Bodybuilding in Iraq

Bodybuilding in Iraq
Country	Iraq
National team	Iraq

Bodybuilding in Iraq is supported by a national organization that has international recognition. Bodybuilders from the country have competed in international events.

History

In 2013, the Kazakhstani Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation hosted the Asian Championship in Almaty at the Baluan Sholak Sport Palace. Hadi Ali Shnain competed in the junior men's under 70kg group. Fadhil Hussein competed in the master men’s category 50-59 group. ^[1]

Governance

Iraq has a national organization that is a recognized by the International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness as a national federation, representing the country's bodybuilding community.^[2] The national federation is a member of the Asian Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Federation.^[3]

Notable Iraqi bodybuilders

Mohamd "Jantee" Shaaban

References

↑ "2013 ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS! IRAN AT THE TOP ONCE AGAIN!". International Federation Of Bodybuilding And Fitness. 31 May 2013. Missing or empty |url= (help); |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ "International Federation Of Bodybuilding And Fitness". European Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation. 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
↑ "Asian Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Federation". Asian Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Federation. 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.

Bodybuilding in Asia

Sovereign states	Afghanistan Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China Cyprus East Timor (Timor-Leste) Egypt Georgia India Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Japan Jordan Kazakhstan North Korea South Korea Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Oman Pakistan Philippines Qatar Russia Saudi Arabia Singapore Sri Lanka Syria Tajikistan Thailand Turkey Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen

States with limited recognition	Abkhazia Nagorno-Karabakh Northern Cyprus Palestine South Ossetia Taiwan

Dependencies and other territories	British Indian Ocean Territory Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Hong Kong Macau

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