“2024 NPC NATURAL POLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS”
NPC WORLDWIDE NATURAL REGIONAL QUALIFIER
&
”NPC DEBUTS IN NATURAL BODYBUILDING”
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPETITION NPC NATURAL REGIONAL QUALIFIER
Contest date: Sunday, October 13th, 2024
Contest time: 15:00 – 21:00
Check-in date: Friday, October 11th, 2024
Check-in time: 20:00 – 22:30
Location: Poland, Warsaw, MCER Marki, Str. Wspólna 40
International NPC Natural Regional Qualifier Competition
“Natural Poland Championships & NPC Natural Debuts”
During the contest we will held:
8 divisions, 5 categories,
50 classes: height, weight, age, open
Women’s divisions:
Bikini, Wellness, Figure, Physique, Fitness
Men’s divisions:
Men’s Physique, Classic Physique, Bodybuilding
Categories for NPC Natural Regional Qualifier:
Junior, Master, True Novice, Novice, Open/Senior
Categories for NPC Natural Debuts:
True Novice, Novice
Official competition website: www.ifbbpro.com.pl
Mandatory online registration for the competition:
from July 4th to October 9th, 2024 (until 6:00 PM)
Competition promoter: Robert Piotrkowicz
Competition office email: [email protected]
Competition office WhatsApp: +48 602 650 291
SCHEDULE OF
CHECK-IN AND COMPETITION
OCTOBER 11 & 13, 2024
CHECK-IN AND CONTEST LOCATION:
MCER – Center of Education and Recreation in Marki
The Auditorium and the Sports Hall
Address: Marki next to Warsaw, Str. Wspólna 40
Venue website: www.mcer.pl
Navigation: https://maps.app.goo.gl/19DTRdgwV9LPF65S7
● CHECK-IN -FRIDAY ●
Friday, October 11, 2024
■ Check-in for the NPC Natural Regional Qualifier
20:00 – 22:30 NPC Natural Regional Athletes Check-in
for individual divisions:
20:00 – 20:30 NPC Natural – Women’s divisions check-in:
Bikini, Wellness, Figure.
20:30 – 22:30 NPC Natural – Men’s divisions check-in:
20:30 – 21:00 Men’s Bodybuilding
21:00 – 21:30 Classic Physique
21:30 – 22:30 Men’s Physique
(*) All registration fees for athletes NOT registered online are 20% higher than regular fees !
▪︎ Competitors will be checked in according to the above hourly schedule for each division. Athletes who come earlier will have to wait until we have completed the check-in of all competitors who came in at the designated times for their divisions.
▪︎ If a competitor cannot come to check-in within the designated times for his division (flight delay, problems with arrival, etc.), he should come at a later time (not earlier !). However, this may be associated with a longer wait for your check-in.
▪︎ If an athlete competes in two divisions simultaneously, he / she is cross-checked simultaneously for both divisions at the times provided for one of them. In this situation, the athlete decides on the check-in time.
● CONTEST – SUNDAY ●
Sunday, October 13, 2024
▪︎ Schedule of the NPC Natural Regional Qualifier Contest
15:00 – 21:00 NPC Natural Regional Contest
15:00 – 16:00 Bikini Natural
16:00 – 16:30 Women’s: Wellness Natural, Figure Natural
16:30 – 17:30 Men’s Bodybuilding Natural
17:30 – 19:00 Classic Physique Natural
19:00 – 21:00 Men’s Physique Natural
21:00 The end of the competition
7:30 – 21:00 Tanning service on site
Order of categories in all divisions:
(1) Junior, (2) Master, (3) True Novice, (4) Novice,
(5) Open/Senior, (6) Award’s Ceremony, (7) Overall
THE COMPETITION RULES
NPC POLAND NATURAL REGIONAL QUALIFIER RULES
1. NPC WORLDWIDE NATURAL REGIONAL QUALIFIER competitions are ONLY intended for competitors who have never used substances and methods prohibited in NPC Natural competitions, which are on the list: “SUBSTANCES & METHODS PROHIBITED AT ALL TIMES“
2. Competitors taking part in the NPC WORLDWIDE NATURAL REGIONAL QUALIFIER competition should not use, in the past or currently, hormonal agents included in the “SUBSTANCES & METHODS PROHIBITED AT ALL TIMES” list, even if they take them due to a disease (chronic or incidental), under the supervision of a doctor and in accordance with his recommendations. Therefore, people using “Hormone Replacement Therapy” (HRT) cannot participate in the NPC Natural competition.
3. All participants of the NPC WORLDWIDE NATURAL REGIONAL QUALIFIER competition are included to a testing program regarding the possibility of using PROHIBITED SUBSTANCES before and during the NPC Natural competition.
4. All competitors taking part in NPC Natural competitions may be subjected to a polygraph test and/or a urine sample test by the commission performing such tests (Testing Agency) commissioned and under the control of the NPC Worldwide federation.
5. Polygraph tests and urine sample tests and their results are comissioned and strictly controlled by the authorities of the NPC Worldwide federation. Therefore, only the testing commission (Testing Agency) and the NPC Worldwide federation office have access to the test results. The NPC Natural competition organizer has no access to the test results, is not informed about their results during the competition and has no effect on the test procedure. The competition organizer does not inform competitors subjected to tests about their results. The office of the NPC Worldwide world federation has the exclusive right to provide information on how the tests are conducted, their procedures and test results.
6. All division Overall Winners and Open Class Winners are subject to a mandatory polygraph test:
▪︎ Men’s Physique Open Overall
▪︎ Men’s Classic Physique Open Overall
▪︎ Men’s Bodybuilding Open Overall
▪︎ Women’s Bikini Open Overall
▪︎ Women’s Wellness Open Class
▪︎ Women’s Figure Open Class
▪︎ Women’s Physique Open Class
▪︎ Women’s Fitness Open Class
7. The following athletes may also be subject to a polygraph test and/or urine sample test:
▪︎ competitors selected randomly by the testing committee (Testing Agency)
▪︎ competitors indicated by the Head Judge of the competition
▪︎ competitors selected randomly during registration and athlete’s check-in
8. Competitors are informed personally that they have been selected for the test by the official representative of NPC Worldwide and/or a representative of the test commission (Testing Agency).
9. Each athlete registered online for the NPC Natural competition is obliged, during the Friday check-in of athletes, to sign a consent and a declaration obliging him to voluntarily undergo a polygraph test and a urine sample test at the place and date indicated to the athlete by the competition organizer or the head of the competition office or the test commission (Test Agency).
10. Polygraph tests and urine sample tests can be performed from Friday, October 11, from 8:00 p.m. (beginning of the athlete’s check-in), until Sunday, October 13, at 10:00 p.m. (end of the competition).
11. Failure to undergo a polygraph test and/or urine sample test (regardless of the reason) at the time and place indicated to the competitor by the competition organizer and/or the test commission (Testing Agency) is tantamount to finding that the competitor has used substances or methods prohibited during the NPC Natural competition. Therefore, such a competitor will be subject to all sanctions and penalties provided for in the federation regulations “NPC Worldwide Natural Contest Rules” and additional penalties provided for in the competition regulations in Poland.
12. Sanctions and penalties for competitors whose testing committee (Testing Agency) found that they used substances or methods prohibited in NPC Natural competitions (before or during the competition), which are on the list of “SUBSTANCES & METHODS PROHIBITED AT ALL TIMES”:
▪︎ Suspension of the competitor from participation in all NPC Worldwide competitions in Poland and around the world for a period from one year to lifelong suspension. The final decision on the amount of this penalty is made by the NPC Worldwide federation.
▪︎ Providing information about the test result and the competitor’s data to the public on the competition website, the world federation website and on the competition’s social media. The final decision to apply this sanction is made by the NPC Worldwide federation.
▪︎ The athlete will pay the total costs of polygraph tests performed (minimum PLN 1,500) and/or urine sample tests (minimum PLN 3,000). The final decision to apply this penalty is made by the organizer of the NPC Worldwide Natural competition in Poland.
13. Prices for registration fees and additional services:
▪︎ for selected categories,
▪︎ for the NPC Worldwide athlete membership,
▪︎ for a pass and tickets to the backstage and audience for people or coach accompanying the competitor,
▪︎ for on-site tanning service,
▪︎ for high-quality photos and videos from the competition stage (so-called Multimedia Package), will be provided in the registration form on its subsequent subpages from July 4, 2024.
Each competitor can choose from three methods of paying the entry fee for the competition:
(1) bank transfer (+0% service fee),
(2) PayPal (+4.8% service fee) and
(3) cash (+10% service fee) in PLN, EURO or USD.
14. Definitions and criteria for entry into the categories (main categories) of the NPC Natural Regional Qualifier:
▪︎ Teenager (18-19 years old) – The category is intended for competitors aged 18 and 19. Competitors who are over 18 years of age this year and competitors who are or will be 19 years of age throughout the current calendar year can take part in it.
▪︎ Junior (18-23 years old) – The category is intended for competitors aged 18 to 23. Competitors who are at least 18 years old and competitors who are at least 23 years old in the current calendar year may take part in it.
▪︎ Master (+35 y/o or +35 y/o, +40 y/o, +45 y/o) – The category is intended for competitors aged 35 (the year of birth counts, not the exact date of birth) and for older competitors. Additional age classes may be created, i.e. +40 y/o, +45 y/o, etc., if at least 3 competitors in a given age group register.
▪︎ True Novice (NPC Debuts in Natural Bodybuilding) – The category is intended for competitors for whom this is the first competition in any NPC Worldwide federation competition. Participation in competitions of other federations is not taken into account as a criterion limiting participation in this category.
▪︎ Novice (NPC Debuts in Natural Bodybuilding) – The category is intended for athletes for whom this is their first competition in the NPC Natural contest. All other athletes can also participate in the Novice categories, except those who won at least one of the following categories: Overall Novice or Overall Open or Master or a height or weight category in the Open category (main Open category), in any previous NPC Worldwide competition in this year (current year). Participation in competitions of other federations is not taken into account as a criterion limiting participation in this category. Participation in any NPC Worldwide competitions in previous years and winnings in previous years are not criteria limiting participation in this category.
▪︎ Open (Poland Championships in Natural Bodybuilding) – The category is intended for ALL competitors over 18 years of age. Any registered competitor can take part in this category, as there are no criteria limiting participation, i.e. age, experience, achievements, etc.
15. Divisions (bodybuilding and fitness categories), categories (main categories) and classes (height/weight/age categories) held during the NPC Natural competition (planned categories and classes):
● Men’s Bodybuilding
Categories: Junior, Master, True Novice, Novice, Open.
Classes: up to 70kg, up to 75kg, up to 80kg, up to 90kg, over 90kg.
● Men’s Classic Physique
Categories: Teenager, Junior, Master, True Novice, Novice, Open.
Classes:
A) up to 170,2 cm,
B) up to 177,8 cm,
C) up to 182,9 cm,
D) over 182,9 cm
The weight-for-height limits in Classic Physique are given in point 19th of the „2024 NPC Poland Contest Regulations”.
● Men’s Physique
Categories:
Teenager, Junior, Master, True Novice, Novice, Open.
Classes:
A) up to 171 cm
B) up to 178 cm
C) up to 183 cm
D) over 183 cm
● Women’s Bikini
Categories: Teenager, Junior, Master, True Novice, Novice, Open.
Classes:
A) up to 160 cm
B) up to 163 cm
C) up to 168 cm
D) over 168 cm
● Women’s Wellness
Categories: Junior, Master, True Novice, Novice, Open.
In all categories there is only an open class – without dividing into height classes.
● Women’s Figure
Categories: Junior, Master, True Novice, Open.
In all categories there is only an open class – without dividing into height classes.
● Women’s Physique
Category: Open.
● Women’s Fitness
Category: Open.
In order for a given class (height, weight, age) to be held, at least 5 competitors must register. In accordance with the rules of the NPC Worldwide federation, if there is a smaller number of registered competitors in the height or weight or age class, such a class may be combined with a higher/heavier/younger class or an open class is held, i.e. without separation into height/weight/age classes (open class). The decision on the final dividing into height/weight/age classes is made by the head of the competition office after the athlete’s check-in. The following categories: Junior, Master, True Novice, Novice, Open are always held, even if only one competitor registered for them.
16. Online registration for the NPC WORLDWIDE NATURAL REGIONAL QUALIFIER – “Poland Championships in Natural Bodybuilding and Debuts in Natural Bodybuilding of the NPC Worldwide federation” scheduled for October 13, 2024 will be available on this website from July 4, 2024 to Wednesday, October 9, 2024 until 6:00 p.m. Online registration may be completed earlier (without notice, e.g. a week before the online registration deadline given above) if the maximum number of competitors registers for which we have planned the maximum duration of our competition (6 hours). Therefore, we ask competitors who will start preparing for our competitions and are determined to take part in them to register as early as possible (preferably by October 1, 2024).
17. Athletes registered for the NPC Natural Regional Qualifier taking place on Sunday, October 13, 2024, from July 4 to October 4, until 8 p.m. (up to 7 days before athletes check-in), are exempt from the contribution fee of PLN 350 related to mandatory polygraph tests and urine sample tests performed by an accredited commission conducting tests in our contest (Testing Agency).
The costs associated with organizing and conducting mandatory polygraph tests and urine sample tests are covered by the organizer of the NPC Natural Regional Qualifier competition.
Competitors registered at a later date (after October 4, 2024, after 8 p.m.) should be prepared to pay a contribution fee of PLN 350 related to mandatory polygraph tests and tests of urine samples of tested competitors. In such a situation, the contribution fee may be collected during the mandatory athlete’s check-in on Friday, October 11, and payment will be accepted only in cash (PLN or EURO or USD).
18. Next year, the NPC WORLDWIDE NATURAL REGIONAL QUALIFIER competition in Poland is tentatively scheduled (unofficially) for Sunday, May 11, 2025 and for Sunday, October 12, 2025 at the MCER venue in Marki near Warsaw. The final dates of these two events will be announced on our official website no later than January 5, 2025.
19. If you have any questions about the contest regulations, federation rules, organization of the NPC NATURAL competition in Poland, please feel free to contact our competition office:
▪︎ E-mail: [email protected]
▪︎ WhatsApp/Phone: +48 602 650 291
