28 August 2009
27 ASIAN COUNTRIES RECOGNISED BY THEIR NATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEES RESIGNED FROM THE IFBB ON 13TH AUGUST, 2009 AND JOINED THE WORLD BODYBUILDING AND PHYSIQUE SPORTS FEDERATION.
AUSTRIA AND SEVERAL SOUTH PACIFIC COUNTRIES ALSO TENDERED THEIR RESIGNATION FROM THE IFBB. THE IFBB CONSTITUTION GIVE ABSOLUTE POWER TO THE PRESIDENT UNDER ARTICLE 20.1 WHEREAS THE WBPF IS GOVERNED BY THE CONGRESS WHICH IS THE SUPREME BODY. WBPF IS TRANSPARENT AND A TRULY DEMOCRATIC FEDERATION.