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OFFICIAL NABBA INTERNATIONAL

NABBA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Sunday 8th June 2025

Sydney - AUSTRALIA

UNIVERSE 2025

Date to be confirmed

Venue: Federation Brewery Complex, Lancaster Road, Dunston, Gateshead NEWCASTLE NE11 9JR

NABBA  WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2026

 Date to be confirmed

Venue: Federation Brewery Complex, Lancaster Road, Dunston, Gateshead NEWCASTLE NE11 9JR

 

NABBA International was formed in 1984 as the world governing organisation for NABBA.

Oscar Heidenstam was elected President of NABBA International upon its formation.

Eddy Ellwood was first elected President of NABBA International in 2017 

together with former Chair and Honorary Life UK Councillor,

Bryan Robinson, as the Vice President

ELECTIONS TOOK PLACE AT THE INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS MEETING ON  
FRIDAY 4TH NOVEMBER 2022 IN BRADFORD 
THE RESULTS WERE:
Eddy Ellwood - President of NABBA International
Bryan Robinson  - Vice President

 Val Charles - NABBA International General Secretary  
Marcus Schlager - NABBA International Treasurer

NABBA INTERNATIONAL 2024
OFFICIALS  CONGRESS MEETING

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NOTE Further Countries nominated for Official Representation will follow at a later date.   Nominated Countries/Persons are expected to attend a Congress Meeting in person so they can state their reasons for wishing to represent NABBA in their Country and provide solid backing by their Competitors.

NABBA  OVERSEAS  COUNTRIES  ALPHABETICAL ORDER LIST

with name of Official  – updated November 2024

ARGENTINA - Luis Selvaggi

AUSTRALIA - Newly elected Official Maria Verginis

AUSTRIA - Marcus Schlager

BELGIUM - Rene Sleeckx/Charles Marien

BOLIVIA - on-going discussions person to be elected at next Congress Mtg

BRAZIL - Roberto Conceição Vieira

CANADA - Todd Payette

CYPRUS - Emilios Epaminondas

CZECH REPUBLIC - Michal Benda

ENGLAND (GB) - Jim Charles

FINLAND - Simo Bogdanoff

FRANCE - Olivier Ripert

GERMANY - Markus Kittner

GREECE - Stratos Hatzidimitriadis

HOLLAND - Peter is currently the contact

HUNGARY - Janka Renes

INDIA - Dr Velmurugan Ponmudi

ISRAEL - Yoni Hanna      

ITALY - Giuseppe D’Isanto

JAPAN - Vacancy

KOSOVO - Avni Maloku / Blerim Krasniqi

LATVIA - Maris Sveiduks

LEBANON - NO REP CURRENTLY

LITHUANIA - Modestas Puise

MACEDONIA - Milan Gligorowski

MALAYSIA -Muhamad Ramli Shukri

MALTA - Vince Balzan

MEXICO - Victor Hernandez Lopez

MOLDOVO - Calestru Vitali

 

NEW ZEALAND - Mark Pitt 

NIGERIA - Stephen Okolie

N. IRELAND - Dave Warner

PERU  -  Edwin Apolinario Cordero  

PHILIPINES - NO CURRENT REP

POLAND - Slawomir Jay Jagiello

REP OF KOREA - Ken Kim

REP OF IRELAND - Si Sweeney

ROMANIA - Andrei

SCOTLAND - Mark Taylor

SERBIA - Branislav Stanojevic  

SINGAPORE - Dennis Tew Also NABBA Asia Representative

SLOVAKIA - Palo Kisel

SLOVENIA - Mister Tomaz Kok

SRI LANKA Fitness Federation  -  Dr. W.L.M.I. Aravinda 

SOUTH AFRICA - Mohamad Jahjah 

SPAIN - Tomas Abeigon

SWEDEN - Zoran Maksic

SWITZERLAND - Thomas Buser

THAILAND - Bart

TURKEY - Rifki Karatas

UKRAINE - Irina Panchenko

USA - Eddie Robinson - Int President to contact U.S.A. 

WALES -  Justin Trollope

Executive International Committee Members:

 

Eddy Ellwood - NABBA International President (UK)

Bryan Robinson - NABBA International Vice President (UK)

Marcus Schlager - NABBA International Treasurer (Austria)

Val Charles - NABBA International General Secretary 

Roberto C. Vieira - NABBA International South American President (Brazil)

Olivier Ripert - NABBA International European President (France)

Jim Charles - Honorary Life President & Chairman of NABBA UK

All above Executives may be contacted via NABBA International Registered HQ Email: val@nabba.co.uk

NABBA Pro Registration Fee - £100 (yearly fee)

However the Paypal button will take an amount of £106

(This price includes all fees payable by NABBA to Paypal so actual fee received will be £100 to NABBA International)

(when you take a Pro card in an Amateur class your Pro Registration Fee will be required before setting foot on stage as a Pro at that Contest)

 

Instructions on how to pay:

Click onto Paypal button and use either your bank or credit card to pay

and follow the Paypal screen instructions

 

A receipt will be issued from NABBA HQ UK and a digital card will be available to download in due course.

Pro Competitor yearly Registration Fee

£100.00

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NABBA International Annual Country Registration Fee - £250

However the Paypal button will take an amount of £266 

(This price includes all fees payable by NABBA to Paypal so that NABBA International will receive

as near to the Registration Fee as is possible)

Payment is required between March but before end of April -  on an annual basis

 

Click onto Paypal button below and use either your bank or credit card to pay

and follow the Paypal screen instructions 

NABBA CATEGORIES FOR 2024 & UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

 

RETURN OF THE NABBA PRO CONTESTS

Miss Bikini (Open) 

Miss Bikini (Over 35)

Sport Physique (Open)

Sport Physique (Over 45) 

Winners in each class will be invited to become a NABBA Pro

 

Classic Bodybuilding (2 heights at International level)

    (This class can be split at International levels into 2 heights 

if enough competitors for each height split

  Examples  with 2 height classes:

Up to and Incl 1.72 

Example height 170cm - 100 + 8 = 78

max weight allowed

 Over 1.72

Example height 174cm - 100 + 10 = 84 

max weight allowed  

Winners in each class will be invited to become a NABBA Pro

Masters Over 45

Masters Over 55

Teenager (New category)

Must be 18 yrs old or under on 1st January in year of the content

Juniors (New age range)

Must be 22 yrs old or under on 1st Jan in year of the contest

               

 HEIGHTS FOR NABBA  3 MR Categories are:

 Mr 3   Up to and including (1.72 m)

                     Mr 2  Over (1.72M) up to and including (1.79M)

                                                                        Mr 1    Over (1.79)

Winners in each class will be invited to become a NABBA Pro

 

Miss Toned Figure

Miss Athletic Figure

Miss Trained Figure

Winner of Trained Figure class will be invited to become a NABBA Pro

 

OVERALL CHAMPIONS OF THE DAY - FINALE  being reviewed at present time

 

issued via NABBA HQ UK Updated June 2024  ©

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 NABBA UK & INTERNATIONAL HQ
PO Box 1186
Brierley Hill
West Midlands DY5 2GL
UNITED KINGDOM


Tel: (+44) 01384 898578 Email: val@nabba.co.uk

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