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Government and health officials announced Tuesday evening that this year’s Arnold Sports Festival will go on as scheduled, but due to concerns about the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, spectators are barred from the event and the trade show is canceled. The competition for athletes, however, will be allowed to continue.
One exception for spectators is the Arnold Classic World Bodybuilding Championship finals, scheduled for Saturday night at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. The finals had prepaid tickets and are in an arena-style setting, minimizing the fear of the spread of the virus. Gov. Mike DeWine and Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther held a joint press conference Tuesday announcing the change. Arnold Schwarzenegger joined the press conference via telephone.
DeWine said new guidance Tuesday from the Centers for Disease Control on large public gatherings led to the decision to close the convention and trade show. “We all decided to move forward with the athlete competition of the Arnold Classic, but not to allow spectators or the trade show to continue, with the exception of the Arnold Classic Finals on Saturday night at the convention center,” DeWine said.
Columbus Public Health will be monitoring more than 22,000 athletes as they arrive for the competitions. The health department will be meeting the athletes at the airport and questioning them about their recent travel. Myshieka Robert, the Columbus Public Health commissioner, said the health department has the staff to monitor that number of people coming into Columbus, but can’t screen more than that.
Robert said the department won’t monitor athletes from five countries where there’s an outbreak of COVID-19. “All athletes from China, Italy, Japan, Iran, and South Korea will be excluded from participating in the event,” she said. Columbus Public Health staff members have already screened five athletes at John Glenn International Airport who are in Columbus for the Arnold.
They asked them the places they’ve traveled in the past two weeks and if they’ve been in contact with anyone who has COVID-19 over that same period of time. They will then ask if they had a fever in the past 24 hours and then take their temperature on the spot before the athletes are allowed to go to their hotels. Initially, Ginther was set to hold a press conference with city health officials early on Tuesday, but that conference was canceled. The joint press conference with DeWine and state health officials was scheduled a few hours later.
“This situation is going to continue to spread,” said Amy Acton, director of the Ohio Department of Health. “We will see cases in Ohio eventually. We will see them and we will eventually see community spread.” All the athletes participating in the event have received prevention messages from health officials and the festival. Those preventions include hand washing, coughing and sneezing into your elbow, and staying away from the public if you are showing symptoms of illness.
Both the convention and the trade show are expected to be rescheduled. However, details have not been released. Details regarding ticket refunds have also not been released.
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I was speaking to Zack Khan yesterday and he said this and I did not believe him
Now this
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At least the thong show will go on
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It's just flu, bro
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A furious Mayor Of Bodybuilding will destroy his living room when he reads this thread
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A furious Mayor Of Bodybuilding will destroy his living room when he reads this thread
Hell hath no fury like a schmoe scorned....
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Where will the steroid users go to congregate now?
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The $650 Arnold 2020 VIP package was to include a contaminated Schwarzenegger wet-sneezing on you.
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Where will the steroid abusers go to congregate now?
Great question.
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Lol at a fan base who thinks nothing of injecting bathtub gear and sucking pounds of stimulants being afraid of a case of the sneezes!
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How far along was Flex’s prep?
That recent arm shot indicates he was really dialing it in.
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This Corona Virus paranoia has gotten out of hand. Why even hold the show now? Stupid as fuck.
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https://www.10tv.com/article/athletes-will-compete-arnold-sports-festival-no-spectators-or-expo-over-coronavirus-concerns
Such bullshit
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How far along was Flex’s prep?
That recent arm shot indicates he was really dialing it in.
Looking a bit flat, will carb up soon
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Arnold Classic is NOT Canceled!
ASC EXPO & Convenion has been Canceled and Postponed.
Saturday Night ASC World Championships will be Open to Spectators. ;D
Ohio Politics
Columbus’ Arnold Sports Festival partially canceled due to coronavirus fears
Updated 8:05 PM; Today 7:50 PM
However, the 200,000 or so fans expected at the event between Thursday and Sunday won’t be permitted to attend any of the competitions, with the exception of the Arnold finals on Saturday, DeWine said.
The conditions at the Arnold – in which a lot of people are congested together in an indoor space -- “are ideal to spread the disease,” DeWine said. The finals are considered less of a hazard, the governor added, because only a few thousand spectators will attend in a comparatively less confined space.
DeWine said state officials reached out to event organizers and made a joint decision to partially cancel this year’s Arnold, especially in light of a Centers for Disease Control guidance issued earlier on Tuesday directing officials to consider the ability of local health departments to prevent and contain coronavirus spreading in mass gatherings. The decision to partially cancel was made jointly between state, city, and event officials, in consultation with multiple medical doctors and health officials, he said.
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Looking a bit flat, will carb up soon
He was hoping to get a leg up on his competition.
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Trumptard explained this was all just a hoax.
Doesn't anyone believe him?
It's the people who are dying from a hoax that are really being ridiculous
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Trumptard explained this was all just a hoax.
Doesn't anyone believe him?
It's the people who are dying from a hoax that are really being ridiculous
The people dying from this hoax are left wing extremists.
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Trumptard explained this was all just a hoax.
Doesn't anyone believe him?
It's the people who are dying from a hoax that are really being ridiculous
It’s the fucking flu.
Some always croak from the flu bug.
Wash your hands and get on with it.
P.S. Trumpster rules
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Arnold speaks
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First global warming, then veganism and now this. Arnold is the ultimate beta cuck nowadays
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Trumptard explained this was all just a hoax.
Doesn't anyone believe him?
It's the people who are dying from a hoax that are really being ridiculous
They are 90 year olds who would’ve died later this year from natural causes
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Trumptard explained this was all just a hoax.
Doesn't anyone believe him?
It's the people who are dying from a hoax that are really being ridiculous
That’s not what he said numbnuts
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This is pathetic and sad. F !
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Great question.
The tbomz and primegloryhole
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They are 90 year olds who would’ve died later this year from natural causes
It’s just people covering their ass.
Imagine if large portions of people were infected after the Arnold. No one wants to be the person others point the finger at.
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why trump voters are dumb
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Arnold's cancelled?....nooo fucking way
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Good. Fuck that pussy Arnold. Hope he gets the virus and assumes room temperature in Austria with Greta by his withered side. Fuckin' cuntlette.
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I predict that Australia will cancel next. Luckily I didn’t purchase any expo tickets online. I will still enjoy Melbourne regardless.
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I’m headed to conexpo next week in Vegas. It’s bigger and has not been canceled. I wonder why Arnold chickened out?
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I predict that Australia will cancel next. Luckily I didn’t purchase any expo tickets online. I will still enjoy Melbourne regardless.
Australia...Ahhhhhh... One day I hope to visit but given my age and other concerns, I doubt it. Years ago a young man from there told me that there was such a shortage (no...not a Lee Priest SHORTage!) of men compared to women that even I could get a date.
Still didn't go. ;D A good looking mature woman (worry not, you are too young!) with that accent would likely give me a heart attack. If I am ever able to retire I shall just visit as many US states as I can. I would very much like to see Ireland, England, Scotland (yeah...I know), Australia and New Zealand but I doubt it will ever happen.
Back on topic. Fuck Arnold and his clASSic.
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Getbiggers be like
“HOW DARE THEY TRY TO CANCEL MY THONG PAGEANT!”
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That’s not what he said numbnuts
it's EXACTLY what he said and then tried to spin it later when even he realized how fucking stupid he sounded
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It’s the fucking flu.
Some always croak from the flu bug.
Wash your hands and get on with it.
P.S. Trumpster rules
Not the flu but feel free to believe that
Believing shit that isn't true is one of the foundational principles of Trumptardism
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100 cases and 7 deaths in a country if 300 million.
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Not the flu but feel free to believe that
Believing shit that isn't true is one of the foundational principles of Trumptardism
Hi stoooooooooooooooooopid.
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Cowards.
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Australia...Ahhhhhh... One day I hope to visit but given my age and other concerns, I doubt it. Years ago a young man from there told me that there was such a shortage (no...not a Lee Priest SHORTage!) of men compared to women that even I could get a date.
Still didn't go. ;D A good looking mature woman (worry not, you are too young!) with that accent would likely give me a heart attack. If I am ever able to retire I shall just visit as many US states as I can. I would very much like to see Ireland, England, Scotland (yeah...I know), Australia and New Zealand but I doubt it will ever happen.
Back on topic. Fuck Arnold and his clASSic.
Now is your chance. The Australian Arnold event is going full steam ahead according to Tony Doherty.
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At least the thong show will go on
;D ;D ;D
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Over 18000 cases of the flu since the beginning of the year. Over 250,000 visit the Arnold from all around the world. Hey, I have an idea. Let’s cancel the Arnold for spectators and let them Rome all around the city and state. 🤦♂️
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I’m headed to conexpo next week in Vegas. It’s bigger and has not been canceled. I wonder why Arnold chickened out?
It doesn’t seem like Arnold was the one to make the decision:
“Gov. Mike DeWine and Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther held a joint press conference Tuesday announcing the change. Arnold Schwarzenegger joined the press conference via telephone.
DeWine said new guidance Tuesday from the Centers for Disease Control on large public gatherings led to the decision to close the convention and trade show.”
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It doesn’t seem like Arnold was the one to make the decision:
“Gov. Mike DeWine and Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther held a joint press conference Tuesday announcing the change. Arnold Schwarzenegger joined the press conference via telephone.
DeWine said new guidance Tuesday from the Centers for Disease Control on large public gatherings led to the decision to close the convention and trade show.”
There are large public gatherings every night with College Basketball and NBA
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There are large public gatherings every night with College Basketball and NBA
Maybe he doesn’t want large amount of PEDs in his state.
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The people dying from this hoax are left wing extremists.
That and their hero Bernie's chances of getting the nomination. The fix is in.
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This is some apocalypse now stuff, and we haven't even seen the final mutated version of the virus. We would be talking spitting Zombies. Big, congested crowds of sneezes and coughs isn't a good idea anyway. We are talking maximum vector supply.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3Yy6c0Tlvk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3Yy6c0Tlvk)
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it's EXACTLY what he said and then tried to spin it later when even he realized how fucking stupid he sounded
Retard..
“Now the Democrats are politicizing the coronavirus. Coronavirus. They’re politicizing it. We did one of the great jobs, you say, “How’s President Trump doing?” They go, “Oh, not good, not good.” They have no clue; they don’t have any clue. They can’t even count their votes in Iowa. They can’t count their votes!
One of my people came up to me and said, “Mr. President, they tried to beat you on Russia, Russia, Russia. That didn’t work out too well. They couldn’t do it. They tried the impeachment hoax. That was on a perfect conversation. They tried anything, they tried it over and over. They’ve been doing it since you got in. It’s all turning, they lost, it’s all turning. Think of it. And this is their new hoax.”
But you know, we did something that’s been pretty amazing. We have 15 people in this massive country, and because of the fact that we won early, we won early, we could’ve had a lot more than that. We’re doing great. Our country is doing so great. We are so unified. We are so unified”
https://legalinsurrection.com/2020/02/media-hoaxes-no-trump-did-not-call-coronavirus-a-hoax-and-no-fauci-was-not-muzzled/
Plenty more where this came from. God, liberals are stupid
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Retard..
Look here Mexican. Do some independent research and stop listening to politicians. They have absolutely ZERO knowledge of science. Everything with you is political. Principles of Virology is a good book.
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Look here Mexican. Do some independent research and stop listening to politicians. They have absolutely ZERO knowledge of science. Everything with you is political. Principles of Virology is a good book.
I was responding to the village idiot, Strawman
“Trumptard explained this was all just a hoax.
Doesn't anyone believe him?
It's the people who are dying from a hoax that are really being ridiculous”
Thanks for your input though
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100 cases and 7 deaths in a country if 300 million.
24 million here and we have run out of shit tickets......
Seriously. No dunny paper left. Because to survive a zombie apocolypse you require dunny paper. Did nobody watch the walking dead?
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. God, liberals are stupid
Don't they call themselves "progressives" now to avoid using the word socialists?
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I predict that Australia will cancel next. Luckily I didn’t purchase any expo tickets online. I will still enjoy Melbourne regardless.
Since Brazil has cases of this #NOVIRUS I am wondering how long they will wait before Arnold South America is cancelled...
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Since Brazil has cases of this #NOVIRUS I am wondering how long they will wait before Arnold South America is cancelled...
Australia is going ahead with it. You have a point though. This one in Columbus Ohio was cancelled 48 hours prior to it. They should have given more notice.
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100 cases and 7 deaths in a country if 300 million.
This^
Talk about a fucking joke!
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it's EXACTLY what he said and then tried to spin it later when even he realized how fucking stupid he sounded
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-coronavirus-rally-remark/
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So hysterical the people that "prepped for the arnold" to walk around at an expo on gear or dieted down.....hahahahah bunch of ass clowns. All bent out of shape that the expo was cancelled and they wasted their time....HAHAHA
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So hysterical the people that "prepped for the arnold" to walk around at an expo on gear or dieted down.....hahahahah bunch of ass clowns. All bent out of shape that the expo was cancelled and they wasted their time....HAHAHA
Leave King Kamali out of this!
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So hysterical the people that "prepped for the arnold" to walk around at an expo on gear or dieted down.....hahahahah bunch of ass clowns. All bent out of shape that the expo was cancelled and they wasted their time....HAHAHA
I actually find it comical that it was cancelled and seeing all the meltdowns about it.
Wonder if airlines will refund tickets.
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So hysterical the people that "prepped for the arnold" to walk around at an expo on gear or dieted down.....hahahahah bunch of ass clowns. All bent out of shape that the expo was cancelled and they wasted their time....HAHAHA
Lol, same with FIBO in Germany, guys in tank tops walking around like douchebags in the early days of April. Funny how they 90% of them have the same hairdos and beards. No wonder there are so many stereotypes associated with BB.
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I actually find it comical that it was cancelled and seeing all the meltdowns about it.
Wonder if airlines will refund tickets.
How is the coach going to set up booth with his joelocal shirts??
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How is the coach going to set up booth with his joelocal shirts??
It does suck for the businesses. Supposedly thousands of booths?
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Kai is all prepared for the CORONA CLASSIC in Ohio
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How is the coach going to set up booth with his joelocal shirts??
We don’t do fitness expos. Thanks for playing
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Don't they call themselves "progressives" now to avoid using the word socialists?
I believe so, but then again if you refer to them as socialists or even Marxist, they don’t deny it.
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it's EXACTLY what he said and then tried to spin it later when even he realized how fucking stupid he sounded
Except only TDS-laden dipshits desperate to cling to the next criticism didn't understand what he meant.
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Columbus' economy is gonna have to take this lost for the team
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They work fast (it did give me a chuckle) -
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https://strengthguild.com/products/arnold-2020-shirt .
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the arnold classic would not have been cancelled if a imbecilic man child wasn't in the oval office
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Azar's expression at the turd's stupidity = priceless
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Except only TDS-laden dipshits desperate to cling to the next criticism didn't understand what he meant.
Perhaps if straw were to just use the Snopes fact check, which has always been known to be center-right ::), he would see that he is wrong and Coach was right. Man that’s gotta hurt.
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the arnold classic would not have been cancelled if a imbecilic man child wasn't in the oval office
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Azar's expression at the turd's stupidity = priceless
You mad snowflake?? Yeah you irate!!!!
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the arnold classic would not have been cancelled if a imbecilic man child wasn't in the oval office
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Azar's expression at the turd's stupidity = priceless
Severe TDS
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https://www.10tv.com/article/state-issues-order-prohibiting-general-spectators-arnold-sports-festival-2020-mar
The Ohio Department of Health issued an order Thursday barring general spectators at the Arnold Sports Festival, except for eight events on Friday and Saturday nights.
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s chief of staff said Thursday they will not fight the decision legally.
This order came after concerns of the coronavirus led to the cancellation of the Arnold Fitness Expo and the limits on spectators.
On Wednesday, there was some confusion about who was going to be able to watch the events.
Festival organizers had said they were hoping to allow spectators and Arnold Schwarzenegger sent a letter to Gov. DeWine and Ginther about why he thought it should happen.
Gov. DeWine issued the following statement: "Throughout the week I have been working closely with Columbus Mayor Andrew J. Ginther, our public health officials and representatives of the Arnold Sports Festival. The mayor, our public health officials and I are gravely concerned that that the event as organized poses a unique and unacceptable risk for the spread of COVID-19 for guests and the community. These concerns include the attendance of individuals from more than 80 countries and from other parts of the United States affected by COVID-19. We are also concerned that that almost all the athletic competitions at the festival are not single-ticket events and are rather general admission, which allows for spectators to attend dozens of events and travel freely from facility to facility. These facts make this unique event significantly different than any other event we know of in this state," said Governor DeWine. "With these public health concerns in mind, the State has issued an order prohibiting general spectators from attending."
While the athletic events are allowed to continue, and athletes are allowed to compete at the Arnold Sports Festival, general spectators will be prohibited from attending. This is outlined in the order issued by Ohio Department of Health Director Amy Acton, M.D., MPH.
The order says the following:
The Arnold Sports and Fitness Expo is prohibited from allowing the public to attend events as part of the Arnold Sports and Fitness Expo scheduled for March 5-8, 2020 at the following venues:
Greater Columbus Convention Center (400 N. High St., Columbus, Ohio 43215)
Ohio Expo Center (717 E. 17th, Columbus, Ohio 43211)
Hyatt Regency Columbus (350 N. High St., Columbus, Ohio 43215)
The Arnold Sports and Fitness Expo may allow the parents or guardians of any minor competing in an event at the Arnold Sports and Fitness Expo to attend the event(s) in which their child(ren) are participating. The parents or guardians must have appropriate identification to prove they are the parent or guardian of a minor participating in the Arnold Sports and Fitness Expo.
On Friday March 6, 2020 the Arnold Sports and Fitness Expo is permitted to admit spectators to the following four events scheduled for 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. in the Battelle Grand at the Columbus Convention Center:
Fitness International—Finals
Figure International—Finals
Women's Physique—Finals
Classic Physique—Finals
On Saturday March 7, 2020, the Arnold Sports and Fitness Expo is permitted to admit spectators to the following four events scheduled for 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. in the Battelle Grand at the Columbus Convention Center:
Men's Physique—Finals
Arnold Classic—Finals
Arnold Strongman Classic
Bikini International—Finals
While Ohio has no confirmed cases, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lists over 75 countries with confirmed cases of COVID-19. CDC reports over 93,000 diagnosed cases worldwide with 3,100 deaths reported worldwide. The CDC has announced 80 confirmed and presumptive positive cases, with nine deaths reported from the disease.
Some areas of the United States are experiencing "community spread" of the virus that causes COVID-19. Community spread means people have been infected with the virus in an area, including some who are not sure how or where they became infected.
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@GovMikeDeWine is ordering the Arnold to not allow spectators for general admission events. Only single ticket events will be allowed to have fans so they can track who was where if there’s an outbreak. DeWine says he thought they had a deal with the Arnold but now forcing them.
"These concerns include the attendance of individuals from more than 80 countries and from other parts of the United States affected by COVID-19," said DeWine. "We are also concerned that that almost all the athletic competitions at the festival are not single-ticket events and are rather general admission, which allows for spectators to attend dozens of events and travel freely from facility to facility. For this reason, DeWine said attendance at single-ticket events will be allowed this weekend.
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Non-bodybuilding enthusiast “Mini” Mike DeWine is clearly a tiny tit. On a serious note, is anyone honestly shocked that they’re doing this when people are coming from 80 different shitholes countries? ??? That’s one way to spread the virus throughout the heart of America. The border crossing Chinese nationals have the southern region already handled.
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Where will everyone who came to Columbus go now?
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Where will everyone who came to Columbus go now?
I see and read on Insta how some of the meet and greet sponsors/businesses/athletes are taking up temporary residence at local businesses/gyms/conference halls to go on with the things they were going to do at the Arnold.
The only problem... is those who were going to attend the Arnold for the Expo now have to find out where all of the people who would have been at the expo meeting and greeting as well as giving away products, will have to get a list of where all of the businesses in the area that have now allowed the supplement companies to use their space to hold the meet and greets as well as have the giveaways/contests.
CRAZY how this has all turned into a disaster for those who have invested so much money into this event... only to have this last minute cancellation and then the scramble to try and make some of the money back that has been invested in this expo.
You're talking air fare, shipping of booths/merchandise/athletes/cameras/lighting etc to this place only to NOT be able to use it or even get a REFUND.
I am still wondering if the Arnolds in other countries will cancel at the last minute as well... Like the Arnold South America?
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They should just cancel the whole thing and hold it when all this passes.
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They should just cancel the whole thing and hold it when all this passes.
But that would DOUBLE THE COST TO EVERYONE as that would mean more airline tickets to get back to the place they bought tickets for the first time.
Also the shipping of goods, athletes, renting the space again, photographers, cameramen, etc
What I do not understand is airline flights from China are still coming and going into Canada, America, Mexico, Europe, South America.... If there was real concern, it would be normal to CANCEL ALL FLIGHT TO AND FROM EVERYWHERE!!!!
Now we are being told the virus is just about in every country, so that means EVERY PLACE IS DANGEROUS NOW!!!!
All that can happen now is the wholesale spread of it in each country it is in.
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The Arnold was ruined all thanks to the epic genius in chief
"the coronavirus is a hoax"
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The Arnold was ruined all thanks to the epic genius in chief
"the coronavirus is a hoax"
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Jumped the shark to full troll on this one.
Schmoes are crying in Columbus this week. Imagine the premium on private sessions. :-X
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Where will everyone who came to Columbus go now?
Bathhouse perhaps or the gloryhole at the Greyhound bus station....who fucking cares??
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Bathhouse perhaps or the gloryhole at the Greyhound bus station....who fucking cares??
Gee Vince you mean to say there isn't a single decent person who would have/has gone to Columbus to view the event???
That at best they will visit such places you mention above?
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They should just cancel the whole thing and hold it when all this passes.
These thonged warriors cannot peak again that quickly!
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These thonged warriors cannot peak again that quickly!
With enough PEDs, anything is possible.
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Bathhouse perhaps or the gloryhole at the Greyhound bus station....who fucking cares??
I meant in terms of containing the coronavirus.
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Read about the Corona Virus. It's not anymore serious, if not less than the Swine Fl, Bird Flu etc. Ridiculous fucking hysteria.
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Read about the Corona Virus. It's not anymore serious, if not less than the Swine Fl, Bird Flu etc. Ridiculous fucking hysteria.
Is it only dangerous to babies and infants, as well as the elderly or immuno-compromised?
I don't recall the Bird Flu having such a high death toll.
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Pure shit.
Measles, small pox, mumps, rickets are all laughing at corona virus.
Cowards.
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They shut down the Arnold expo yet Disney is still running.