Bodybuilderlife Italia | Il ritiro del Presidente IFBB Ben Weider ed il suo successore al comando del Mr.Olympia ( quasi ;) ) | Ifbb, Ben, President, Weider, Rafael

Home

IFBB_Blog

Il ritiro del Presidente IFBB Ben Weider ed il suo successore al comando del Mr.Olympia ( quasi ;) )

Bodybuilding World News

JavaScript must be enabled for the RSS Scrollbox Widget to work.

Il ritiro del Presidente IFBB Ben Weider ed il suo successore al comando del Mr.Olympia ( quasi ;) )

Scritto da Administrator

sabato 09 dicembre 2006

Come già vi avevo annunciato in questo post, Ben Weider si ritira dalla carica di Presidente IFBB dopo 60 anni.
L'annuncio è avvenuto il 29 Ottobre 2006 in Repubblica Ceca.
Il suo successore sarà (è) il Dottor Rafael Santonja di Madrid, Spagna. Rafael ha lavorato accanto a Ben dal 1985, girando il mondo assieme a lui e sembra la persona più indicata, anche perchè è stato scelto all'unanimità dal Congresso.
La prima cosa che Santonja ha fatto è stato nominare Ben Weider come Presidente Onorario a vita, azione approvata dal Congresso con un'ovazione.

L'articolo completo, apparso sul sito ifbb.com, è riportato di seguito:

IFBB News Release

Montreal, Canada, and Madrid, Spain

November 1, 2006

After
60 years as President of the International Federation of Bodybuilding
and Fitness, Ben Weider has officially retired from the international
amateur sport governing body he founded and has led since 1946.

On
October 29, 2006, at the IFBB International Congress in Ostrava, Czech
Republic, Ben addressed the delegates from 63 countries by video,
announcing his decision to retire as IFBB President. Ben assured all
members that he would remain available should the new President,
Executive Council or National Federations require his counsel or
assistance.

Afterwards, the Congress unanimously elected Dr. Rafael Santonja
of Madrid, Spain, as the new IFBB President. Since 1985, Rafael has
served with distinction as Ben's Executive Assistant. Rafael worked
closely with Ben over the past 21 years, traveling the world on behalf
of the IFBB, solving difficult problems with skill and diplomacy, and
working diligently to raise the image of the IFBB in the sporting
world, most particularly among IOC officials.

Rafael’s
first official act as the newly elected IFBB President was to nominate
Ben Weider as Honorary Life President. The Congress voiced its
unanimous approval with a standing ovation.

Full report and video to follow.

*Ben Weider will remain President of the IFBB Professional League.
Ben Weider, CM, CQ, CStJ, PhD, and Dr. Rafael Santonja at the 2006 Olympia Weekend in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA