VENUE SITE Exhibition Centre «ACCO International» Kiev, 40 - B, P eremohy Ave. Park Pushkina "Shulyavskaya" Metro station www.acco.ua/eng EXPO Pavilion of the Exhibition center «ACCO International» is located in the central part of the park area of Kyiv with convenient transport interchange. 2 - storey building, covered Area – 2600 sq.m., 2 conference halls – for 100 people each ventilation and air heating room on the second floor there is a restaurant and bar. Please contact for EXPO in formation to ufbb@i.ua IFBB REGISTRATION FEE Each Official A - team Participant and each Official Delegate, including delegates without competitors, must pay the IFBB Registration Fee of Euro € 2 00 . This fee is payable to the IFBB upon arrival at the Official Hotel in Kyiv . IFBB International Card Euro € 3 0 for 2013. ADDITION AL DELEGATES, SUPPORTERS, PRESS ets. The Organizing Committee has established a special package including: 3 nights w ith all meals included (breakfast, lunch and dinner), tickets for semifinal s and finals, closing banquet at: Euro €40 0.00 for each person in a double room or Euro €4 5 0.00 in a single
room. For more information please ask the Organizing Committee
CATEGORIES OPEN FOR COMPETITION
Categories Body Weight-Height A-Team B-Team
Women's Bodybuilding Open class 2 2
Women's Fitness
Up to & incl 163cm
2 2
Over 163 cm
Women's Body-Fitness
Up to & incl 158 cm
4 4
Up to & incl 163 cm
Up to & incl 168 cm
Over 168 cm
Men's Fitness Open class 1 1
Women's Bikini-Fitness
Up to & including 158 cm
4 4
Up to & including 163 cm
Up to & including 168 cm
Over 168 cm
Women's Athletic fitness
Up to & incl 163cm
2 2
Over 163 cm
Men's Athletic fitness
Up to & incl 175 cm
2 2
Over 175 cm
Women's physique
Up to & incl 163cm
2 2
Over 163 cm
Men's physique
Up to & incl 178 cm
2 2
Over 178 cm
The rules regarding A and B teams for this event are as follows:
Team „A”
A maximum allowable number of „A”-team competitors per National federation at this
event is 21, but no more than two (2) in any one single category.
Pursuant to applicable rules, the Organizer will provide free of-charge accommodation,
meals, onsite transportation and access to the Prejudging, Finals and Farewell Banquet to all
„A”- team competitors.
? NAME COUNTRY
1. Tatyana Volkova Kazakhstan
2. Olga Volokh Russia
3. Ekaterina Zhurina (B) Russia
4. Ekaterina Mashinskaya (B) Russia
5. Kristina Koroljak Estonia
6. Larissa Malyarenko Ukraine
7. Janaína Matos Brazil
8. Caroline Oliver United Kingdom
9. Marisela Tolmacev Serbia
10. Szilvia Mile Hungary
11. Tímea Taraba-Sifter Hungary
12. Yumi Yamashita Japan
13. Dominika Multanova Slovakia
14. Piia Pajunen Finland
15. Nicoleta Nicola Romania
Nice set of 15 semifinalists, with the top five from last year: Olga Volokh; Tímea Taraba-Sifter; Dominika Multanova; Marisela Tolmacev; Ekaterina Zhurina. Plus 2011 Worlds runner-up Janaina Matos and the top two from the latest Asian Championships: Tatyana Volkova and Yumi Yamashita. And 2013 European junior and women’s champion Kristina Koroljak.
WOMEN’S FITNESS OVER 163 CM CATEGORY
? NAME COUNTRY
1. Liudmila Nikitina Russia
2. Aurika Tyrgale (B) Russia
3. Endla Vaher Estonia
4. Alice Schahrykovich Belarus
5. Natalia Nazarenko Ukraine
6. Oksana Orobets Ukraine
7. Maryna Kisiv Ukraine
8. Olga Demchuk Ukraine
9. Milica Narancic Serbia
10. Barbora Buncakova-Seckarova Slovakia
11. Cristina Mnerie Romania
From the top three of the last year’s championships only Oksana Orobets. But much more: 2011 Worlds runner-up Natalia Nazarenko and the top three from the latest European Championships: Barbora Buncakova-Seckarova; Endla Vaher and Liudmila Nikitina.
MEN’S FITNESS OPEN CLASS
? NAME COUNTRY
1. Yevgeniy Yefimov Kazakhstan
2. Dmitry Shatokhin Russia
3. Konstantin Nekrasov (B) Russia
4. Oleg Anissimov Estonia
5. Fedir Khashalov Ukraine
6. Serhiy Yarmak Ukraine
7. Serhii Hordieiev Ukraine
8. Andriy Karpikov Ukraine
9. Péter Puskás Hungary
10. Mariusz Lewandowski Poland
11. Saikou Gibba Gambia
12. Ansari Kanteh Gambia
13. Razvan Olariu Romania
First time over 10 athletes! Among them the top three from the previous Worlds: Konstantin Nekrasov; Oleg Anissimov; Fedir Khashalov. Then the new Russian star and 2013 Europeans runner-up Dmitry Shatokhin and comeback of the 2007 European champion Andriy Karpikov. Plus this year’s Asian champion Yevgeniy Yefimov, 2012 European Championships bronze medal winner Mariusz Lewandowski and the current European junior champion Serhii Hordieiev. And two new competitors from Gambia, who will debut at the international level.
NAME COUNTRY
1. Yelena Murushidi Kazakhstan
2. Larisa Minina Russia
3. Antonina Berebenia Ukraine
4. Inna Trofymenkova Ukraine
5. Tetiana Paramonova Ukraine
6. Cristina Chirita Romania
7. Maria Mas Spain
8. Bienvenida Bevia Spain
Unexpectedly short category this time and nobody from the previous Worlds in Bialystok, so we will see new champion and new stars. The best known competitor is Cristina Chirita of Romania, double runner-up at the Junior’s Worlds. Yelena Murushidi is the current Asian champion from Almaty. At the 2012 Eastern European Championships she lost to famous Elina Gook only! Larisa Minina won this year’s Eastern European Cup, Tetiana Paramonova debuted at this year’s European Championships, Antonina Berebenia was the finalist of the 2011 Europeans. Two more experienced competitors from Spain will also try to get to the medal zone.
WOMEN’S BODYFITNESS UP TO 163 CM CATEGORY
NAME COUNTRY
1. Natalya Roshchurkina Kazakhstan
2. Nahed Abdul Sater Lebanon
3. Yaroslava Nikolaeva Russia
4. Elena Borisova (B) Russia
5. Tatiana Bocharova (B) Russia
6. Volha Lunina Belarus
7. Lara Sulliano Brazil
8. Renata Bajic Serbia
9. Gabriella Szabó Hungary
10. Stanislava Fockova Slovakia
11. Miia Nyyssönen Finland
12. Florina Cernat Romania
13. Veronica Gauggo Garcia Spain
14. Kay Clark South Africa
The greatest star in this class is the last Worlds bronze medal winner Gabriela Szabo, who won the overall title at this year’s European Championships in Santa Susanna. Who has a chance to press her? If any, the last year’s Eastern European champion and this year’s Eastern European Cup winner Yaroslava Nikolaeva, who at these events placed ahead of new Russian stars: Elena Borisova and Tatiana Bocharova. Having great physique and being so successful in the region, it’s time for Yaroslava to be a serious challenger at the top international events. Then Florina Cernat. She was an “infant prodigy” of junior bodybuilding, winning three world titles. Then moved to bodyfitness but still try in bodybuilding also (5th at the 2012 Worlds). And 2012 Asian bodyfitness champion Natalya Roshchurkina of Kazachstan and finalist of the 2013 Europeans (but in 158 cm class) Stanislava Fockova of Slovakia.
WOMEN’S BODYFITNESS UP TO 168 CM CATEGORY
NAME COUNTRY
1. Roxanne Saaiby Lebanon
2. Tatiana Volosi Russia
3. Hanna Maliarova Belarus
4. Tatsiana Belavinskaya Belarus
5. Irina Hushchyna (B) Belarus
6. Tetyana Mikheychyk Ukraine
7. Margita Zámolová Czech Republic
8. Eva Rusan Croatia
9. Neriman Kuzucu Turkey
10. ?engül Özgür Turkey
11. Nina Ross United Kingdom
12. Marija Veresbaranji Serbia
13. Alexandra Strutinskaia Moldova
14. Adela Ondrejovicova Slovakia
15. Joanna Ucinska Poland
16. Elina Oinonen Finland
17. Viktorija Petraityte Lithuania
18. Keri Kuhlmann South Africa
19. Cynthia Marshall South Africa
A lot of names known from previous contests. The most successful till now are: Junior Worlds overall winner and bronze medal winner at the latest European Women Championships Adela Ondrejovicova and the top master athlete, winner of many contests including European Championships, Arnold Amateur and IFBB World Cup, master of T-walking presentation Tetyana Mikheychyk. This battle will be very interesting. Who can join them? 2012 European Championships bronze medal winner Eva Rusan? Top ten from different championships: Tatiana Volosi, Tatsiana Belavinskaya, Nina Ross, Joanna Ucinska, Viktorija Petraityte? Time will show. ,
WOMEN’S BODYFITNESS OVER 168 CM CATEGORY
NAME COUNTRY
1. Vanessa Camarda Australia
2. Yulia Zabelina Russia
3. Yulia Ushakova (B) Russia
4. Tatsiana Seuruk Belarus
5. Ievgeniia Prutskova Ukraine
6. Darina Posvistak Ukraine
7. Olga Karavayeva Ukraine
8. Olena Chumakova Ukraine
9. Lesley Barents Netherlands
10. Maria Scotland United Kingdom
11. Radmila Delic Serbia
12. Zsuzsanna Toldi Hungary
13. Katharina Lankova Austria
14. Audur Gudmundsdottir Iceland
15. Anne Nyman Finland
16. Koudiedji Sidibe France
17. Elena Kirshchina Azerbaijan
18. Melanie Niebergall Germany
19. Maria Barnes Spain
So many famous stars that I hesitated who should be mention first. Let’s start with the former world champions: Yulia Zabelina, Yulia Ushakova, Ievgeniia Prutskova. Zabelina won two world titles but recently lost to Ushakova and Karavayeva. Both Zabelina and Prutskova have a bit heavier physiques but have done a lot to remodeling them and want to regain the title. Ushakova, with much more delicate frame, will come in a glory of the 2013 Arnold America winner and will try to continue this success. Karavayeva won her first European title this spring but at the 2013 Cup of Ukraine sensationally lost to Darina Posvistak. Will Posvistak be the “dark horse” of these Championships?
And the next top star: 2012 Worlds runner-up “Black gazelle” Koudiedji Sidibe. And what about the top two at the 2012 Arnold Europe: Zsuzsanna Toldi and Elena Kirshchina? They looked great! Each of the above mention top stars has enough predisposition to win in Kiev but there will be only one winner!
2012 Arnold Europe masters runner-up Maria Scotland, 2011 European Championships runner-up Melanie Niebergall and 2013 Arnold America finalist Lesley Barents will also try to pass to the finals. This exciting battle will be on the Olympia level. Can’t be missed!
But first an important announcement: IFBB Judges Committee Chairman Pawel Filleborn confirmed that:
THERE WILL BE NO BODYFITNESS BLACK BIKINI ROUND IN KIEV !!!
Of course, there will still be two bikini rounds: prejudging and finals, but you don’t need to take black bikini and black shoes to Kiev. In both rounds competitors may wear their preferable color and style bikini costume and the same (or similar) high-heel shoes like to the final round. Of course, all other IFBB requirements regarding the costume and shoes should be met. It means that:
Platform shoes are strictly prohibited. In bodyfitness and in bikini fitness as well !!!
G-strings bikini bottom are also not allowed !!!
No metal ornaments and/or jewellery pieces on the body (navel, face).
Only earrings and/or wristlet.
OK, your bodies are enough beautiful by themselves. Some tanning and oil will add freshness and sheen to them.
NOW ABOUT BIKINI FITNESS STARS
All bikini fitness categories will be crowded. Altogether 104 athletes! Beside the short class, around 30 athletes in each of the other classes. And first time four bikini categories, with a new 158 cm class at the world level.
WOMEN’S BIKINI FITNESS UP TO 158 CM CATEGORY
NAME COUNTRY
Elena Nadezhdina Russia
Ekaterina Alekseeva (B) Russia
Izabela Fiodarava Belarus
Eleonora Alibayeva Ukraine
Svitlana Sydorenko Ukraine
Gisela Arenas Argentina
Lizelle Horn South Africa
Nikki Jenkins United Kingdom
Iliyana Kostova Bulgaria
Szimonetta Simon Hungary
Sabina Plevakova Slovakia
Iveta Kuglerova (B) Slovakia
Valeria Ammirato Germany
Jessica McMillan Canada
This is a new category, introduced this year, so no previous records. But some athletes participated in the 163 cm category last year. The most famous is Valeria Ammirato who finished 4th in Bialystok and then won the prestigious Amateur Bikini Olympia title in Prague. Then the current European champion Iveta Kuglerova and her team-mate, current European junior champion Sabina Plevakova who won over Kuglerova at the Slovak Nationals. And the next top world junior star, 2012 World Championships runner-up Eleonora Alibayeva, who won over Plevakova in Budapest. What a mixture! Girls have some “old bills to be settled”! Top emotions guaranteed!
Professional hair stylist and make-up artist Lizelle Horn from Pretoria entered the semifinals last year in Bialystok and, for sure, has higher aspiration this year. And what about the top two bikini fitness winners at the latest Eastern European Cup: Elena Nadezhdina and Ekaterina Alekseeva? Russian girls are not kidding, they look great and come to the contests to win medals. They have already proved that.
And what about the next girl Gisela Arenas (Cordoba, Argentina)? Gisela, who placed 5th at the inaugural Arnold Brazil, will have to cover the distance of 12 944 km to come to Kiev! Only from Sydney, Australia, is a bit farther.
WOMEN’S BIKINI FITNESS UP TO 163 CM CATEGORY
NAME COUNTRY
Barbara Siew-Hwa Heng Australia
Rawan Aalabi Lebanon
Olga Guskova Russia
Natalia Korotkova (B) Russia
Tatiana Kreit Estonia
Tatsiana Zhohla Belarus
Alena Bukonkina (B) Belarus
Katsiaryna Klyshevich (B) Belarus
Daria Shevchenko Ukraine
Katerina Tkachenko Ukraine
Tatyana Prikhodko Ukraine
Naiara Schubert Brazil
Dora Adanic Croatia
Lone Noras Norway
Jeanette Elstad Norway
Hürrem Ergin Turkey
Hazal Mert Turkey
Zelna Pretorius South Africa
Anita Bekus United Kingdom
Melinda Zsiga Hungary
Ágnes Sebestyén (B) Hungary
Magdalena Kazimirova Slovakia
Monika Rosenbergerova (B) Slovakia
Kathrin Kelemer Austria
Anastasija Cherednicenko Latvia
Hanna Garbos Poland
Emma Ahonen Finland
Diana Pivniceru Romania
Imola Farkas Romania
Laura Klimaviciene Lithuania
Selina Rudel Germany
Higher category – longer list. Barbara Siew-Hwa Heng from Australia will have the longest distance to cover: over 14 900 km! Almost half of the Equator! She will have her international debut in Kiev but among more experienced competitors we can see a sensational overall winner of the 2012 European Championships in Zagreb, Magdalena Kazimirova, who then disappeared and now will be back. Not good news for her rivals… She pushed down the current European champion and her team-mate Monika Rosenbergerova to the Slovak “B-Team”.
Then, the runner-up from this Europeans Daria Shevchenko, so it will be a “return match” between them. Shevchenko placed 2nd at the prestigious World Ladies Cup in Kiev this spring, with Olga Guskova behind her and Olga will come to Kiev also. From the other continents, the first Arnold Brazil finalist Naiara Schubert and Zelna Pretorius who in August won a big contest in South Africa: Cellucor KZN Open Championships. I mentioned 7 names but what about the next 24 athletes? They were selected at the recently held National Federations qualifiers and if they entered National Teams it means they are very good in this sport and will seriously challenge the above mentioned well-known champions. And sometimes… they win (like the 2012 world champion in this category Amy Wright from Australia).
WOMEN’S BIKINI FITNESS UP TO 168 CM CATEGORY
NAME COUNTRY
Alice Round Australia
Ekaterina Usmanova Russia
Svetlana Eregina (B) Russia
Veronika Galiakbarova (B) Russia
Marina Mitrofanova (B) Russia
Olga Viazmetinova Ukraine
Liudmila Diachuk Ukraine
Olena Orap Ukraine
Alena Burešová Czech Republic
Maria Pomerantseva Czech Republic
Christina Fjaere Norway
Kerry Mathieson South Africa
Georgia Simmons United Kingdom
Maja Pavlovic Serbia
Svetlana Lenivteva Moldova
Daniela Todorova Bulgaria
Tímea Varga Hungary
Ana Fragoso Portugal
Denisa Lipovska Slovakia
Stanislava Pritrska (B) Slovakia
Jekaterina Lasunska Latvia
Olga Olafsdottir Iceland
Margret Gnarr Iceland
Sari Perälä Finland
Anna Maier Germany
Xenia Minnich Germany
Sandra Falkenhain (B) Germany
Under the absence of the last year’s world champion Karina Antovska, her Slovak “shadow” Denisa Lipovska will appear as a main pretender to the title in Kiev. I wrote “shadow” because Denisa finished second, behind Antovska, at some major recent contests like 2013 European Championships and 2012 Amateur Olympia. But she will have to win over very good Russian and Ukrainian stars: 2012 World Ladies Cup overall winner Liudmila Diachuk, 2013 Arnold America 3rd place winner Olga Viazmetinova and top two girls from the latest Eastern European Cup in Krasnodar: Ekaterina Usmanova and Svetlana Eregina. Usmanova finished ahead of Viazmetinova at the recent European Championships and Eregina placed between Diachuk and Viazmetinova at the Ladies World Cup. And still moving up in the hierarchy Timea Vargha who lost by 1 point only to Ashley Pfaff at the recent Arnold North America in Category D, with 47 competitors in the line-up!
We can see that these top girls change their places from contest to contests and everything depends on the “shape of the day” and judges preferences.
Who can challenge the above well-known stars? 2013 world junior champion Christina Fjaere who has passed to the women’s category now, new South African star Kerry Mathieson, who is a very successful example of “before and after” stories and now hundreds of women in South Africa enthusiastically follow her? Maybe Portuguese champion Ana Fragoso and always very competitive girls from Iceland and Germany?
WOMEN’S BIKINI FITNESS OVER 168 CM CATEGORY
NAME COUNTRY
Chrissie Herbert Australia
Satoko Yamamoto Australia
Natalia Nevskaya Russia
Olga Putrova (B) Russia
Egle Eller-Nabi Estonia
Reet Reimets Estonia
Iryna Hrynevich Belarus
Volha Sereda Belarus
Alla Semenova Ukraine
Elena Guseva Ukraine
Oksana Davydova Ukraine
Marie Mikšová Czech Republic
Radka Prášková Czech Republic
Daiane Kulmann Brazil
Candice van der Merwe South Africa
Stefanie Juliana Netherlands
Melissa Haywood United Kingdom
Anastasia Ojog Moldova
Daniela Calestru Moldova
Corina Visan Moldova
Ingrid Tamás Hungary
Jana Majernikova Slovakia
Andrea Lackner Austria
Veronika Serzante Latvia
Karen Richardsdottir Iceland
Paula Banot Poland
Sara Back Finland
Sandra Syciova Lithuania
Katrin Weisshaupt (B) Germany
Ivana Cujova Spain
Rasa Selemonaviciute Lithuania
The top three form the previous Worlds: Anna Virmajoki, Rhiannon Harris and Vladimira Krasova turned pro. Does it mean that the next three: Egle Eller-Nabi, Jana Majernikova and Sandra Syciova will move up to the medal zone? Not sure, sport is less predictable than mathematics. Of course, all three stars continue their successful careers: Majernikova won the latest European Championships, Egle Eller-Nabi finished 2nd at the 2013 Arnold North America and 3rd at the Arnold Europe, Syciova came 4th at the Amateur Olympia but… there are two next big names hungry for success: Elena Guseva and Melissa Haywood. Guseva won in a great style the World Ladies Cup ahead of Eller-Nabi but lost to Haywood at the 2013 Europeans, where Haywood was a leader after the semifinals (then slightly lost to Majernikova in the finals). And what about Alla Semenova (3rd at the 2013 Europeans and 3rd at the World Ladies Cup), the best South African athlete in this category Candice van der Merwe and top two at the Eastern European Cup: Natalia Nevskaya and Olga Putrova? Nevskaya entered the finals of the 2013 Arnold North America and Putrova of the 2013 European Championships. They proved their high potentials and may “explode” with top places in Kiev.
So, there are over 100 competitors and only 12 medals. In three categories a real success will be to enter the semifinal top 15. But if you are gifted with some basic predisposition to the physique sports, what is popularly named “the genetics”, the rest is your persistent work in a gym and… in the kitchen plus some patience. Such current bikini fitness greatest stars like Jana Majernikova, Elena Guseva, Liudmila Diachuk, Valeria Ammirato or Daria Shevchenko had been trying through years to win any medal, almost always finishing “just behind” the medal zone. But they were consistent, determined and confident. Their hard work and strong mind paid off and finally the “day of victory” had come and they won some major championships. Ronnie Coleman once said something like this – “I don’t care about my place at the contest, it mostly depends on the judges. More important for me is if I improved from my previous contest.” So, I wish all of you to improve your physique step by step and the day of your victory will come!
Gute Nachrichten aus Kiew! Valeria Ammirato holt den Titel in der Bikini-Klasse bis 158 cm. Selina Rudel wird Dritte bis 163 cm.
Herzlichen Glückwunsch!!!
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