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In 1946, the International Federation of Bodybuilders (IFBB) was created. At the 1975 Mr. Universe and IFBB Congress, the IFBB established the IFBB Professional Committee (IFBB Pro Committee; later called the IFBB Professional Division (IFBB Pro Division)) to handle the professional bodybuilding division of the IFBB.
By 1970, the IFBB had directors in more than 50 countries worldwide and the IFBB had its footprint in Africa, Asia, Europe, Australia, North America, and South America. [6] On September 4, 1970, the IFBB held its 1st International Congress in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, where a Constitution was adopted and an Executive Council. [6]
It is considered to be the most prestigious IFBB Professional League all women's bodybuilding event in the world. The show's inception came as a result of the elimination of the Ms. Olympia, being the pinnacle of women's bodybuilding from 2015 to 2019, while the Ms. Olympia contest was on hiatus.
Masters Olympia − IFBB Pro League; Masters Pro World Championships − IFBB Pro League; Monster Mash Pro/Am − WNBF; Mr. Big Evolution Pro − IFBB Pro League; Mr. World. Mr. World (1938 & 1948) − (competition defunct) Mr. World − IFBB − (competition defunct) Mr. World − World Bodybuilding Guild (WBBG; competition defunct) Mr. America
The IFBB Pro Arnold Sports Festival, also known as the Arnold Schwarzenegger Sports Festival, is an annual multi-sport event consisting of professional bodybuilding (Arnold Classic), strongman (Arnold Strongman Classic), armlifting, fitness, figure, bikini and several others as a weekend expo.
Mr. Olympia is the title awarded to the winner of the professional men's bodybuilding contest in the open division at Joe Weider's Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend—an international bodybuilding competition that is held annually and is sanctioned by the IFBB Professional League. [3]
Samson Dauda won the 60th edition of Mr. Olympia Men's Open competition in 2024, with a prize of $600,000. Hadi Choopan came in second with a prize of $250,000. [4] Ten other winners from multiple divisions were crowned during the two days of division finals, including Chris Bumstead, who won the Classic Physique title for the sixth consecutive time.
In 2006, there were over 40 IFBB professional competitions and the total prize money topped $1.6 million. IFBB Professional League status is regarded as the elite level federation in professional bodybuilding. In order to become an IFBB Pro, a bodybuilder must first earn their IFBB Pro Card.