The World Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Federation's 1st World Amateur Men's Bodybuilding Championships and Electoral Congress were held at the Al Ahli Club's indoor hall in the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates from November 3rd, 2009 till November 8th, 2009.
Schedule:
November 5: Weigh In
November 6: Pre-Judging
November 7: Finals
Overall best performing countries were:
1st: Iran
2nd: Iraq
3rd: UAE
Update December 14, 2009: With the addition of the Men's Overall photo album, we finished our coverage from the finals. There are 3,500+ photos from 11 bodybuilding categories, 55kg to 100kg+ and the Overall. Next up are the photos from the pre-judging rounds.
Update November 19, 2009: We added our videos from all finals featuring the individual routines, comparisons and posedowns for our subscribers. Enjoy one hour and fifty minutes of high definition video! A DVD of these championships is scheduled for release in December 2009.
Update November 9, 2009: We kick off our coverage of the finals with photos from the 55kg category; see the Photos menu for the album. The other categories will be published over the course of the entire week, so check back often.
Update November 7, 2009: The final rounds have just been concluded, check the Results page for the winners. Sitthi Charoenrith from Thailand is once again the 80kg world champion! Fereydoun Haghi from Iran is the overall winner this year! And we heard the news that the 2010 world championships will be held in Thailand!
Update November 7, 2009: A selection of photos from the pre-judging round with all participating athletes have been added to our report. Check the Photos tab for the albums. More photos will be added later.
Update November 6, 2009: The pre-judging round has just been concluded, check the Results page for the Top 5 of each class.
