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Arnold Classic 2021 Will Now Officially Take Place On September 25

by GI Team Published on Apr 27, 2021

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The Arnold Classic and the Arnold Strongman will take place on September 25, 2021. Location still TBD.

It has been officially announced that the Arnold Classic 2021 and the Arnold Strongman Classic 2021 will occur on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021. This will not include the Arnold Sports Festival Expo. The news has been confirmed by a variety of athletes set to compete and has also by sources close to Arnold Schwarzenegger himself. This comes after the Arnold Sports Festival 2020 was largely affected by the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic last year.

What Do We Know?

At this time, the location of the event has not been confirmed. Though rumors claim that the event is eying Santa Monica, California. As of the time of this report, this will only include the Arnold Classic and Arnold Strongman events. The traditional expo will return in 2022.

 

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It is also unclear if fan attendance will be permitted for the Arnold Classic 2021. According to sources, fans will be allowed to attend the event only if the hosting city deems it safe. As we have yet to receive a confirmed location – these details are still currently up in the air.

The Arnold Classic and the entirety of the Arnold Sports Festival traditionally take place in the first half of March. But due to the ongoing pandemic, this was deemed not possible in 2021. It was unclear if the competition and festival would return at all this year – but this news comes as a relief. The Arnold Classic competition is one of the largest bodybuilding events of the year.

News of the rescheduling further push the 2021 bodybuilding season to be back heavy with events. The Arnold Classic 2021 will now take place between two other Arnold events. The Arnold Europe will take place Sept. 17-19, 2021 in Seville, Spain. The Arnold Sports Festival UK will take place on October 2-3, 2021 in Birmingham, England.

Interestingly enough, the winner of the Arnold Classic will quality for the Mr. Olympia 2022 the following year. This is due to the cutoff date to qualify for the Mr. Olympia 2021 being September 12. It is unclear if this cutoff date will change in leu of the announcement and rescheduling.

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