{"id":26475,"date":"2026-08-10T20:09:45","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T20:09:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=26475"},"modified":"2026-08-10T20:09:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T20:09:45","slug":"khk-bodybuilding-open-wins-ifbb-status-the-daily-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=26475","title":{"rendered":"KHK Bodybuilding Open Wins IFBB Status | THE DAILY TRIBUNE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-645\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"single-featured\" style=\"color:#FFFFFF\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsofbahrain.com\/bahrain\/javascript:void();\" style=\"color:#FFFFFF;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsofbahrain.com\/admin\/post\/upload\/A_Rt1P3JMwHB_2026-08-10_1786385663resized_pic.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/www.newsofbahrain.com\/admin\/post\/upload\/A_Rt1P3JMwHB_2026-08-10_1786385663resized_pic.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full-thumb size-full-thumb wp-post-image \" alt=\"KHK Bodybuilding Open Wins IFBB Status\" title=\"KHK Bodybuilding Open Wins IFBB Status\" width=\"100%\"\/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                            <\/div>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                                                            &#13;<br \/>\n                                                            &#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content clearfix single-post-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsofbahrain.com\/bahrain\/mailto:mail@newsofbahrain.com\">mail@newsofbahrain.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa Open has been elevated to full international status by bodybuilding\u2019s world governing body, putting the September show on the IFBB\u2019s annual calendar and opening the door to a stronger field of overseas competitors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>The third edition will be held on September 19 at the Shaikh Abdulaziz bin Mohammed Hall at the University of Bahrain, with leading professionals and amateurs expected to compete.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>The International Federation of Fitness and Bodybuilding gave the championship its international ranking after two successful editions and the reputation it has built within the sport.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Sami Al Haddad, chairman of the Bahrain Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation and head of the higher organising committee, said the ruling gave the event greater weight and showed the trust placed in Bahrain as a host of top-level competitions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Athletes will also be able to earn recognised international rankings under IFBB rules, adding further weight to the contest and giving overseas competitors another reason to enter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>\u2018We are proud that the third Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa Open Bodybuilding Championship has received official recognition from the International Federation of Fitness and Bodybuilding,\u2019 Al Haddad said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>\u2018It shows the confidence Bahrain enjoys at international level and the quality of work carried out by the Bahrain federation in staging championships to world-class standards.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Al Haddad said the new status was expected to bring more leading bodybuilders from around the world and lift the standard of competition when the event returns next month.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>He said the federation would press ahead with plans to bring more international championships to Bahrain, with sports tourism among the aims of its long-term work.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                            &#13;\n                                                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsofbahrain.com\/bahrain\/139158.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; mail@newsofbahrain.com Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa Open has been elevated to full international status by bodybuilding\u2019s world governing body, putting the September show on the IFBB\u2019s annual calendar and opening the door to a stronger field of overseas competitors. The third edition will be held on September 19 at the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":26476,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26475","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>KHK Bodybuilding Open Wins IFBB Status | THE DAILY TRIBUNE - World Bodybuilding News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=26475\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"KHK Bodybuilding Open Wins IFBB Status | THE DAILY TRIBUNE - World Bodybuilding News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"&#013; &#013; &#013; &#013; mail@newsofbahrain.com Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa Open has been elevated to full international status by bodybuilding\u2019s world governing body, putting the September show on the IFBB\u2019s annual calendar and opening the door to a stronger field of overseas competitors. The third edition will be held on September 19 at the [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=26475\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"World Bodybuilding News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-08-10T20:09:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.newsofbahrain.com\/admin\/post\/upload\/A_Rt1P3JMwHB_2026-08-10_1786385663resized_pic.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"World Bodybuilding News\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"World Bodybuilding News\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/?p=26475#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/?p=26475\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"World Bodybuilding News\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/d84bf475351cac13351c44d62b00dcd2\"},\"headline\":\"KHK Bodybuilding Open Wins IFBB Status | THE DAILY TRIBUNE\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-08-10T20:09:45+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/?p=26475\"},\"wordCount\":288,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/?p=26475#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/A_Rt1P3JMwHB_2026-08-10_1786385663resized_pic.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/?p=26475#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/?p=26475\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/?p=26475\",\"name\":\"KHK Bodybuilding Open Wins IFBB Status | THE DAILY TRIBUNE - World Bodybuilding News\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/?p=26475#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/?p=26475#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/A_Rt1P3JMwHB_2026-08-10_1786385663resized_pic.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-08-10T20:09:45+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/d84bf475351cac13351c44d62b00dcd2\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/?p=26475#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/?p=26475\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/?p=26475#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/A_Rt1P3JMwHB_2026-08-10_1786385663resized_pic.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/A_Rt1P3JMwHB_2026-08-10_1786385663resized_pic.jpg\",\"width\":500,\"height\":296},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/?p=26475#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"KHK Bodybuilding Open Wins IFBB Status | THE DAILY TRIBUNE\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"World Bodybuilding News\",\"description\":\"Data, Rankings, Results.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/d84bf475351cac13351c44d62b00dcd2\",\"name\":\"World Bodybuilding News\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f3a97dc2b632583ef0db5105000be61b101080263520a02b1a9096e649f18e5e?s=96&d=initials&r=g&initials=wo\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f3a97dc2b632583ef0db5105000be61b101080263520a02b1a9096e649f18e5e?s=96&d=initials&r=g&initials=wo\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f3a97dc2b632583ef0db5105000be61b101080263520a02b1a9096e649f18e5e?s=96&d=initials&r=g&initials=wo\",\"caption\":\"World Bodybuilding News\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/?author=3\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"KHK Bodybuilding Open Wins IFBB Status | THE DAILY TRIBUNE - World Bodybuilding News","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=26475","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"KHK Bodybuilding Open Wins IFBB Status | THE DAILY TRIBUNE - World Bodybuilding News","og_description":"&#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; mail@newsofbahrain.com Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa Open has been elevated to full international status by bodybuilding\u2019s world governing body, putting the September show on the IFBB\u2019s annual calendar and opening the door to a stronger field of overseas competitors. The third edition will be held on September 19 at the [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=26475","og_site_name":"World Bodybuilding News","article_published_time":"2026-08-10T20:09:45+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.newsofbahrain.com\/admin\/post\/upload\/A_Rt1P3JMwHB_2026-08-10_1786385663resized_pic.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"World Bodybuilding News","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"World Bodybuilding News","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=26475#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=26475"},"author":{"name":"World Bodybuilding News","@id":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/#\/schema\/person\/d84bf475351cac13351c44d62b00dcd2"},"headline":"KHK Bodybuilding Open Wins IFBB Status | THE DAILY TRIBUNE","datePublished":"2026-08-10T20:09:45+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=26475"},"wordCount":288,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=26475#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/A_Rt1P3JMwHB_2026-08-10_1786385663resized_pic.jpg","articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=26475#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=26475","url":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=26475","name":"KHK Bodybuilding Open Wins IFBB Status | THE DAILY TRIBUNE - World Bodybuilding News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=26475#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=26475#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/A_Rt1P3JMwHB_2026-08-10_1786385663resized_pic.jpg","datePublished":"2026-08-10T20:09:45+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/#\/schema\/person\/d84bf475351cac13351c44d62b00dcd2"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=26475#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=26475"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=26475#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/A_Rt1P3JMwHB_2026-08-10_1786385663resized_pic.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/A_Rt1P3JMwHB_2026-08-10_1786385663resized_pic.jpg","width":500,"height":296},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=26475#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"KHK Bodybuilding Open Wins IFBB Status | THE DAILY TRIBUNE"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/","name":"World Bodybuilding News","description":"Data, Rankings, Results.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/#\/schema\/person\/d84bf475351cac13351c44d62b00dcd2","name":"World Bodybuilding News","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f3a97dc2b632583ef0db5105000be61b101080263520a02b1a9096e649f18e5e?s=96&d=initials&r=g&initials=wo","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f3a97dc2b632583ef0db5105000be61b101080263520a02b1a9096e649f18e5e?s=96&d=initials&r=g&initials=wo","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f3a97dc2b632583ef0db5105000be61b101080263520a02b1a9096e649f18e5e?s=96&d=initials&r=g&initials=wo","caption":"World Bodybuilding News"},"url":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?author=3"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26475","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=26475"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26475\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/26476"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=26475"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=26475"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=26475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}