Arnold

INSIDE IN THE ARNOLD

U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Weightlifting Among 2012 Highlights
The Arnold Sports Festival – the largest multi-sport event in the nation with more than 18,000 athletes competing in more than 45 sports and events, including 12 Olympic sports – will attract 175,000 health and fitness enthusiasts and sports fans to Columbus from March 1-4. 
The Arnold Sports Festival hasgrown each year since its inception in 1989 as the Arnold Classic, a one-day professional men’s bodybuilding competition named in honor of co-promoter and bodybuilding legend Arnold Schwarzenegger. The annual sports and fitness celebration, which will celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2013, has grown into an international competition that draws athletes from more than 80 nations.
Among thehighlights in 2012 is the U.S. Olympic Teams Trials for Weightlifting that will determine athletes that represent the United States at the London Summer Olympics. The Arnold Weightlifting Championships will also feature the USA Weightlifting National Championships in 2012. Other new events include the Men’s Physique division in the popular Arnold Amateur bodybuilding competition.
The 2012 Arnold FitnessEXPO will again feature 700 booths of the latest in sports equipment, apparel and nutrition and a stage that host unique, non-stop competitions and entertainment that combine to make the Arnold Fitness EXPO the heart of the Arnold Sports Festival.

The Arnold Sports Festival will be held at the Greater Columbus Convention Center, Franklin County Veterans Memorial, Lifestyles CommunitiesPavilion and several other premier venues. A free shuttle service connects the various sites located in downtown Columbus.

Many Arnold Sports Festival participants are youth competing in events such as archery, gymnastics, cheerleading, fencing and martial arts. The student-athletes compete for eight $2,000 college scholarships that are presented by the Columbus Rotary and the Arnold Sports Festival.Also, events for seniors, Art at the Arnold and the Arnold Sports Film Festival make the weekend appealing to diverse audiences.

The Arnold Sports Festival is a proving ground for aspiring athletes in a variety of Olympic sports, including archery, boxing, fencing, figure skating, gymnastics, judo, karate, running, table tennis, tae kwon do, track & field and weightlifting.

“A Daily EXPOticket affords a great entertainment value and allows our attendees to experience a great variety of sports and events,” said co-promoter Jim Lorimer, who has partnered with Arnold Schwarzenegger since 1975. “We are very proud to provide the opportunity for 18,000 athletes, a majority of them children, to compete at the largest multi-sport festival in the United States.”
GNC, the nation’s largestspecialty retailer of sports nutrition products, will be the lead sponsor of the Arnold Sports Festival for the 12th straight year in 2012.
 












2012 Arnold Amateur Deadline Nears
1-3 MARZO 2012
The Arnold Amateur is in its sixth year and every year the level of competition continues to rise. The 2012 Arnold Amateur IFBB International Bodybuilding, Fitness, Figure and BikiniChampionships will be better than ever. Competitors from across the globe will compete against one another in hope of winning one of the most prestigious titles in the amateur ranks. The registration deadline is January 31, 2012. No registrations will be accepted after that date.

Arnold Amateur Information:

U.S. competitors in men’s bodybuilding, women’s bodybuilding, fitness and figuremust finish in the top five at an NPC national qualifying-sanctioned event to be eligible for the Arnold Amateur. No qualifications needed for classic bodybuilding and bikini. Get entry form at www.arnoldamateur.com.
This is a tremendous and unique opportunity to secure a spot in one of the most prestigious professional bodybuilding shows in the world
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