- MEN’S PRO BODYBUILDING SHOW
- MEN’S ELITE AMATEUR BATTLE FOR TWO PRO CARDS
- WOMEN’S ELITE BODYFITNESS BATTLE FOR A PRO CARD
SATURDAY, APRIL 28TH, PALACIO DE CONGRESSOS, MADRID, SPAIN
Spanish capital Madrid has become very active in the area of bodybuilding contests. Hosting the Arnold Classic Europe last autumn, now it will host the next pro and amateur contests this spring.
Palacio de Congressos (The Congress Palace) has been opened to beautiful and muscular bodies last October, when the first out-of America Arnold Classic was staged there. We all had a chance to see how marvelous place for body beauty presentation it was. The next event is coming closer now.
The first Mr. Europe Amateur Cup will include two bodyweight categories:
- Lightweight, up to 85 kg
- Heavyweight, over 85 kg.
“The contest is intended for international elite bodybuilders and bodyfitness champions! Both men’s categories winners will be awarded the IFBB Professional League Pro Cards!.
Then they will run the battle for the overall title.
Similar, women’s bodyfitness open division winner will also be awarded with the IFBB Pro Card!
This is the only opportunity to win the Pro Card so early in the year and then battle with the pros in the upcoming events for Olympia ticket.
The final list of participants has not been closed yet, so National Federations can still nominate their top champions to participate in this extraordinary event and battle for the pro cards.
But there are only three pro cards for distribution and the event has specially been scheduled in this way that if you fail to win the Pro Card you may still participate in the European Men’s or Women’s Championships planned for the first half of May or in the Asian Championships planned for the beginning of June. So, the risk that you will be out of the schedule doesn’t exist. Why not to try?
After this elite amateur event, the pro show will be run in the evening. Over a dozen of top pro bodybuilders from Europe and America will battle for one ticket to 2012 Mr. Olympia and points in the Olympia Qualification Series. According to the new Pro League rules, only the winner of each contest qualifies to Mr. Olympia directly. But the next top four competitors win points, which will be added at the end of the Qualification Series and five bodybuilders with the highest totals will qualify to Mr. Olympia. So, the winner in Madrid will qualify directly and bodybuilders at places from 2nd to 5th will be awarded 4, 3, 2 and 1 point. Top exciting battle!
Organizers of the amazing weekend in Madrid also prepared special attractions for the viewers: one of them will be the guest appearance of the top pro fitness competitor who already qualified to 2012 Fitness Olympia, Regiane Da Silva!
More info about the stars coming to Madrid this April soon. Stay tuned!
Andrew Michalak