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NABBA is the first and the original competitve bodybuilding association. Formed in 1950, NABBA's first Mr Universe contest was won by Steve Reeves, who went on to make over 30 Hercules movies. Top bodybuilders who won the Mr Universe title include Reg Park, Bill Pearl and Arnold Schwarzenegger (four-times winner). The late Oscar Heidenstam was appointed Secretary in 1956 and continued to drive NABBA forward for more than 30 years. At a meeting in London in 1984, NABBA International was formed and became host to the European & World Championships. This branch of NABBA is now supported by more than fifty countries. Today, there are ten elected area reps covering England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and they are members of the NABBA Council. Each area holds a qualifying event, which leads to the Annual Mr & Miss Britain Finals. This in turn becomes a qualifier for the European and Universe Championships. The Universe contest gets stronger every year - at the last Universe, representatives from 36 countries took part and a total of 151 athletes competed. |
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Gallery update - 18th May 2013 |
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Joe Weider and Nasser El Sonbaty The death of two outstanding figures from the bodybuilding world was announced in March. We extend our sympathies to the family and friends of Joe Weider and Nasser El Sonbaty.
Joe Weider died at the age of 93 on March 23rd 2013. He was known as the Father of modern bodybuilding and was responsible for the Mr. Olympia contest and the bodybuilding publications Flex and Muscle & Fitness. Joe dominated the sport, lived well into his nineties and was the epitomy of the American Dream and a champion of health and fitness. He competed in the NABBA Universe in 1951. Nasser el Sonbaty died on March 20th 2013, aged 47. Nasser was one of the biggest bodybuilders of the 1990s and helped to define the new era of huge physiques such as Dorian Yates. He came a very close second to Yates in 1997 and two years later won the Arnold Classic. Nasser made his mark on the bodybuilding world with his size and good grace and was widely recognised as one of the sport's gentlemen. |
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NABBA Issue 17 Call |
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