal“ (Международная серебряная медаль почёта»).
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