FIBO Championships 2025: Get the stage ready for the bodybuilding stars
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From 10 to 13 April 2025, Cologne will once again become the international hub for health, fitness and wellness – and for bodybuilding! With the NPC Worldwide FIBO Pro Qualifier Championships & IFBB FIBO Pro Championships presented by ESN, the world's largest trade show of its kind is bringing back a bodybuilding competition for amateurs and professionals. In co-operation with the IFBB Professional League, NPC Worldwide and NPC Germany, this event will be a highlight of the scene!
Pose by pose to perfection
On 11 and 12 April 2025, the newly added Hall 11.1 at Exhibition Centre Cologne will be transformed into a competition arena where strength, aesthetics and discipline will triumph alongside great expo and experience areas. Visitors can look forward to two days of spectacular competitions where athletes from all over the world will showcase their hard work and passion.
“With the FIBO Championships, we not only bring exceptional athletes to the stage, but also celebrate the enormous discipline and passion that truly make bodybuilding so unique,” states Jens Thieme, Senior Visitor Experience Manager at FIBO. “And FIBO offers the perfect stage for bodybuilding competitions – after all, it's much more than just a trade show, it's the central meeting place for the entire fitness world. It's where fans, experts and decision-makers come together to experience the power, inspiration and diversity of this impressive world.”
Two days, two competitions - an unforgettable experience
The FIBO Championships 2025 promise pure excitement and emotion on two competition days – for the athletes on stage and the spectators in the audience.
The kick-off on Friday belongs to the ambitious amateurs. In seven categories – from Men's Bodybuilding to Women's Wellness – the athletes will show how much passion, discipline and hard work they put into their sport. The overall winners receive an IFBB Pro Card and can compete directly with the professionals the next day. The up-and-coming athletes are given a unique stage to present themselves and attract the attention of the bodybuilding community.
On the second day of the competition, the IFBB Pro´s will be in the spotlight. Top international athletes compete in the four classes Men's Open Bodybuilding, Men's Classic Physique, Women's Figure and Women's Bikini and demonstrate what it means to be at the top of bodybuilding. The focus is not only on muscle mass, but also on symmetry, posing and stage presence. Each pose is an expression of years of dedication and tells a unique story of passion and triumph. The winners of the IFBB Pro Championships can also look forward to a total prize money of USD 115,000.
Strong partners for strong athletes
The cooperation with renowned partners in the scene forms the foundation of the FIBO Championships 2025. The NPC Worldwide is also very enthusiastic about the partnership: “FIBO has a long-standing history of being one of the world's most impressive health and fitness events. We are incredibly excited to partner with their team once again to elevate and bring the best of the best from the IFBB Professional League and NPC Worldwide to the bodybuilding community, continuing to strengthen this multi-year partnership,” states Jim Manion, President IFBB Pro League / NPC, and Tyler Manion, Vice President.
ESN, a German brand, will be the exclusive presenting sponsor of the championships. “Bodybuilding is the core of our brand and deeply rooted in our DNA. As the presenting partner of the FIBO Championships 2025, we are proud to provide a stage for athletes and support the community that has shaped us so profoundly. These championships represent performance, passion, and the drive to achieve one’s best – values that we at ESN have embodied and promoted since the very beginning,” says Philipp Markmann, General Manager ESN.
Wesley Vissers can already be named as one of the participants.
More than just a championship
“FIBO is and will remain the place-to-be for fitness enthusiasts, industry experts and athletes from the functional, calisthenics, strength and bodybuilding sectors. The FIBO Championships will be seamlessly integrated into a multitude of show highlights that will make FIBO 2025 a very special event. With an even larger Expo area, new shopping malls and spectacular live experiences, we continue to develop the trade show every year in order to offer our visitors an unforgettable experience even after 40 years and to inspire them again and again. In doing so, we pursue our vision: For a strong and healthy society. Because FIBO is not just a trade fair, it is a platform that inspires, strengthens and connects people,” explains Silke Frank, Event Director at FIBO.
Registration for athletes will start shortly. Further information can be found here.
About FIBO
FIBO pursues the vision of a strong and healthy society and as a global network makes an essential contribution to a long and fulfilling life for people. At the annual FIBO Show, therefore, all players from the health, fitness and wellness sectors come together and form the hot spot for innovations, investments and trends for an active lifestyle. Over the course of four days, FIBO offers here not only business, networking and continuing education at the top level, but also numerous exciting and impressive live experiences. The next FIBO will take place in Cologne from April 10 - 13, 2025. fibo.com
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