MESSAGE FROM THE ABBF SECRETARY-GENERAL
The sport of Bodybuilding and Fitness throughout
Asia reaches a new milestone for its practitioners, followers and fans as the
ASIAN BODYBUILDING AND PHYSIQUE SPORTS FEDERATION (ABBF) affiliated to: Olympic
Council of Asia (OCA) - since 1986 , establishes its own presence on the World
Wide Web, at www.abbf.asia.
The ABBF Secretariat, based in Singapore,
will provide its viewers with regular up-to-date reports and news of all
Bodybuilding and Fitness activities throughout the Asian continent.
In
the Age of the Internet and high-speed communications, the ABBF strives to keep
its viewers well-informed of upcoming events, contest results, reports and news,
and other important activities of our Continental Federation.
Formed in
1959, the ABBF was the first Continental Federation and has since grown from 6
to 40 National Affiliates.
The ABBF is proud of its membership in the
Olympic Council of Asia and the General Assembly of Asian Sports Federations.
Bodybuilding was included as a Medal Sport in the 2002 Asian Games in Busan,
South Korea, and in several South East Asian Games, which are recognized by the
International Olympic Committee.
On behalf of the ABBF, I take this
opportunity to express our sincere appreciation to the many dedicated sport
officials throughout Asia who help make our federation strong.
*Paul
Chua is also the Secretary-General of the WORLD BODYBUILDING AND PHYSIQUE SPORTS
FEDERATION, COMMONWEALTH BODYBUILDING AND PHYSIQUE SPORTS FEDERATION and sits as
the adviser to several regional organisations.