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THE 1ST
IFBB WORLD CHILDREN FITNESS CHAMPIONSHIPS – BRATISLAVA 2010
by
Andrew Michalak
IFBB
Press Commission
At the
beginning of July IFBB inaugurated its children fitness division,
holding the 1st World Children Fitness Championships in
Bratislava, Slovakia. If someone thought it would be more fun than
sport, made a big mistake. Children, this year only girls, were very
well prepared by their sport clubs and trainers, so displayed high
competitive level. It was a great surprise not only for the
spectators but also for judges and sport experts.
The
first Worlds attracted national teams from 11 countries: Hungary,
Iceland, Lithuania, Mexico, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia,
Slovakia, Turkey and Ukraine.
There
were 81 competitors in total, dispersed between three age
categories:
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Age 8-9
years: 24 athletes.
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Age
10-11 years: 27 athletes.
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Age
12-13 years: 30 athletes.
As for
the first World Championships, these numbers look encouraging and
proved that this concept was needed and purposeful. It may be
expected that more countries and continents will take part in this
activity by each year. Each country was allowed to enter 6 girls in
A-Team and 6 girls in B-Team, but no more than three girls per team
in each age category. Slovakia, as a host country, could enter the
C-Team.
Prejudging was held on Saturday and included two rounds: fitness
routine and physique assessment. Based on the prejudging results,
the top 10 finalists in each category were selected. The panel
judges had a difficult task to assess 30 routines and placed them
from the first to the last. The same in the second round: each
competitor was given her exact place. We can expect that the IFBB
Judges Committee will modify these rules in some way in the future.
The
Finals took place on Sunday and only the top ten athletes from each
age category were allowed to perform. Then the subscores from all
three rounds were summarized and provided the finale score. Athlete
with the lowest total took the first place and was awarded with the
IFBB gold medal.
The
Championships were successfully promoted by the Slovak Bodybuilding,
Fitness and Powerlifting Association, led by its President Mr.
Michal Capla, accompanied by a team of experienced officials: Boris
and Gabriela Mlsnova (pioneers of children fitness in Slovakia),
Peter Uricek (Slovak Federation General Secretary) and others.
The
event was attended by the top IFBB officials: President Dr. Rafael
Santonja, Judges Committee Chairman Mr. Pawel Filleborn, Women’s
Committee Chairperson Mrs. Wanda Tierney, Assistant General
Secretary Mr. Bill Tierney, many National Federations’ Presidents
and IFBB International Judges. Congress Hall of the Dom Sportu Hotel
was the venue site. It was a great children fitness gala, ended with
the farewell dinner and disco!.
The top
places went to athletes from Hungary, Slovakia, Mexico, Latvia and
Russia – countries working with children and organizing children
fitness national contests for many years. The real world pioneers in
children fitness. Slovakia won the best teams classification, ahead
of Hungary, Russia, Latvia, Mexico and Ukraine. By this activity
IFBB has laid foundations of competitive fitness and bodyfitness. It
may be expected that some of these girls will continue to develop
their skills year by year and will become women’s fitness champions
in the future (8 years at least). It depends on their genetic
predispositions, devotion, determination, possibilities and psyche.
Not easy way, but worthy of all these sacrifices if someone treat it
as a way of live.
Results
(the top ten):
Age 8-9
years:
1.
Regina Benko (Hungary)
2. Michaela
Luptáková (Slovakia)
3. Samantha Rosas (Mexico)
4. Anna
Hepnerová (Slovakia)
5. Bogdana Chorna (Ukraine)
6. Marika Sirotkina (Latvia)
7. Daryna Kovtun (Ukraine)
8. Lili Soós (Hungary "B“)
9. Karin
Suchomelová (Slovakia "C“)
10. Panni Frauenberger (Hungary "B“)
Age 10-11 years:
1.
Vanessa Belova (Latvia)
2. Dorka Osztermayer (Hungary)
3. Tatiana
Kožuchová (Slovakia)
4. Alžbeta
Hulínová (Slovakia)
5. Brenda Maer (Hungary)
6. Miriam Ugalde (Mexico)
7. Réka Zahorecz (Hungary "B“)
8. Oleksandra Diachuk (Ukraine)
9. Romana
Ošková (Slovakia "C“)
10. Denissza Incze (Hungary "B“)
Age
12-13 years:
1. Vanesa Lisziová (Slovakia)
2. Antonina Stepanyuk (Russia)
3. Viktoria Borodina (Russia)
4. Elvira Titova (Russia)
5. Nikolett Szabó (Hungary)
6. Jekaterina Porodko (Latvia)
7. Fanni Levendovics (Hungary "B“)
8. Renáta Horváth (Hungary "B“)
9. Andrea Rodriguez (Mexico)
10. Diana Ludzisa (Latvia)
Pictures (from
www.eastlabs.biz)
Slovak Federation President Mr. Michal Capla (left)
awarded with the special IFBB Diploma presented to him by the IFBB
President Dr. Rafael Santonja (right).
In the break (from L to R): Marek Bajak (East Labs);
Mexican Federation President Francisco Cabezas and IFBB President
Dr. Rafael Santonja.
Top IFBB officials (from L to R): EBFF Fitness Committee Chairperson
Mrs. Gabriela Mlsnova; IFBB Judges Committee Chairman Mr. Pawel
Filleborn, IFBB Women’s Committee Chairperson Mrs. Wanda Tierney and
EBFF General Secretary William Tierney.
The best teams award presentation: Hungary, Slovakia and Russia with
the IFBB President Dr. Rafael Santonja (second from right).
AGE 8-9
YEARS CATEGORY:
Age category 8-9 years, top six (from L to R): Marika Sirotkina (6th
place);
Anna Hepnerová
(4th place); Michaela Luptáková (2nd place);
Regina Benko (1st place); Samantha Rosas
(3rd place); Bogdana Chorna (5th place).
Age category
8-9 years, the
medal winners (from L to R):
Michaela Luptáková (2nd place); Regina Benko (1st
place);
Samantha Rosas (3rd place); accompanied by the officials
(second row, from L to R): Gabriela Mlsnova, President Santonja and
Slovak Government representative Mr. Jan Turcan.
The winner:
Regina Benko (Hungary).
Regina Benko (Hungary).
Michaela Luptáková (Slovakia).
Samantha Rosas (Mexico).
Bogdana Chorna (Ukraine).
Daryna Kovtun (Ukraine).
Anna Hepnerová (Slovakia).
Marika Sirotkina (Latvia)
Panni Frauenberger (Hungary).
AGE
10-11 YEARS CATEGORY:
Age category 10-11 years, top six (from L to R):
Official Gabriela Mlsnova; Miriam Ugalde (6th place);
Alžbeta
Hulínová (4th place); Dorka Osztermayer
(2nd
place); Vanessa Belova
(1st place); Tatiana Kožuchová (3rd
place); Brenda Maer (5th place).
Age category 10-11 years victory ceremony (from L to R):
Alžbeta
Hulínová (4th place); Dorka Osztermayer
(2nd
place); Vanessa Belova
(1st place); Tatiana Kožuchová (3rd
place) accompanied by the officials (second row, from L to R):
Slovak Government representative Mr. Jan Turcan; sponsor Ján
Oršuliak (Avex Production); Marian Bezak (Organizing Committee);
President Santonja, President Capla.
The winner: Vanessa Belova (Latvia).
Victory ceremony (from L to R):
Alžbeta
Hulínová (4th place); Dorka Osztermayer
(2nd place).
From L to R:
Tatiana Kožuchová (3rd place);
Vanessa
Belova (1st place); Oleksandra Diachuk (8th
place).
Vanessa Belova (Latvia).
Dorka
Osztermayer
(Hungary)
Tatiana Kožuchová (Slovakia).
Alžbeta Hulínová (Slovakia).
Brenda
Maer (Hungary).
Miriam Ugalde (Mexico).
Oleksandra Diachuk (Ukraine).
Denissza Incze (Hungary).
AGE
12-13 YEARS CATEGORY:
Age category
12-13 years, top six (from L to R): Jekaterina Porodko (6th
place); Elvira Titova
(4th
place); Antonina Stepanyuk
(2nd
place); Vanesa Lisziová (1st place);
Viktoria Borodina (3rd place); Nikolett Szabó (5th
place) accompanied by the officials (second row, from L to R):
Gabriela Mlsnova; sponsor Ján Oršuliak (Avex Production); Jan
Turcan; President Santonja, President Capla, Marian Bezak; General
Partner
Marian Peciar (Victory Sport).
Age category 12-13 years, medal winners (from L to
R): Antonina Stepanyuk
(2nd
place); Vanesa Lisziová (1st place);
Viktoria Borodina (3rd place).
Age category 12-13 years, victory ceremony (from L to R): official
Gabriela Mlsnova; Jekaterina Porodko (6th place); Elvira
Titova
(4th
place); Antonina Stepanyuk
(2nd place).
Age category 12-13 years, victory ceremony: Viktoria Borodina
accepts her 3rd place while
Vanesa
Lisziová (left) and Antonina Stepanyuk
(right) still wait who will be the winner.
Antonina Stepanyuk
(Russia).
Viktoria Borodina (Russia).
Elvira Titova
(Russia).
Nikolett Szabó (Hungary).
Andrea Rodriguez (Mexico).
Viktoria Borodina (Russia).
Diana Ludzisa (Latvia).
Fanni Levendovics (Hungary).
Renata Horvath (Hungary).
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