Consisting of over 5000 athletes and 600 officials, the Indian Body Builders Federation (IBBF) plays a vital role in driving the development of the body building sport in India. As its primary purpose, the IBBF seeks to further the interests of its key stakeholders - from participating athletes to officials to sponsors to supporters of the sport. I am happy to lead such a pan Indian organization that has reaped rich laurels and grown from strength to strength. A few notable achievements of the recent years, I would like to highlight are:

• Our athletes are being recognized at various levels. For the first time in twenty years, someone from the bodybuilding fraternity (Mr. Bhaskaran) was selected for the Arjuna Award in 2019. Our commitment to spearhead bodybuilding training and development initiatives, across the length and breadth of India has borne fruits and we aspire to create more success stories!


• Body Building is now included in the list for the meritorious sports persons to be recruited to any post in Group ‘C‘ category in the government ministries - opening a new career opportunity for our deserving athletes.


• Success of IBBF as an organization has been recognized at international levels too - with senior personnel from IBBF being selected for important roles at the Asian Bodybuilding & Physique Sports Federation (ABBF) and the World Bodybuilding & Physique Sports Federation (WBPF). In addition, there have been multiple discussions with the IBBF for partnerships and alliances at international levels with other organizations.

I am proud to mention that the organization has continued to achieve so much without a large resource base. By effectively and efficiently channelizing funds collected from sponsors and aided by voluntary support from many officials, we have been able to make the sport more interesting and attractive to a wider section of the Indian population. The annual Senior National Men‘s Body Building and Physique Sports Championship, with its substantial prize money, stands ample testimony to this impressive feat of the IBBF.

We look forward to achieving more in the coming years!