UK’s number one fitness expo has been postponed due to coronavirus concerns.
As coronavirus concerns continue to grow, nearly every sporting event has been temporarily suspended, cancelled, or postponed. Now the BodyPower expo, the United Kingdom’s biggest fitness expo, joins the list with an official announcement of postponing until October 30th, 2020.
The BodyPower expo made the announcement on their official Instagram, which you can see below.
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We are sorry to announce the postponement of BodyPower due to the unfortunate circumstances with the spread of COVID-19 virus.
Please head to our FAQs page where any questions you may have should be answered: https://www.bodypower.com/pages/faq
Thanks for everyone’s understanding and messages of support, we look forward to seeing everyone in October.
The announcement goes on to say that the health of their visitors, exhibitors, staff, and athletes come first and that they hate to let anyone down. These are certainly unusual circumstances creating sacrifices across the globe. It’s been made quite clear by various health organizations that “normal life” will go through some significant changes for the next few weeks.
The BodyPower expo postponement comes after various other bodybuilding events have been suspended including the Arnold Classic South America, Arnold Classic Australia, and the expo portion of the Arnold Classic Ohio.
Other major sporting leagues have also gone through suspensions and cancellations including the NBA season going on hold, European soccer championships being suspended, and the NCAA championships cancellation.
The Arnold Classic Ohio was the unofficial start of the pro bodybuilding season – but the spread of coronavirus has caused quite the hurdle and slowed down much of the momentum for the bodybuilding season. With the Olympia 2019 stunted by various top level competitors unable to compete, will the coronavirus create another dud in the Olympia by the time we hit September?
Generation Iron will continue to cover any updates and cancellations in bodybuilding due to the coronavirus. Stay tuned!
*Header image courtesy of BodyPower’s Instagram
