2020 Arnold Sports Festival To Feature Record 22,000 Athletes From 80 Nations In 80+ Sports & Events Columbus Convention Center, Ohio Expo Center To Again Host Most Events The Arnold Sports Festival, already the largest multi-sport event in the world, will grow even larger in 2020 when an estimated 22,000 athletes from 80 nations compete in more than 80 sports and events March 5-8 in Columbus, Ohio. Headlining the nation’s largest multi-sport festival are IFBB Pro League professional bodybuilding contests and the Arnold Strongman Classic with the most well-built and strongest athletes in the world. These premier physique and strongman competitions are featured daily at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. The 32nd Arnold Classic will be held at Battelle Grand on Saturday, March 7, along with the Bikini International, Arnold Classic Men’s Physique and Arnold Strongman Classic Finals. Other IFBB Pro League events on the weekend include Fitness, Figure, Classic Physique, Women’s Physique and Pro Wheelchair. The Arnold Amateur NPC Bodybuilding, Fitness, Figure, Bikini & Physique Championships will be held at the Battelle Grand and Arnold Fitness EXPO from Thursday, March 5 through Saturday, March 7 and is expected to attract more than 700 athletes. New events in 2020 include: Medieval Fighting, WPO Powerlifting, Teen Strongman and Cup Stacking. Sports and events at the Ohio Expo Center in 2020 include Arnold SportsWorld Kids & Teens EXPO, baton twirling, cheerleading & dance, futsal, gymnastics, martial arts and pickleball. The Arnold SportsWorld Kids & Teens EXPO is helping kids be more active, building healthier habits for life. Attendees can try more than 20 sports from archery to wrestling, many led by Central Ohio professional sports teams. Also featured are dozens of fun zone activities including ziplines, mascots, climbing wall and more. Highlighting the event is Arnold’s Quest for Talent competition where young contestants can win thousands of dollars in prizes and scholarships. This wall-to-wall fun event for families is free for kids 14 and under and takes place at the Ohio Expo Center’s Bricker Building Saturday, March 7 and Sunday, March 8. The 2020 Arnold Fitness EXPO will be held March 6-8 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center and feature more than 1,000 booths of the latest in sports equipment, apparel and nutrition and four stages that host unique, non-stop competitions and entertainment that combine to make the Arnold Fitness EXPO the heart of the Arnold Sports Festival. Admission to the Arnold Fitness EXPO, most events at the Greater Columbus Convention Center, the Arnold SportsWorld Kids & Teens EXPO and all events at the Ohio Expo Center are included in the Daily EXPO Ticket ($20 each in advance, $25 at the door). Tickets at the Ohio Expo Center are $20 at the door on event weekend. Children 14 and under are FREE. Parking at the Ohio Expo Center will be $10. FREE shuttles will run from the Ohio Expo Center to the Greater Columbus Convention Center on Friday, March 6 through Sunday, March 8. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jim Lorimer have co-produced the Arnold Sports Festival since 1989 when it debuted as a one-day bodybuilding competition known as the Arnold Classic. The Arnold Sports Festival has grown over the years and is now a four-day festival that features more than 80 sports and events. “A Daily EXPO ticket affords a huge entertainment value for attendees to experience a great variety of sports and events,” Lorimer said. “We are very proud to provide the opportunity for athletes, a majority of them youth, to compete at the largest multi-sport festival in the world.”
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