2015 Arnold Sports
Festival Expands!
By The Bodybuilders.gr Editorial Team
December 11th, 2014
2015 Arnold Sports Festival Expands To Ohio Expo Center -
Bodybuilding Events Relocated to Convention Center.
18,000 athletes compete in 50 sports and events before 175,000 attendees
COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Arnold Sports Festival, the largest multi-sport
event in the nation, will move several competitions to the Ohio Expo Center in
2015, including the NEW Arnold Kids Fitness EXPO. All professional and amateur
bodybuilding shows will be relocated to the Greater Columbus Convention Center,
due to the closing of Franklin County Veterans Memorial.
Sports and events to be held at the Ohio Expo Center in 2015 include Archery,
Cheerleading & Dance, CrossFit Endeavor, Disc Golf, Pickleball, Table Tennis and
XPC Powerlifting.
The new Arnold Kids Fitness EXPO will feature demonstrations and clinics in
baseball, chess, fencing, football, golf, gymnastics, hockey, soccer and tennis,
among others. The Kids Fitness EXPO will feature nonstop stage entertainment, a
new Arnold's Got Talent show, and vendor booths. It will be held Saturday, March
7 and Sunday, March 8 at the Bricker Building at the Ohio Expo Center, 717 E.
17th Avenue.
The Arnold Sports Festival’s professional bodybuilding shows that have
traditionally been held at Veterans Memorial, will be held at Battelle Grand at
the Greater Columbus Convention Center. The Pole Fitness National Championships,
returning for its second year, will be held at Battelle Grand on Friday, March 7
at 9:30pm, immediately following Arnold Classic 212, Fitness International and
Figure International Finals.
The Arnold Amateur Bodybuilding, Fitness, Figure, Bikini & Physique
Championships that were held at Veterans Memorial on Thursday and Friday in the
past will also move to Battelle Grand.
Other new events in 2015 include IFBB Pro Men’s Physique, IFBB Pro Women’s
Physique, Model Search, WWE, Chess, America’s Next Great Trainer, Soccer, MAS
Wrestling and Rowing.
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 a variety of sports, including
professional and amateur bodybuilding, strongman, weightlifting, and
powerlifting. Youth sports include gymnastics, cheerleading and dance, fencing,
martial arts and many others.
Admission to the Arnold Kids Fitness EXPO and the sports and events at the Ohio
Expo Center is included in the Daily EXPO Ticket ($10 in advance, $15 at the
door). Children 10 and under are FREE. Parking at the Ohio Expo Center will be
$6. FREE shuttles will run from the Ohio Expo Center to the Greater Columbus
Convention Center on Friday, March 6-Sunday, March 8.
The 2015 Arnold Fitness EXPO will be held March 6-8 at the Greater Columbus
Convention Center, and feature more than 900 booths of the latest in sports
equipment, apparel and nutrition and a stage that hosts unique, non-stop
competitions and entertainment that combine to make the Arnold Fitness EXPO the
heart of the Arnold Sports Festival.
“A Daily EXPO ticket affords a great entertainment value and allows our
attendees to experience a great variety of sports and events,” co-promoter Jim
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
U.S.”
A daily ticket to the EXPO includes admission to most of the 50 sports and
events. For a complete list of events visit the website’s Ticket Information
page.
Separate tickets are required for the following events:
• Arnold Amateur Classic Bodybuilding Prejudging & Finals, Fitness, Figure and
Bikini Prejudging 4pm Thursday, March 5, Battelle Grand $25.
• Meet & Greet with IFBB Pros, 8pm Thursday, March 5, Hilton Columbus Downtown
$25.
• Amateur Bodybuilding Prejudging, Physique & Figure Masters Prejudging &
Finals, 9am Friday, March 6, Battelle Grand $25.
• Arnold Classic 212, Fitness International, Figure International Finals and
Pole Fitness National Championships, 7pm Friday, March 6, Battelle Grand $50-75.
• Amateur MMA Festival, 7pm Friday, March 6, Lifestyles Communities Pavilion
$30-$75 (not included in VIP package).
• 27th Annual Arnold Classic and Bikini International Prejudging, 2pm Saturday,
March 7, Battelle Grand $50.
• 27th Annual Arnold Classic, Bikini International and Strongman Classic Finals,
7pm Saturday, March 7, Battelle Grand $50-$100.
• Arnold Party With The Pros, 9pm Saturday, March 7, Hollywood Casino $25.
• Arnold Pro Boxing, 7pm Saturday, March 7, L.C. Pavilion (not included in VIP
package).
• Arnold, Sunday Showcase Featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger, 11am Sunday, March 8,
Hilton Columbus Downtown $50 ($25 for students with ID).
VIP Ticket Packages and individual event tickets are available through
Ticketmaster at www.ticketmaster.com/arnold or 800-745-3000. Daily EXPO tickets
are available for $10 in advance (plus service charge) or $15 at the door of all
Arnold Sports Festival venues. Children 10 and under free.
Presenting Sponsor: Europa Sports Products.
Diamond Sponsors: EAS Abbott Nutrition, Hollywood Casino Columbus, MHP,
MusclePharm, Quest Nutrition.
Gold Sponsors: 6 Pack Fitness, Animal, BPI, BSN, CytoSport, Gasp & Better
Bodies, Gymshark, Jan Tana, Muscle & Fitness Magazine, Optimum Nutrition,
ProMera Sports.
Silver Sponsors: 4 Dimension Nutrition, AEP, ABB Performance, Allmax
Nutrition, Beast Sports, Bodybuilding.com, Gaspari Nutrition, GAT / World Health
Products, GEAR, Inc., Gifted Nutrition, Kiosk Kings Champion Energy, Liftag
Sport, Lone Star Distribution, MuscleTech, Nutrex Research, Oh Yeah! Nutrition,
Ricart.com, Rivalus, Rogue Fitness, SAN Nutrition, USN, VPX.
Bronze Sponsors: 1 Up Nutrition, Active Interest Media, BioRhythm,
Blender Bottle, Cellucor, Flexicus.com, FUEL, Gold’s Gym, Grow Dietary
Supplements, GT Nutrition USA, Infitnitude, iSatori, Inc., Mutant, MRI, MRM,
Muscle Egg, N.V.E. Pharmaceuticals, Scivation, Skechers, SmartShake, Twinlab.
For more information, including schedules, locations and hours, visit:
www.arnoldsportsfestival.com.
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