The Arnold Sports Festival will add the 212-pound professional
men’s bodybuilding division to its IFBB Pro League contests in 2014,
event promoter Jim Lorimer announced today.
The men’s bodybuilding lightweight division has become one of the
IFBB Pro League’s most popular since being introduced in 2008 as the
202-pound division. The allowed weight was increased to 212 pounds
effective November 2011.
The first-annual Arnold Classic 212 will be held Feb. 28, 2014.
Prejudging will be held from noon-2 p.m. at the Arnold Fitness EXPO
Stage, with finals sets for 7 p.m. that night at Veterans Memorial.
The Arnold Classic 212 will replace the Ms. International women’s
bodybuilding competition at the Arnold Sports Festival. The Ms.
International was part of the Arnold Sports Festival for 25 years, with
Iris Kyle winning her record seventh title in 2013.
“The Arnold Sports Festival was proud to support women’s
bodybuilding through the Ms. International for the past quarter
century,” Lorimer said. “But in keeping with demands of our fans, the
time has come to introduce the Arnold Classic 212 beginning in 2014. We
are excited to create a professional competitive platform for some of
the IFBB Pro League’s most popular competitors.”
The 2014 Arnold Sports Festival will again feature five IFBB Pro
League events: men’s bodybuilding, 212 men’s bodybuilding, women’s
fitness, figure and bikini.
The 2014 Arnold Sports Festival – which will once again feature
18,000 athletes from more than 80 nations competing in 45 sports and
events – will be held Feb. 27-March 2, 2014. Arnold Classic 212, Fitness
International and Figure International competitions will be held on
Friday, Feb. 28 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center and Veterans
Memorial. The 26th Annual Arnold Classic and Bikini International will
be held on Saturday, March 1 at Veterans Memorial. The Arnold Amateur
Bodybuilding, Fitness, Figure, Bikini & Physique Championships will
be held March Feb. 27-28 at Veterans Memorial and March 1 at the Greater
Columbus Convention Center.
Visit www.arnoldsportsfestival.com
for more information on the Arnold Sports Festival. Tickets to all
events will go on sale beginning at a later date at
www.ticketmaster.com/arnold.
This is some huge news & I like it! 212 is in & Female bodybuilding sadly is becoming extinct. I think they need to add both Men's & Women's Physique. Women's Physique is rising and you get beautiful women with muscle & a routine. Plus, you can't go wrong with Men's Physique is rising too. Lets see what happens next!!!
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