IFBB Amateur Olympia 2012
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The 2nd IFBB Amateur Olympia will be held during the 29th and 30th November in Kuwait City, Kuwait.
For all the official information, please visit IFBB’s inspection report – http://www.ifbb.com/…12_Kuwait_1.pdf
Press release given out of the event;
Every bodybuilder wants to rise above his peers to be recognized as the best of the best and fulfill the dream of making it to the big time – the IFBB Pro League. This year, the best amateurs of Asia, the Middle East and Africa will gather in Kuwait for the opportunity of a lifetime at the 2012 IFBB Amateur Olympia on November 29-30.
Now in its second year, and with a coveted IFBB Pro card awarded to the overall winner, the Amateur Olympia promises to be the winner-take-all event of the season.
“The IFBB’s mission is to give athletes all over the world the opportunity to compete at the highest level,” IFBB Pro League Chairman Jim Manion said. “This year’s contest is further proof of our continued growth. Thanks to the combined efforts of IFBB President Rafael Santonja, the Olympia LLC and AMI/Weider Publications, we are making it possible for athletes to follow their dreams and for fans of this great sport to see the best bodybuilders in the world.”
Contest promoter Bader Boodai, President of the Kuwait Bodybuilding Federation and owner of Oxygen Gym in Kuwait, added: “We are all very excited to bring bodybuilding to the Mecca of the Middle East and to see all the great athletes from Asia, the Middle East and Africa competing for the honor of earning an IFBB Pro card.”
The first-ever Amateur Olympia was held in 2011 in London. Sami Al Haddad of Bahrain won the “up to 90kg” class and the overall to obtain IFBB Pro status.
“The Mr. Olympia is a mythical name and title for bodybuilders worldwide,” IFBB President Dr. Rafael Santonja said. “The Amateur Olympia is for the IFBB a key event in our annual international program. The popularity of our sport in Asian, Middle Eastern and African countries is great and now talented bodybuilders will have the opportunity to participate in the Amateur Olympia.”
Some weigh in photos already available at Eastlabs.biz who once again is making some killing good coverage for all the fans – http://www.eastlabs.biz/gallery/1437
The world champion Ahmed El Sadany attending as well, definitely one of the show favorites here.
Ime raame sinna jälle kokku aetud. Kujutan ette mis järgmisel aastal Marokos toimuma hakkab kui see araablaste plejaad sinna kohale tuleb….
http://www.ifbb.com/…lish&prov=index
AMATEUR MR. OLYMPIA IN KUWAIT JUST STARTEDby Andrew Michalak
We have come close to the moment in the IFBB history that there will be no free weekend during a year, weekend without any big international physique sports competition. We have just came back from the World Classic Bodybuilding Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, and many IFBB and National Federations officials already entered the airplanes to go to Kuwait City for the 2nd IFBB Amateur Mr. Olympia.
The first Amateur Olympia was held in London, Great Britain, last year in March where Sami Al-Haddad of Bahrain won the overall title and the right to turn pro. This year’s contest was moved to November and is staged between various IFBB World Championships. We asked two IFBB officials about the importance of this event for the Amateur IFBB Federation.
“The Mr. Olympia is a mythical name and title for bodybuilders worldwide,” – IFBB President Dr. Rafael Santonja said. “The Amateur Olympia is for the IFBB a key event in our annual international program. The popularity of our sport in Asian, Middle Eastern and African countries is great and now talented bodybuilders will have the opportunity to participate in the Amateur Olympia.”
This year’s Amateur Mr. Olympia hosted by the Kuwait Bodybuilding Federation is the first event of the highest IFBB international level staged in this country, where petrol is cheaper than water!
Contest promoter Bader Boodai, President of the Kuwait Bodybuilding Federation and owner of Oxygen Gym in Kuwait, added: “We are all very excited to bring bodybuilding to the Mecca of the Middle East and to see all the great athletes from Asia, the Middle East and Africa competing for the honor of earning an IFBB Pro card.”
This year Amateur Olympia has been design for athletes from Asia, Middle East and Africa; however there are several definitions of the Middle East, so we need to wait and see which countries will be accepted to participate. Some teams reported to have problems with receiving visas (Iran). Hope, it will be solved positively. Currently, on Thursday evening, the weigh-in is run and the first photos are available. Tomorrow (on Friday), the battle on the stage will begin at 10:00 am local time (07:00 GMT) and finals at 18:00 (15:00 GMT). The venue for the Amateur Mr. Olympia will be the Qadisyah Stadium in Kuwait City.
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Photos:
http://www.kuwaitbodybuilding.com
Top IFBB officials: President Dr. Rafael Santonja (left) and Vice-President for Africa Dr. Eng. Adel Fahim with Kuwait National Team member Ridha Al Qabandi (standing).
Dr. Rafael Santonja interviewed by the local TV.
Kuwait Federation President and famous Oxygen Gym owner Bader
Boodai.
The registration procedure was as usual run by the Tierneys: Wanda (sitting) and Bill.
IFBB General Secretary Bill Tierney with the famous Qatari bodybuilder Kamal Abdul Salam (right).
Weigh-in: present IFBB world champion Ahmen El Sadany (left) with 2010 Worlds runner-up Anwar Seif (El-Sayed) who currently works as Kuwait National Team coach.
Kuwait National Team member Mohammed Al Rashed with his son and President Santonja.
After having problems with visas, finally Iranian Team came to Kuwait: Iranian Federation President Omid Amiri with world champion Ahmad Paydar.
Bahraini bodybuilder Bader Sultan with his new IFBB License.
Some prejuding photos online on Eastlabs;
Up to 90 kg – http://www.eastlabs.biz/gallery/1440
El Sadany – Mahdi – Alleth Q Ali
Reza – Sadany – Mahdi
Up to 100 kg – http://www.eastlabs.biz/gallery/1442
Issam El Sayed – Cifra Andrew – Fahim
Over 100 kg – http://www.eastlabs.biz/gallery/1439
Mamdouh Elssbiay – Alrefaei – Ali
Take a look at the Elssbiay, amazing !
Some more prejudging photos by Kuwaitbodybuilding.com – https://www.facebook…68920647&type=1
The lists of the finalists ;
Oijah, ikka parajad elukad on kokku aetud. Vaatan, et üks tüüp on kangesti tuttava näoga, võistlesime koos 2010 a, -85kilo MM nüüd on mees -100kg ja sama kuiv kui 85 s…..
Näide järjekordsest IFBB arengusuunast puhta spordi poole….. 
” srcset=”/uploads/emoticons/sad@2x.png 2x” width=”20″ height=”20″>The complete results are available at IFBB.com – http://www.ifbb.com/…mr_o_kuwait.pdf
Midagi ei ole öelda- keemiateaduse viimane sõna!
IFBB Amateur Olympia // results // Up to 70kg
TOP 3 in final comparisons;
Totanes (3.) – Lal (2.) – Takapouei (1.)
IFBB Amateur Olympia // results // Up to 75kg
More photos available at – http://www.eastlabs.biz/gallery/1447
TOP 3 in comparison;
Al Balushi (1.) – Khaleel (2.) – Norouzi (3.)
Some moving around..
IFBB Amateur Olympia // results // Up to 80 kg
More photos of this class available at http://www.eastlabs.biz/gallery/1448
Al-Maskari (3.) – Shamlan (5.) – Alrashed (1.)
Alimbullo Jr (4.) – Khamkar (2.) – Al-Hakami (6.)
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