European Bodybuilding Championship Kicks Off in Sofia

The European Bodybuilding Championship for amateurs started in Sofia Saturday. Photo by BGNES

The European Bodybuilding Championship, which is the first big contest of the International Federation for Bodybuilding (IFBB) for 2011, started in Sofia Saturday.

Over 300 bodybuilders and 750 guests arrived in Bulgaria from around Europe for the competition.

As a host, Bulgaria is taking part in each category with two contestants, while all other countries have one participant each.

Qualifications and semi-finals in various categories are held on Saturday, while the finals, which will be opened by Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, will be on Sunday at 4 pm.