PRESS MESSAGE: 22-03-2004 IFSA (International
Federation of Strenght Athletes)
Today during IFSA meeting in Budapest between IFSA
directors, Marcel Mostert (Holland) and Ilkka Kinnunen (Finnland), and
Hungarian IFSA, Laszlo Fekete there has been formed an agreement with
Adam Darazs for a long term fusion in competing and organizing
competitions in Strongman Sport. All parties have agreed as follows.
Laszlo Fekete is planning to stop his active career in the
worlwide competitions whereas he only will compete in several Team
competitions in Hungary. On other national-international competitions,
Laszlo will be present as the official from IFSA or else in organizing
matters. IFSA honours Laszlo Fekete for his active career for the past
20 years where he has shown his strenght to beat the best athletes of
the world. His capabilities and power in Strongman Sport was also shown
in 1994 and 1996 where he has beaten the complete top 10 of the world,
including the former 4 times World Strongest Man : Megnus ver Megnussen
from Iceland, in the contest in Hungary called then: World Strongest
Man. Adam Darazs says he hopes now to achieve the same honourable
performances as Laszlo in the coming future. He will follow up Laszlo
Fekete as an ambassador of Strongman Sport together with another great
Strongman Tibor Meszaros, also present in this meeting, and more well
known as the record holder in "Deadlifting".
These 2 men might beaten some day many worldrecords and
also the world record stones of Laszlo Fekete as he is still the "king
of stones". However, such records will be only than recognized within
presence of an international IFSA referee. Herewith IFSA, Adam Darazs
and Tibor Meszaros thanks Laszlo Fekete for his loyalty of the past 20
years building up Strongman Sport in Hungary. A new Strongman road will
start from today, with Adam Darazs and Tibor Meszaros as the coming
future, whereas the main goal from all parties will be to make Strongman
a big solid Sport. In June there will be the official Hungary Strongest
Man by IFSA, open for all athletes in Hungary. The winner will go to
Champions Trophy where he further can prove if he is strong enough for
the Worlds Strongest Man competitions. IFSA International hopes to have
great Strongman again from Hungary in the future. With Adam Darazs and
Tibor Meszaros this goal might be succesfull. (Hereby signed by all
parties)
Tibor Meszaros Adam
Darazs Laszlo
Fekete Marcel Mostert
(IFSA) Ilkka Kinnunen (IFSA)