A total participation of seventy (70) countries. The affiliation of the following 2 new members of the IFBB was ratified: Estonia and Palestine.

Following were voted upon and adopted:
     1. Commencing with the 1997 World Men‘s Amateur Bodybuilding Championships to be organized in Prague, Czech republic, the iFBB conduct doping control testing at the finals, immediately upon completion of each category‘s awards presentation, on top three athletes in each category (gold, silver and bronze medalists).
     2. That the IFBB continue to conduct doping control testing at the weigh-in / registration by randomly selecting a number of athletes from each category, said number to be determined from time to time by the IFBB.
     3. That, commencing 1998, the IFBB implement the doping control program outlined in motions 1 and 2 above, at all IFBB international amateur competitions.
     4. To divide fitness competitors into two categories, based upon height: up to and including 160 cms, and over 160 cms. This will become effective as of 1997.
     5. From 1998 European Men‘s Bodybuilding Championships will be organized separately to the Women‘s bodybuilding competition.
     6. The annual affiliation fee would be increased to 300 USD commencing in 1997.

Bantamweight class winner Anwar Ahmed El Amawy (Egypt).

Lightweight class champion Han Dong-Ki (Korea).

Welterweight class winner Ertugrul Gulcan (Turkey).

Oleg Zhur (Ukraine) won the middleweight class and Most Improved Bodybuilder trophy.

Thomas Scheu (Germany) was the light-heavyweight class winner.

Jeno Kiss (Hungary) was declared as heavyweight and overall winner.

The Jordanian team won the Team Posing competition.