2017 Olympia Amateur Asia

[MuscleMecca Crew]

The 2017 Olympia Amateur Asia is coming up this month!
The Olympia Amateur Asia will be in Hong Kong from October 23 - 26, 2017!


OLYMPIA AMATEUR ASIA
HONG KONG, S.A.R.
IFBB ELITE WORLD RANKING QUALIFIER
October 23-26, 2017
Open for Asia, Middle East and UK





From IFBB.com:

WELCOME TO HONG KONG
IFBB PRESIDENT, DR. RAFAEL SANTONJA, welcomes the bodybuilding and fitness community to the
third Olympia Amateur Asia held in Hong Kong. Olympia Amateur is a prestigious IFBB international
event, an amateur version of the renowned Mr. Olympia Pro competition, started by bodybuilding pioneer and
promoter Joe Weider in 1965. This year’s event will again include an additional extra attraction: IFBB Elite
World Cup Qualifying event!

ATHLETE’S INFORMATION
PARTICIPATION
The Hong Kong Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness is proud to host the 2017 IFBB Olympia Amateur
Asia Championship at the Star Hall, KITEC, from October 23-26, 2017. This competition is open for ALL
Asian Federation (AFBF) affiliated countries, Middle East and UK. Only IFBB amateur competitors who
are nominated by their respective AFBF-affiliated National Federations are eligible to compete.
Those athletes who have not met the established requirements, who missed the deadline for registration, or
who registered in a division that has already been closed, will also be notified, through their National
Federations, that they will be unable to participate in this competition.
Please be aware that it is FULL RESPONSIBILITY AND OBLIGATION OF THE NATIONAL FEDERATION
to verify if each one of the athletes to be registered on this international event are NOT suspended or fulfilling
any period of ineligibility due to Anti-Doping Rule Violation or any disciplinary case at national or
international level. Be also aware that if any athlete from your National Federation register and compete
being suspended due to an Anti-Doping Rule Violation, both the athlete and the National Federation will be
subject to sanctions according to the World Anti-Doping Code, the IFBB Anti-Doping Rules and the IFBB
Constitution and Rules.
It is also the FULL OBLIGATION AND RESPONSIBILITY of your National Federation to MONITOR ALL
THE ATHLETES from your country affiliated to your National Federation who are actually fulfilling a period
of ineligibility due to Anti-Doping Rule Violation or any Disciplinary case, to make sure these athletes WILL
NOT REGISTER/COMPETE/OR PARTICIPATE IN ANY CAPACITY in any event either at National or
International level, Official or Invitational.

 

[KaiGold]

From ifbb.com:

Divided in 2 sessions (prejudging and finals) and joined by the Hong Kong National Championships, the first day in Hong Kong started in an spectacular way with the athletes participating in Classic Bodybuilding, Bodyfitness and Women´s Physique, representing 17 countries from Asia and Middle East.

HONG KONG DAY 1: AWESOME SHOW AND CONTEST


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[MuscleMecca Crew]

Here is some news from the 2017 Asian Amateur. We will be posting scorecards soon. Congrats to Yaser Biglou for getting his IFBB Pro Elite Card!

Mahdi Dalir (-171 cm), Yousef Hamidi (-175 cm), Farhad Azizi (-180 cm) and Yaser Biglou (+180 cm) won the Gold medals, in this discipline; leading an Iranian Team that was able to reach up to 9 medals from the 12 available. Only China (Silver), UAE (Silver) and Korea (Bronze) were ables to get one medal, in Classic Bodybuilding.


With its 4 winners fighting for the overall title in the Super Final, the tallest champion, Yaser Biglou, became in the Overall champion, defeating by only 1 point his team mate Yousef Hamidi (8 points to 9 points).
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You can download the 2017 Asian Olympia Amateur Scorecards/Results below and we will be posting the cards too later today:

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[MuscleMecca Crew]

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[underbody]

thank you for posting!

 

[KaiGold]

Here is a Press Release from the 2017 Olympia Amateur Asia with regards to Singapore!

Super Star Singapore Team Wins Big at the Prestigious Olympia Amateur Asia – SFBF


7 Athletes representing Singapore at the Prestigious Olympia Amateur Asia has the world watching as the team wins six medals. The Singapore Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness (SFBF) is the only IFBB (International Federation of Bodybuilding & Fitness) sanctioned organization in Singapore.
Seven athletes representing Singapore at the prestigious Olympia Amateur Asia which was held in Hong Kong put their country on the map for fitness and bodybuilding. The team, part of the Singapore Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness (SFBF) walked away with six medals at the biggest fitness and bodybuilding event in Asia, which was incredible with the event attracting over 400 athletes from around Asia, the Middle East and the UK.


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(SFBF Team - from left Tyen Fong, Alex Peak-Watkinson, Jacqie Tan, Gisele Lim & Nadiah Ahmad Jani)


“The three-day event in Hong Kong which ran from the 23rd to the 26th October 2017, saw the best of the best compete. The Singapore Team which was one of the smallest teams in the competition was up against strong competition, but they managed to stun the world of bodybuilding when six of the team made it to the finals where they won medals.” said Alex Michael Betts, SFBF President.


Thanks to the SFBF (Singapore Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness) which is a non-profit organization, more people in Singapore are coming forward to take up bodybuilding and compete in the sport. The SFBF who recently held their Show Of Strength event saw athletes from around the world compete and would like even more athletes to join their future events.


The medallists who won at the prestigious Olympia Amateur Asia were as follows:


Gisele Lim – 1st Place - Gold medal & trophy in Bodyfitness over 163cm


Alexandra Peak-Watkinson – 2nd Place - Silver medal & trophy in Bodyfitness over 163cm


Nur Nadiah Binte Ahmad Jani – 3rd Place - Bronze medal & trophy in Bikini Fitness up to 158cm


Tyen Fong - 4th Place medal in Bikini Fitness up to 162cm


Benjamin Broughton - 5th Place medal in Classic Bodybuilding over 180cm


Sam Enaya – 6th Place medal in Classic Bodybuilding up to 175cm


When Gisele Lim who received a Gold medal and trophy in Bodyfitness over 163cm was asked how she felt about winning her category she replied, “I felt really honored to win at such a prestigious event! Still feeling surreal!”


Gold medallist Gisele Lim who is nearly 40 years old and a full-time teacher of children with special needs said she plans to look at areas where she can improve on to win further medals.


This is not the first-time Gisele Lim has impressed judges enough to win a medal. She recently won a Gold medal and trophy in the Bodyfitness Open category at the Show of Strength 2017 (http://bit.ly/sfbfsos) event. The competition organized by Singapore Federation of Bodybuilding & Fitness (SFBF), attracted over 200 athletes from around Asia


To learn more about Singapore Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness, please visit http://sfbf.org.sg


About SFBF


SFBF (Singapore Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness), founded in 2001, is the official IFBB sanctioned (International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness) organization in Singapore.


Media Contact
Company Name: Singapore Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness (SFBF)
Contact Person: Media Manager
Email: info@sfbf.org.sg
Country: Singapore
Website: sfbf.org.sg/