The Arnold Classic Multi Sport and Art Festival Africa will make its comeback to Johannesburg after a two-year absence in June.
Covid-19 resulted in the last two editions not taking place and this year’s event will be a three-day event, running from 3-5 June in Ruimsig, Roodepoort.
The classic has emerged from a series of events launched 30 years ago by Arnold Schwarzenegger around the world to promote a healthy lifestyle through sport and nutrition.
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Arnold Classic organiser Wayne Price said they are waiting for confirmation regarding Schwarzenegger’s attendance at this year’s event at the Gentle Giant Tent City in Ruimsig.
“According to all our plans he will be here to support the event, but we are still waiting for confirmation,” Price said.
The event has been held in Sandton since 2016 and Price said this year’s edition promises to be bigger and better in the new venue.
“Because of the new venue, we are able to do so much more. In 2019 we did close to 85 activations, whilst this year, as wonderful as it is, we’ve got 60 activations, which is a huge number of participants,” he said. “We are also able to include fishing, because of the natural resources on the terrain, and we’ve got marble playing as well.”
Nearly 60 sporting codes will be given a platform during the event, including the likes of aerial sport, baseball, body painting, deaf sport, Korean martial arts, team chess, arm wrestling, battle heritage, Gauteng aquatics, judo, karate, softball, ringball and speed cubes.