IFBB is determined to hold a special version of Mr. Universe Championship

INA-  Baghdad

The Iraqi National Federation for Bodybuilding and Fitness –IFBB  is preparing to hold the Mr. Universe World Championship, which has been absent from Iraq for more than fifty years .

The Iraqi and Arab Federation's media coordinator of the game Hisham Alwani said in a statement , on Wednesday , to the Iraqi News Agency (INA) that "the Championship will be held in the province of Sulaimaniya and will start on the sixteenth of May and continue until the nineteenth of it under the supervision and presence of the president of the International Federation of bodybuilding Rafael santonka”.

Alwani added that " the Championship will witness a wide international participation and a large number of professional cards and Iraq will have a strong and active presence through the participation of international and Asian champions of Iraq and the players of the national team" ,noting that "the Iraqi federation is determined to achieve first place teams in this Championship”.

Alwani continued that "the game Federation has prepared for this Championship through coordination with the sub-Federation in Sulaimaniyah and this Championship will witness a distinctive organization and results that meet the aspirations of game lovers".