THIS IS THE SITUATION TODAY

We are opening a new page of the sport life. As it was before the WFF (World 
Fitness Federation) and the WBBF (World Bodybuilding Federation) remain the 
sole officially registered by law International No Profit Social Sport 
Organizations representing bodybuilding and fitness World Wide.

The year of 2009 was very important for the International Sport. We see a 
number of  new unofficial not registered bodybuilding and fitness 
structures, that name themselves as "international federations, 
 associations". That gives the official sport even more misunderstandings.

Last year the real international sport giants BEN WEIDER (Canada) and IVAN 
DUNBAR (UK) passed away. Inside the private commercial company of Ben 
Weider, named IFBB (International Federation of Body Builders) which was 
presented in public as "international sport federation", started secret 
fight for the property. A group of people headed by Spanish RAFAEL SANTONJA 
secretly from others and using false documents took power in the private 
company of IFBB. Many IFBB members were angry of this and inside fighting 
ended by splitting IFBB in two parts. IFBB lower Austrian ALEX BAUER 
published juridical documents of IFBB that were sent to the IOC 
(International Olympic Committee) and to the IOC National Divisions. At the 
same time another part of the IFBB officials asked the WFF-WBBF 
International to publish these documents on the International Web www.wff.lt 
forum (topic "EFBB/IFBB illegal financial deals"). The sport world finally 
received documents proving that the IFBB is not a sport federation and it 
has never been. It is a private commercial company. Due to the IFBB inside 
war the new International Structure (IFBB-2) was born. It was led by the 
former President IFBB Asia Sheikh OSAMA AL SHAFAR (United Arab Emirates) and 
the former Vice President IFBB PAUL CHUA  (Singapore).

After the long lasting President  of the UK sport public club NABBA 
(National Amateur Body Building Association) IVAN DUNBAD  passed away the 
unknown for the International Sport society Australian took the leadership 
of the public club of NABBA. And that made the situation inside NABBA no 
better.

Commercial supplement trading company of French FABIAN DE BECK, calling 
itself WABBA (World Amateur Body Building Association) goes more and more 
away from the big sport and plays no role for the development of official 
sport.

MOVING AHEAD

The WFF-WBBF International lives an important period of life. During the 
last few years many well known International sport persons representing 
various International and National sport and business structures are around 
the federation. They are addressing the WFF-WBBF with various projects and 
ideas. Sometimes those ideas seem to us unreal and fantastic, but the 
WFF-WBBF does not neglect them. We give them a try and then see what 
happens. Some projects do not work, but some do and it gives additional push 
for progress.

Once the WFF-WBBF worked on the project making the International 
Headquarters in Germany. For this the highest famous sky-scraper of 
Frankfurt International Business Center was chosen. A number of meetings and 
visits to the place were organized then.

Once we started a great International project with a famous Russia Company 
but inside misunderstandings between Russians made the project to last not 
long.

WFF-WBBF on various levels collaborates with International and National 
sport organizations taking them as partners. Sometimes we get into 
unbelievable situations. Some time ago the WFF-WBBF worked with an Italian 
structure, that presented itself in public as "international sport 
association". The common work ended at once when we were signing the 
Contract for the common work. The WFF-WBBF presented official registration 
documents and sealed the Contract. Our Italian partner presented himself 
only (as a private person) and went to the nearest post office to seal the 
Contract with the post seal as his "international association" had no 
registration and no seal. By the way, during the last years this Italian 
"international organization" three times split and as a result we are facing 
the same unserious level illegal three more "international federations" 
which are fooling people around with their nice names and nice Internet 
webs. So You see what kind of "international sport organizations" are around 
us.

In 2009 the WFF-WBBF worked hard on a big International project in India. We 
did a lot to make the project living. But when the WFF-WBBF presented to the 
India partners a serious Contract with definite obligations for the both 
sides, the India partners had no courage and no power to sign it. 
Nevertheless the WFF-WBBF is  still developing another International project 
in India now.

After the split of the IFBB in 2009 the part of it represented by more than 
30 Asia and Arab Countries, that were supported by the OCA  (Olympic Council 
of Asia), addressed the WFF-WBBF for collaboration. For this reason in May, 
2009 the meeting of the President WFF-WBBF International EDMUNDAS DAUBARAS 
and the former President IFBB Asia Sheikh OSAMA AL SHAFAR (United Arab 
Emirates) and the former Vice President IFBB PAUL CHUA  (Singapore) was 
planned in London (UK). Unfortunately the dates were the same of the 
WFF-WBBF Europe Championship in Klaipeda (Lithuania) and the WFF-WBBF 
President could not go to London. At the same time the Representatives of 
Asia could not get the EU visas so quickly to attend the WFF-WBBF Europe 
Championship in Lithuania and the meeting did not happen.

Not long ago the WFF-WBBF International was addressed by some well known 
International Sport and Business Persons. They presented a four year 
financial project for the International development of bodybuilding sport. 
The project could be prolonged for the next four years. Knowing the real 
situation in the International sport today it is no surprise that they 
addressed the WFF-WBBF and not another International Sport Organization. No 
doubt, if we agree, the project will require lots of work and efforts. But 
at the same time the WFF-WBBF has it's own clear position especially on the 
legal law point of view of the project. The negotiations go on and we will 
see what comes out in result.