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No Expo at Sept. 25 Arnold Classic

Arnold Sports Festival

Echoing the ‘better than nothing’ variety, the 2021 Arnold Sports Festival will in fact finally take place in Columbus, Ohio on September 25. Originally scheduled for the first weekend in March, the very popular event had been postponed with a “TBA” due to the state’s restrictions on COVID-19. This was preceded by last year’s show that did take place, but had to restrict the number of fans in attendance and the entire expo was cancelled.

No doubt that the promoters waited as long as possible to schedule this year’s with the hope that they would be allowed to have the expo, which has become as popular as the competitions. But that unfortunately was not the case, as the announcement included a section that stated the expo would return in March of 2022.

 

 

The competitors’ lists will be released in early June but this year’s ASF will only have men’s open bodybuilding, men’s classic physique, and two women’s categories – fitness and bikini.

A mere two weeks after this show will be Olympia Weekend, which will once again take place in Orlando, Florida.

Here is the full press release:

 

COLUMBUS, Ohio (May 25, 2021) — The world’s best bodybuilders and the fittest men and women on the planet will battle for $412,000 in prize money when the 2021 Arnold Classic and related IFBB Pro League contests return to Columbus, Ohio on Saturday, Sept. 25.

“It is important to offer full prize money at the Arnold Classic this year,” co-founder and promoter Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said. “The athletes deserve to be rewarded for their hard work and dedication during this difficult year. We promise to make this year’s Arnold Classic one to remember.”

 



The Arnold Classic men’s bodybuilding championships, held annually since 1989, is the marquee event of the Arnold Sports Festival, the multi-sport festival founded by Schwarzenegger and Jim Lorimer as a one-day celebration of professional bodybuilding and physique sports.

This year’s Arnold Classic will pay homage to its roots as competitors in the Arnold Classic and three other IFBB Pro League events ­– Arnold Classic Physique, Fitness International and Bikini International – compete for bodybuilding’s most prestigious prize on the Battelle Grand stage at the Greater Columbus Convention Center.

The 2021 Arnold Sports Festival, originally scheduled for March, was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

 



“The Arnold Classic has been held for 32 consecutive years and it would be unthinkable to go a year without providing the athletes the opportunity to compete,” Schwarzenegger said. “My support of the sport of bodybuilding is enormous and, with the help of our sponsors, we are committed to making this year’s Arnold Classic a tremendous success.”

Five-time champion Dexter Jackson, four-time winner Flex Wheeler, three-time champ Jay Cutler and the great Ronnie Coleman are among the bodybuilding legends who have graced the Arnold Classic stage. William Bonac of the Netherlands took home the Arnold Classic trophy for the second time when he won the Arnold Classic in 2020.

In addition to Bonac, defending champions include Alex Cambronero of Miami (Arnold Classic Physique), Missy Truscott of Redmond, Wash. (Fitness International) and Elisa Pecini of Brasil (Bikini International). Competitor lists for this year’s contests will be announced in mid-June.

Tickets for the 2021 Arnold Classic will go on sale June 15.

The 2022 Arnold Sports Festival – including the Arnold Fitness EXPO, Arnold Classic, Arnold Amateur Bodybuilding Championships and an unprecedented lineup of physique, strength, combat and related sports and events – will return to the Greater Columbus Convention Center from March 3-6, 2022. More information will be released soon.

MORE INFORMATION
www.arnoldsportsfestival.com

 

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