From Milos' Board:
According to Khaleej Times :
Osama aims high for bodybuilding
By Edwin Ashie-Nikoi
1 September 2007
DUBAI — The newly-elected president of the Asian Bodybuilding Federation (ABBF) Osama Al Shafar says his objective as the head of the organisation is to improve the sport throughout the continent.
The 33-year-old from UAE, speaking to Khaleej Times by telephone after his election on Thursday said: “My goal as the new president of the ABBF is to support all the associations to develop the sport. We are going to work as a team and as one family. I can tell you that we started the moment I got elected as the new president.”
Al Shafar, the youngest president in the history of the ABBF, said he had personally given $130,000 to the ABBF for the sport development in the continent. Bahrain Bodybuilding Association has also contributed $60,000, UAE Bodybuilding and Weightlifting Association $10,000 and Kazakhstan $5,000.
On his election as the new president, Al Shafar, the vice-president of the UAE Bodybuilding and Weightlifting Association said: “I am very happy and I cannot express my feelings. It is like a new born baby. This happiness is for all the people of the UAE who prayed and supported me.” Al Shafar’s mandate is for four years till 2011 end.
Al Shafar also expressed his thanks to Hussain Al Shafar who has also been elected as the head of the technical committee of the ABBF. “Hussain played a key role in my election as he canvassed vigorously and did all the communication to have me elected. He acted like my campaign manager,” he added.
The ABBF, meanwhile, has added 100kg and above to its competitions during the executive board congress held on Thursday. The board also suspended Malaysia’s coach, Milus from Serbia for two years. The Serbian attacked the ABBF secretary general, Paul Chua, during the Asian Games held in Doha last December.
Is that the price of the medals?? Defiantly they will do well in the World Championship after paying Paul Chua this amount of money. As for the teams; my prediction is UAE will be first cause the paid the most.
Some funny bodybuilding judging that is
