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WOMEN’S WORLDS PREVIEW

THE UPCOMING WEEKEND IN NOVI SAD!

by Andrew Michalak

Athletes and officials just returned home from the great, inaugural Arnold Classic Europe in Madrid but in the next few days, next Friday, October 14, many of them will depart to take part in the 2011 IFBB Women’s World Championships in Novi Sad, Serbia. The deadline for sending the Final Entry Forms has passed, so we can present the top stars nominated to the upcoming World Championships.

Bikini fitness up to 163 cm: 11 athletes, with the Arnold Europe 3rd place winner Andrea Hertlein (Germany), former top Italian bodyfitness competitor Agnese Russo and former junior world bodybuilding champion Florina Cernat (Romania).

Bikini fitness over 163 cm: also 11 athletes, the current European and Arnold Europe champion Nikola Weiterova (Slovakia), Europeans runner-up Lyubov Dreskova (Russia) and former top world bodyfitness junior Kristina Karaliute-Staliaroviene (Lithuania).

Bodyfitness up to 158 cm: not so many athletes (9) but what a quality! Former world junior and current European champion Elina Gook (Russia), Arnold Europe winner Giada Simari (Italy), Europeans and Arnold Europe runner-up Magdalena Krajkowska (Poland), former Junior Worlds runner-up Cristina Chirita (Romania) and champions from South Africa and Canada.

Bodyfitness up to 163 cm: 16 athletes, with current world champion Olga Muntian (Ukraine), Arnold Europe 2nd and 3rd place winners: Michela Fre (Italy) and Priscilla Katzmaier (Austria), Brazilian champion Vanessa Oliveira, Nordic champion Lonnie Pedersen (Denmark), World Championships finalist Kati Alander (Finland), current European champion Tatiana Lanskikh (Russia) and… returning to the stage 2009 European overall winner and Worlds runner-up Zrinka (Korac) Fiser of Croatia.

Bodyfitness up to 168 cm: 15 athletes, the next exciting duel of 2010 European champion and Arnold Europe winner Ekaterina Gamagina (Russia), 2011 European champion Alisa Sulayeva (Ukraine) and Arnold Europe runner-up Daniela Pfeiffer (Germany). In the role of demanding challenger we will see multi-time medal winner at the world and continental championships, who returns to the stage after two-year break, Russian star Irina Molokova, who will be representing Azerbaijan this time.

Bodyfitness over 168 cm: Wow! Over 20 athletes and what a big names! 2010 Worlds overall winner Nina Furseth, former world champions: Yulia Zabelina (Russia) and Evgeniya Prutskova (Ukraine), current Europeans overall winner Yulia Ushakova (Russia), Arnold Europe winner Christine Schranz (Aurstria), South American champion Ivonne Gutierrez (Bolivia), Worlds and Arnold Europe finalist Anne Schilling (Germany), South African champion Nina Richter to mention the most famous athletes. We can expect an incredible battle in this class!

Women’s fitness up to 163 cm: who will win the first EUR 1000 prize award offered by the IFBB? There are 8 candidates in the short class, with the current European champion Ekaterina Zhurina (Russia), the first Arnold Europe winner Melinda Szabo (Hungary), current Brazilian champion Janaina Matos, former European junior champion Dominika Multanova (Slovakia) and a few more athletes from Italy and Hungary.

Women’s fitness over 163 cm: the next EUR 1000 is waiting for a champion who will emerge from the six following international stars: current world champion Tatiana Dvortsova (Russia), former world champion Natalia Chukaeva (Russia), current Europeans overall champion and Baikal Grand Prix winner Natalia Nazarenko-Kiivikas (Estonia), former world junior champion Oksana Orobets (Ukraine), Moldavian champion Alexandra Strutinskaia and Polish champion Natalia Mlekicka. The sport level will rocket to the sky!

Men’s fitness open: not so many athletes this time and the battle for gold medal will be run between current world champion with super quality physique Sergey Kolenchikov (Russia) and Europeans runner-up with super quality routine Oleg Anissimov (Estonia). The final score will be calculated 50:50 (physique and routine).

Women’s bodybuilding up to 55 kg: not so long line-up but few top stars: multi-time world champion Jana Purdjakova (Slovakia), former Worlds runner-up Ludmila Tuboltseva (Russia), NPC Team Universe winner Patricia Watson (USA), 2009 World Games finalist Naoko Imamura (Japan).

Women’s bodybuilding over 55 kg: longer and stronger line-up, included former world champion Simone Linay (Germany), current European overall champion Nina Loebardt (Germany), South American champion Carola Nostas (Bolivia), 2010 European Championships overall winner Natalia Vtyurina (Russia), Asian champion Lee Hunyu (Korea) and NPC Team Universe winner Pamela Wentz (USA).

Altogether, over 130 athletes representing nearly 30 countries from 5 continents, with many world champions and top international stars as well as new challengers hungry of success will come to Novi Sad. The upcoming weekend, the SPENS Arena in Novi Sad will be the place of very interesting, breathtaking performances and duels. Only to go and see!

Whom will you meet and see in Novi Sad (photos):

Photo 1: They will fight for the top trophy in women’s fitness tall class once again (from L): Natalia Nazarenko-Kiivikas (Estonia) and Tatiana Dvortsova (Russia).

Photo 2: Giada Simari (Italy) will focus on the battle to win the bodyfitness 158 cm category.

Photo 3: After winning the Arnold Europe, Melinda Szabo (Hungary) will be among the main favaourits in women’s fitness short class.

Photo 4: The hosts (from L): Secretary of the Organizing Committee Mrs. Marijanna Slankamenac, Head of the City Council Sport Department Mr. Aleksander Kravic, President of the Vojvodina Province Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation and promoter of the Championships Mrs. Biserka Sipka.

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