His Excellency Mahmood Khaleel Alhashmi, Director Basic of the Ajman Division of Tourism, Tradition and Media, attended the 2025 IFBB World Health Championships as a visitor of honour following an invite from Dr Rafael Santonja, President of the Worldwide Health and Bodybuilding Federation (IFBB) in the course of the Division’s participation within the Worldwide Incentives, Enterprise Journey and Conferences Exhibition (IBTM World). The 2025 IFBB World Health Championships was held in Santa Susanna, Spain, from November 13 to 17, 2025.
The invitation underscores the rising recognition of Ajman’s management in organising worldwide sports activities occasions and follows the emirate’s profitable organisation of the 2025 IFBB Asian Health and Bodybuilding Championships in June. It additional aligns with Ajman’s strategic imaginative and prescient to strengthen its international repute and place itself as a number one vacation spot for sports activities and occasion tourism.
Throughout the go to, H.E. Alhashmi met with members of the Championship’s Worldwide Congress to discover future collaboration alternatives and foster alternate of experience in internet hosting large-scale sporting occasions. The conferences additionally targeted on finest international practices in sports activities occasion administration and methods to raise the standing of host cities on the worldwide sports activities map.
Moreover, the delegation assessed key operational and administrative fashions utilized in managing world-class championships, resembling occasion planning, athlete welcoming protocols, competitors scheduling, technical and judging committee coordination, and accompanying media and promotional protection, all with the purpose of making use of these insights to imminent occasions in Ajman.
H.E. Alhashmi’s go to additionally included an prolonged assembly with senior IFBB officers, together with Aino-Maija Laurila, President of the Finland Federation and Nordic Federation, Liu Wei, Vice President of the China Federation, Gabriel Toncean, President of the Romanian Federation and Balkan Federation, Marco Cabezas, IFBB Vice President for North America and Vice President of the Mexican Federation, Viktor Kozhushko, President of the Ukrainian Federation and Alexander Vishnevskiy, President of the Russian Federation. Throughout the assembly, H.E. Alhashmi introduced a complete overview of Ajman’s profitable organising of the 2025 IFBB Asian Health and Bodybuilding Championships, which garnered appreciation from each members and organisers for its exceptional organisation, hospitality and logistical and media help.
Moreover, H.E. Alhashmi shared updates on the emirate’s preparations to host the 2026 IFBB World Championships, underlining the Division’s steady efforts to create a complete plan in partnership with strategic companions to organise an distinctive occasion that serves as a testomony to the UAE’s distinguished repute and reaffirms Ajman’s preparedness to host world-class gatherings.
H.E. Alhashmi, mentioned: “Our participation on this international occasion aligns with a broader imaginative and prescient to spice up sports activities tourism in Ajman and reinforces the emirate’s place on the worldwide map. We’re delighted by the belief positioned in Ajman by worldwide federations, which led to our choice as a visitor of honour at this outstanding championship. By internet hosting the 2026 IFBB World Championships, we search to supply an distinctive expertise that can function a testomony to our management’s imaginative and prescient, additional strengthening Ajman’s place as a dynamic hub for sports activities and occasions.”
Moreover, H.E. Alhashmi reemphasised the Division’s unwavering dedication to supporting and internet hosting sports activities, tourism, and cultural initiatives that contribute to the targets of Ajman Imaginative and prescient 2030, which goals at driving sustainable growth, financial diversification, and reinforcing the emirate’s place as a most well-liked vacation spot for guests and athletes from all over the world.