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Mar-04-2011

2011 Arnold Sports Festival

With 46 sports and events, including 13 Olympic sports, the 2011 Arnold Sports Festival presents fitness and fun for all ages March 3-6, 2011. The festival has expanded into the world?s largest multi-sport fitness weekend since its 1989 beginning as The Arnold Classic as a one-day professional men?s bodybuilding competition.

About 175,000 sports fans are expected to see 18,000 athletes compete in a variety of more than 40 sports and events at 10 premier venues: the Greater Columbus Convention Center, Franklin County Veterans Memorial, LC Pavilion, Nationwide Arena, Dispatch Ice Haus, Arena Grand Movie Theater the Ohio State University's French Field House and three Chiller ice rinks (Dublin, North and Easton). At the popular three-day Arnold Fitness EXPO audiences enjoy 700 fitness-related booths and ongoing stage entertainment.

Many Arnold Sports Festival participants are youth competing in archery, boxing, cheerleading and dance, dancesport, fencing, figure skating, gymnastics, martial arts, skateboarding, table tennis, weightlifting and wrestling. Top student athletes compete for one of 10 $2,000 college scholarships presented by the Columbus Rotary and the Arnold Sports Festival.

Olympic Sports: The Arnold Sports Festival is a proving ground for many aspiring athletes. Former Olympians and Olympic hopefuls will appear or compete in 12 Olympic Sports: archery, boxing, fencing, gymnastics, hockey, judo, karate, running, table tennis, tae kwon do, track & field and weightlifting.

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