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2008 ABBF AMATEUR CALENDAR OF EVENTS

(Note: all ABBF competitions are sanctioned by IFBB)

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

63RD IFBB WORLD BODYBUILDING CHAMPIONSHIPS & CONGRESS
NOVEMBER 2 -7, 2009
DUBAI - UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

IOC RECOGNISED GAMES

1ST BALI ASIAN BEACH GAMES
Bali - Indonesia
Date: 19 - 21 OCTOBER, 2008

WORLD GAMES
Kaohsiung - Taiwan
Date: 16 - 20 JULY, 2009

2009 EAST ASIAN GAMES
HONG KONG
Date: 5 - 13 December, 2009
(Bodybuilding event is on 11 and 12 December)
Venue: TKO Sports Center
Events: Men's and Women's Bodybuilding, Ms. Fitness and Bodyfitness.

CONTINENTAL AND REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ASIA

IRAN :
2009 Asian Men's Bodybuilding Championships & Congress
Date: 2 - 7 August 2009 : Tehran - Iran
Events: Men's Senior categories - 9 classes 55kg, 60kg, 65kg, 70kg, 75kg, 80kg, 85kg, 90kg, +90kg and over 100kg

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ASIA

BAHRAIN :
Bahrain 3rd Open Bodybuilding Championship
Date: 14 - 16 March, 2008 : Al Jufair Dome Hall - Manama

Golden Gym Classic Championship
Date: September - Manama

CHINA HONG KONG :
Hongkong Bodybuilding Championships
Date: April/May 2008 : Hong Kong

IRAQ :
Bodybuilding Championships for Beginners
Date: 1 February 2008 : Baghdad City Youth Club

Youth Bodybuilding Championships under 21 yrs.
Date: 11 April 2008 - Arbill North Iraq

Senior Men's Bodybuilding Championships
Date: 30 May 2008 - Kut City - South Iraq

National Open Bodybuilding Championships of Iraq in conjunction with Arnold's Birthday Championships
Date: 29 and 30 July 2008 - Arnold Classic Gym's Theatre

INDIA :
India Classic 2008 Bodybuilding Championships
Date: 11 - 12 January 2008 : Kanpur

47th Sr. National Bodybuilding Championships
Date: 28- 30 March 2008 - Meerut

KAZAKHSTAN :
21st Kazakhstan Men's and Women's Bodybuilding, Fitness and Bodyfitness Championship
Date: 17 - 18 May 2008 : Temirtay

20th Kazakhstan Open Cup Men's, Women's Bodybuilding; Men's and Women's Fitness; Bodyfitness; Juniors and Master for Men Bodybuilding
Date: 19 - 20 September 2008 - TBA

3rd Kazakhstan Men's and Junior's Bodybuilding, Women's and Junior's Fitness and Bodyfitness Championship
Date: 1 - 2 November 2008 - Pavlodar

5th Grand Prix in memory of S. Kordzov
Date: 5 - 6 December 2008 - Aktay

KOREA :
21st National Spring Season Bodybuilding C'hips
Date: May 2008 : Daejeon City

2008 National University Bodybuilding C'hips & 8th National Jr.(under 19) Bodybuilding C'hips
Date: May 2008 - Seoul

Mr. & Ms. Korea Bodybuilding Championships
Date: June 2008 - Seoul

38th Mr. YMCA Bodybuilding Championships
Date: August 2008 - Seoul

Mr. University and Ms. Bodybuilding Championships
Date: September 2008 - (TBA)

89th National Sports Festival Bodybuilding Competition
Date: October 2008 - Jeollanamdo Province

National Open Cup of the Mayor of Incheon City Bodybuilding C'hips
Date: October 2008 - Incheon City

MONGOLIA :
Ulaanbaatar City Junior, Senior, Master Bodybuilding Championships organized by the Government of Ulaanbaatar City under the patronage of the Mayor - Mr. TS. Batbayar;
Date: 18 January 2008 :

National Bodybuilding Championships 2008
Date: 1 - 2 August 2008 - Ulaanbaatar City

PAKISTAN :
Inter Provincial Bodybuilding Championships
Date: February 2008: Gujrat

Inter Departmental Bodybuilding Championships
Date: March 2008 - (TBA)

2nd National Junior Bodybuilding Championships
Date: July 2008 - Islamabad

Jashan-e-Azadi (Pakistan Day) National Level
Date: 14 August 2008 - Provincial Headquarters

Mr. Pakistan and National Umar Butt Memorial Championships
Date: November 2008 - (TBA)

Celebration of Quaid-e-Azam Day National Level Competition
Date: 25 December 2008 - Provincial Headquarters

PHILIPPINES :
National Bodybuilding & Fitness Championships 2008
Date: 26 April 2008 : Metro Manila (venue to be announce)

SINGAPORE :
NUS Muscle War
Date: 19th January, 2008 - 2.30 pm. : Vivo City; SG

46th National Bodybuilding Championships
Date: 20 April 2008 - Victoria Theatre

Youth Bodybuilding National Championships and Men's Classic
Date: Mid August 2008 - TBA

THAILAND :
Thai-Cambodian Friendship Championship
Date: 3 - 6 January 2008 : Phnom Penh

Mr. Thailand and HDH Princess Trophy
Date: 14 - 15 March 2008 - Chiangrai Province

Latchford Classic
Date: October 2008 - Bangkok

National Games
Date: December 2008 - Pitsanuloke Province

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (UAE) :
Dubai International Bodybuilding Championships
Date: 7 - 18 January : Dubai

Al Ein Classic Bodybuilding Championship
Date: April 2008 - Al Ein City

Emirates Bodybuilding Championship for Youth
Date: (TBA) 2008 - Ajman

Emirates Bodybuilding Championship for Senior
Date: (TBA) 2008 - Ajman

Al Fujarah Classic Bodybuilding Championship
Date: (TBA) 2008 - Al Fujarah

Exhibition Sportexx Middle East Bodybuilding C'hip
Date: November 2008 - (TBA)

National Day Bodybuilding Championships
Date: 2 December 2008 - Abu Dhabi

VIETNAM :
Championships of Bodybuilding Clubs for Senior Men, Junior Men, Women, Fitness and Bodyfitness
Date: June 2008 : (TBA)

National Bodybuilding Championships for Men, Women, Fitness and Bodyfitness
Date: October 2008 - (TBA)

AFFILIATED NATIONAL FEDERATIONS

AFGHANISTAN
BAHRAIN
BANGLADESH
BHUTAN
BRUNEI
CAMBODIA
CHINA
HONGKONG-CHINA
INDIA
INDONESIA
IRAN
IRAQ
JAPAN
JORDAN
KAZAHKSTAN
KOREA
KUWAIT
KYRGYSTAN
LAOS
LEBANON
MACAU
MALAYSIA
MALDIVES
MONGOLIA
MYANMAR
NEPAL
OMAN
PAKISTAN
PALESTINE
PHILIPPINES
QATAR
SAUDI ARABIA
SINGAPORE
SRI LANKA
SYRIA
CHINESE TAIPEI
THAILAND
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
VIETNAM