Italian city Genoa hosted a two-day judges seminar ©IFBB

Italian city Genoa hosted a two-day International Federation of Fitness and Bodybuilding (IFBB) Judges Seminar.

The event was organised by the Italian Fitness and Bodybuilding Federation under its chairman Benedetto Mondello.

It was designed to update and improve the skills of Italian judges, coaches and athletes.

Pawel Filleborn, the chairman of the IFBB's Judges Committee, served as lecturer at the seminar.

This was his third visit to Italy.

It is hoped the standard of bodybuilding judging will improve following the seminar ©IFBB
It is hoped the standard of bodybuilding judging will improve following the seminar ©IFBB

A number of other important officials took part including IFBB legal adviser Marco Bosso and experienced international judges Walter Ghezzy and Alex Balestri.

Giada Simari was among the athletes to attend.

Italy is currently preparing to stage two big events on the IFBB calendar.

Rimini will host the IFBB Panatta World Cup between June 1 and 3.

This will be followed by the Diamond Cup Italy in capital city Rome between November 2 and 4.