Malta Federation Of Bodybuilding & Fitness
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The 2016 calendar of events is officially launched. First event of the year will be held on the 31st January 2016 with the Annual General Meeting being held at the Golden Tulip Vivaldi Hotel in St. Julians. The meeting will be followed by a buffet lunch at the same hotel. More information can be found on our Facebook Group IFBB Malta

The 2016  National Championships will be held once again in conjunction with the  2016  International Grand Prix on the 23rd and 24th April 2016 at the prestigious Grand Master's Suite at the Hilton Malta Hotel. The top placing Maltese athletes in the Nationals will qualify to compete the next day at the International Grand Prix which will have a prize fund of € 5,000. Event info and form downloads can be found here.

Top placing athletes in the National Championships will also qualify for the IFBB 2016 European Championships which will be held in Santa Susanna Spain in May 2016. More information will be provided during the AGM.

The Malta Federation of Bodybuilding & Fitness (MFBBF)  this year is celebrating the  50th anniversary from its inception. To celebrate this milestone the Federation has organised a double event, the 2015 National Championships together with an International Grand Prix sanctioned by IFBB.

The weekend kicked off with the 2015 National Championships on Saturday 18th April held at the Dolmen Resort hotel, in which 60 athletes competed in 13 different classes split into five categories, namely Men's Physique, Men's Classic Bodybuilding, Men's Bodybuilding, Women's Bikini Fitness and Women's Bodyfitness. 
Luke Debono dominated the men's bodybuilding category winning the Junior and Over 90kg classes as well as the Bodybuilding Overall  with perfect scores at just 22 years old.

Daniel Umanah was the revelation of this year's contest, a first time competitor he won his height class and went on to win the overall in Men's Physique Category.
In the women's bikini fitness overall we saw defending champion Derya Satariano challenged by Hannah Tabone Grech. Derya Satariano went on to win the overall title, with Hannah Tabone Grech impressing with her outstanding performance and  second placing in her first MFBBF competition.

The Overall winners of each category during the National Championships were as follows:

Men's Physique - 1st place Daniel Umanah, 2nd placed Andrew Farrugia, 3rd place Matthew Caruana.

Men's Classic Bodybuilding - 1st place Bader Melody Almiloudi, 2nd place Clint Magro, 3rd place Ruben Calleja.

Men's Bodybuilding - 1st place Luke Debono, 2nd place John Debono, 3rd place Stephen Borg

Women's Bikini fitness - 1st place Derya Satariano, 2nd place Hannah Tabone Grech, 3rd place Joanne Lewis.

Women's Bodyfitness - 1st place Angele Claire Caruana, 2nd place Roberta Borg, 3rd place Stacy Candlish.

2015 Hall of Fame inductee - Gilbert Zammit

Full results for the 2015 National Championships can be downloaded here
The top thirty  athletes from the National Championships qualified for the International Grand Prix which was held the next day, Sunday 19th April.  The Maltese athletes competed against athletes hailing from Ireland, Norway, Czech Republic, Portugal and Italy amongst which world class athletes like Margita Zamolova(Czech Republic) and Cristina Romano(Italy). 

Luke Debono once again dominated the Men's Bodybuilding category, remaining largely unchallenged, obtaining a perfect score in the overall with the  the Irish competitor coming in in second place.

The Women's bodyfitness category was won by World Champion runner up Margita Zamolova, closely followed by another world championship finalist Cristina Romano.

The men's classic bodybuilding category saw the battle for top placing between the Norwegian and Maltese athletes with the Norwegian athlete winning by only a few points.

Results were as follows:

Men's Physique - 1st place Daniel Umanah, 2nd place Andrew Farrugia, 3rd place Konrad Fenech. All three athletes are Maltese

Men's Classic Bodybuilding - 1st place Keyvan Nabi (Norway), 2nd place Bader Melody Almiloudi (Malta), 3rd place Jan Tousek (Czech Republic) 

Men's Bodybuilding - 1st place Luke Debono (Malta), 2nd place Karol Stuglik (Ireland), 3rd place John Debono(Malta)

Women's Bikini Fitness - 1st place Derya Satariano, 2nd place Hannah Tabone Grech, 3rd place Joanne Lewis. All 3 athletes are Maltese.

Bodyfitness - 1st place Margita Zamolova (Czech Republic), 2nd Cristina Romano (Italy), 3rd place Elizabeth Stuglik (Ireland)

Full results of the 2015 MFBBF International Grand Prix can be downloaded here

The Five Overall National Champions will also be representing Malta in the IFBB European Championships which will be held in Santa Susanna Spain between the 13th and 18th May 2015.

Ten days away from the 2015 National Championships and International Grand Prix and events are almost sold out! 


Sixty seven athletes will be competing for the titles of National Champion in their respective categories on Saturday 18th April 2015.


The top Maltese athletes will then face off with athletes from five other European countries on Sunday 19th April 2015 for a total prize fund of           

€ 5,000. 


Last few tickets are available from Bertu's Gym Gharghur, Express Fitness  @ Soreda Hotel, Ray Cassar (Challenger) and Body Masters Health Shop. Get your today before they run out!



This year our Federation is celebrating its 50th Anniversary, to mark this milestone in the history of bodybuilding in Malta, MFBBF is organising a two day Bodybuilding and Fitness Extravaganza at the Oracle Suite, Dolmen Resort Hotel.


The 2015 National Championships will be held on Saturday 18th April 2015 starting at 19:00.


Categories and classes:

Novices

Juniors Men's Athletic Physique

Juniors Men's Bodybuilding

Juniors Bikini Fitness

Masters Bodybuilding 40+

Masters Bodybuilding 50+


Seniors Men's Athletic Physique:
up to 170cm
up to 175cm
over 175 cm
Overall

Seniors Women's Bikini Fitness:
up to 160cm
over 160cm
Overall

Seniors Women's Bodyfitness Open Class

Seniors Classic Bodybuilding Open Class 

                                                                                                        Seniors Bodybuilding:
                                                                                                      up to 80kgs
                                                                                                      up to 90kgs
                                                                                                     over 90kgs
                                                                                                    Overall

                                                                                                      Mixed Pairs Open Class


The first two athletes placed in each height or weight class in the seniors categories will go on to compete in the category overall where there will be more than one class in a category.


The first three athletes placed in each height or weight class in the seniors categories will qualify to compete the following day in the International Grand Prix. 


The Overall winners of each seniors category will also qualify for the IFBB European Championships which will be held between the 13th and 18th May 2015 in Santa Susanna, Spain (provided that a given category has more than three competitors). 


The International Grand Prix will be held on Sunday 19th April 2015 at 19.00. The International Grand Prix is open to European IFBB athletes.  More information on the International Grand Prix can be found on the event page


Tickets at € 20  for both events are on sale from Tully's Way (Paola), Kevin Pisani (Bodymedics Fitness Centre Zejtun), Bertu's Gym (Gharghur), Express Fitness (Soreda Hotel Qawra), Raymond Cassar (Challenger Qormi), Mobics (St Paul's Bay), Bodymasters Health Shop (Paola), Gymnasia (Paola) and Derya Satariano (Sliema/St Julians).




The Malta Federation of Bodybuilding & Fitness on behalf of its members expresses its deepest condolences to President Santonja and his family for the loss of  Señora Mercedes. May she rest in peace and her family find comfort in this difficult time.

Important updates:


A posing practise session for the upcoming contests will be held on the 28th February 2015 at Bertu's Gym in Gharghur. Due to the limited space and works being carried out we will split the session in two:

     - Ladies session starts at 13.30 

     - Men’s session starts at 14.30 


Those athletes who still have to settle their membership and contest registration can hand in their forms and payment on the 28th February 2015, from 14.30 till 15.30 at Bertu’s gym.


Deadline for contest registration 18th March 2015, late applications will not be accepted.


Athletes wishing to order their contest tanning please do so by Saturday 22nd February 2015.







IFBB International Austrian Championship 2015, organised by IFBB Austria.


Date: 02.05.2015


Location: St. Polten, Austria.


For event and category  information click here


Athletes wishing to compete in the event are to submit their request to MFBBF Committee by not later than 05.04.2015.

01.02.2015 The new MFBBF website goes live on-line!


Following the drive to give more visibility to our Federation, the Committee has decided to close the old website and develop a new site. The committee has evaluated the needs and suggestions of its members and the general public and has come up with a site which offers all the necessary information needed by prospective competitors and the public in an easy to navigate format.


The site will be updated regularly so register your email to receive updates.



31.01.2015 Annual General Meeting


The Annual General Meeting was held today at Bertu's Gym in Gharghur. 


Items on the agenda were:


- the Committee elections for the two years 2015 to 2016, Ralph Decelis was reconfirmed as President, Blanche Coppola as General Secretary, Trevor Taliana as Treasurer, Antoine Micallef and Marc Mizzi as committee members and Kelly Blake was elected as committee member.


- following directives from IFBB, a proposal to change the Federation's name to Malta Federation of Bodybuilding & Fitness was discussed and approved unanimously by the members present at the meeting.


- the new website was introduced


- the Annual Financial Report was read out by the Federation's Treasurer


- the 2015 National Championships and International Grand Prix will be held on the 18th and 19th April 2015 at the Dolmen Resort Hotel. Categories in the National Championships will be Men's Athletic Physique, Classic Bodybuilding, Bodybuilding, Bikini Fitness and Bodyfitness. 


- Qualifications for International Events, the top three athletes in each height and/or weight class during the National Championships will qualify for the Int. Grand Prix which will be held on the 19th April 2015. The overall winners of each category during the Nationals will also qualify for the IFBB European Championships which will be held in Spain between the 12th and 17th May 2015 (qualification is subject to having more than three athletes in the respective category). Athletes wishing to participate in IFBB international events can request approval in writing to the MFBBF committee and must have competed in the National Championships. 

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