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http://www.ifbb.com/2016/01/ifbb-circuit-elite-will-starts-in-2016-beside-the-european-championships/

Starting beside the EBFF Championships, during the first weekend of May, in Santa Susanna, this year new IFBB Elite Circuit will offer around 6 events, with important cash prizes.

The event, in principle, would be addressed to Men’s Physique & Bikini competitors and included together with other important events as:

• European Championship
• Arnold Classic Europe
• World Men´s Bodybuilding Championship
• Olympia Amateur Hong Kong

The athletes members of the Elite Club will be electable to compete, according his/her results in 2015 season, from any national federation recognized by IFBB. In any Elite contest, athletes will get a number of “points” according the position in that event. At the end of the Elite Circuit there will be a final classification, made with points reached by every athlete from all the events. According to their final result, after the last event, Elite Circuit will bring an important cash prize money, beside other smaller prizes in all the Elite events.

The overall winners will be awarded, beside the cash prize money and a beautiful new trophy, with the tittle “Mr. Universe Physique IFBB” and “Miss Universe Bikini IFBB”.

Details about the criteria to become an elite athlete will be upgraded after the Assembly that European Federation Executive Board will perform in Madrid in a few days.

IFBB gives out new information concerning the 2 new divisions which will officially be launched during 2016 // http://www.ifbb.com/2016/01/new-year-new-challenges-new-ifbb-sport-divisions/

From IFBB.com:

IFBB doesn’t give up in searching of new possibilities for presentation of the human physique beauty. This time it will also include the prettiness and sublime elegance. With the beginning of 2016, IFBB has introduced two new sport divisions: Fit Model Women and Fit Model Men. In both cases, less attention is paid to body parts and muscles details in favour of overall lines and shape of the physique, elegance of moving on the stage, style and attractiveness of presentation. All these features will be assessed during four rounds, a bit different for women and men:

Women:
1. Prejudging – Elimination Round (Quarter Turns, swimsuit)
2. Prejudging – Round 1 (Quarter Turns, swimsuit)
3. Finals – Round 2 (T-walking, Quarter Turns, swimsuit)
4. Finals – Round 3 (Individual Presentation, evening gown)

Men:
1. Prejudging – Elimination Round (Quarter Turns, gymnastic shirt)
2. Prejudging – Round 1 (Quarter Turns, gymnastic shirt)
3. Finals – Round 2 (Quarter Turns, gymnastic shirt)
4. Finals – Round 3 (Individual Presentation, casual sport wear)

Women’s T-walking as well as individual presentation (45 seconds) will allow women to show their bodies and their elegance in move and in a very special attire: long evening gowns. This will be a very attractive end of the finals. Men will also have their individual presentation but in casual sport attires: an unbuttoned fitness style jacket, worn directly on the body, showing the front of the trunk and abdominal section and casual style pants like jeans, khakis, corduroys, chinos, cargo, twills, etc. Something new and surprising on the IFBB physique sports scenes!

Women will compete in three body height categories: up to 163 cm, up to 168 cm and over 168 cm. There are also three categories for men: up to 174 cm, up to 180 cm and over 180 cm. More details in the Technical Rules available online on the IFBB website, in the “Rules” section.

RULEBOOKS FOR THE NEW DIVISIONS: Men’s model division and women’s model division.