Athens welcomes the 1st International Amateur Bodybuilding event under the IFBB founder’s name, and the last international IFBB contest for 2013, the 1st Ben Weider Diamond Cup 2013, arguably the largest bodybuilding contest ever taken place in Greece thus far.
The contest flyer is a tribute to the father of the IFBB Ben Weider, with Zeus, the father of Olympian Gods, on one side, and Arnold Schwarzenegger, on the other side. Images of Eugen Sandow, Jay Cutler, and Greek IFBB Figure Pro Eleni Kritikopoulou complement the official contest flyer:
The competition will host a total of 19 categories in the following classes:
– Men’s Bodybuilding (also juniors and masters)
– Men’s Classic Bodybuilding
– Men’s Physique
– Women’s Bodyfitness (also juniors and masters)
– Women’s Fitness
– Women’s Bikini Fitness
– Women’s Physique
A distinctive feature of this contest is that the Overall Men’s Bodybuilding and Men’s Physique winners will receive an IFBB Pro Card.
The event is organized by the Greek Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation (ΕΟΣΔ), in cooperation with the Municipality of Maroussi.
The venue of the 1st Ben Weider Diamond Cup 2013 is the Olympic Velodrome in the Athens Olympic Complex in Maroussi, with a capacity of over 3,000 spectactors.
Diamond sponsor of this event is Biogenic Pro Nutrition (Papageorgiou-Kritikopoulou).
The official schedule is as follows:
Friday, December 13th
16:00-20:00 Arrivals, registration, weigh-ins
Saturday, December 14th
14:00 Semifinals
Sunday, December 15th
15:00 Opening Ceremony and Finals
Tickets cost 15 Euros (per day) and can be bought on-site.
Good luck to all the competitors!
