The BBSA/IFBB SA National Championships 2012 are the flagship event of the BBSA/IFBB calendar. Every year, this prestigious event is the pinnacle for athletes, and the platform for selection to the national teams which will be competing overseas. We saw great excitement for body builders during the 2011 season, when BBSA/IFBB received SASCOC recognition and we saw teams […]
The BBSA Free State Novice Championship was hosted in the Bloemfontein City Hall on Saturday 14 April 2012. The event proved to be a success with 105 entries received and saw the best Free State novice athletes in action. The high standard and quality of athletes could not be questioned. The show kicked off on […]
Bodies sculptured and toned to titanic proportions were on show at the Gauteng-North Novice Show 2012 held at the Pretoria Hall in Tshwane on the 28th of April. The prestigious bodybuilding competition, open to novice male and female athletes, was the second in a series of competitions that will take place across the country, and […]
Nervous, yet excited, the North West Novice athletes gathered at the Hellenic Hall in Rustenburg to showcase their fit and trained physiques for the Novice Championships. The event generated much exitement and positive energy among athletes, officials and spectators alike. The Provincials marked a very important occasion for Michael Mitchell, who enjoyed his first event […]
Mpumalanga Bodybuilding Novice Show 2012 Hosted by Mpumalanga Province under the auspices of Bodybuilding South Africa, Secunda set the stage for over 40 demigods competing in 12 weight divisions showcasing the beauty of the chiseled male and female form. Greeted by the obvious passion of the athletes, officials and judges, one could sense […]
IFBBSA Bodybuilding National Championships 2011 Results JUNIORS (Under 18 ) -1 Clive Brent Free State -2 Jayson Flanagan Border -3 Jayson Lawrence Western Province -4 Ruben Lombard Western Province JUNIORS (Under 21 under 75kg) -1 Matthew Croney Border -2 Jean Thirion Port Elizabeth -3 Layton Fortuin Western Province -4 Bhekumuzi Maluleke Gauteng North -5 Stefan Burczak Kwa Zulu Natal -6 Athenkosi Momo Port Elizabeth JUNIORS (UNDER 21 YEARS) (over 75kg) -1 Jacobus Strydom Gauteng North -2 Sean […]
The motto of the IFBBA SA is “Go Big or Go Home”, and that was certainly the case at the Pretoria City Hall when the North Gauteng bodybuilders competed for their regional titles and places in the SA Nationals that take place in Cape Town later this week. The thousand-strong crowd that packed the auditorium […]
The International Federation of Bodybuilding continued with provincial championships this week and Cape Town’s His People Centre was the venue for the Western Cape Championships, which saw some 62 primed bodybuilding and fitness athletes compete across 13 divisions. The 2 000-seat venue was crammed to capacity with spectators, fans, journalists and international guests as the […]
After 17 years of effort by Gavin Conlon, the SA Olympic governing body SASCOC has officially recognised bodybuilding as a national sport. “The significance of getting recognised by SASCOC is massive for the sport of bodybuilding and fitness in South Africa,” stated an elated Conlon this weekend after attending South Africa’s Olympic governing body […]
The Playhouse Theatre in Durban was the venue for the KwaZulu Natal leg of the IFBBSA Provincial Championships and the 1 000- strong crowd that packed the famous old venue were not disappointed as some of South Africa’s finest athletes strutted their stuff across 13 different divisions. As usual, the judging took place throughout the […]