Former California Governor and movie star, Arnold Schwarzenegger, hopes to inspire the next generation to train in sports and become “champions”, he said on Friday (April 21) at the opening of the Arnold Classic Brazil body-building competition in Sao Paulo.
The three-day event taking place at the Transamerica Expo Centre of Brazil’s largest metropolis, will gather international body builders, pole dancers, wrestlers, weight lifters and many more, hoping to flex their bronzed muscles in front of the Terminator himself.
Over the weekend, a panel of judges will preside over several competitions, including the Bodybuilding Pro and the Strongman Pro, which has set out to name the world’s strongest man. The high number of competitions will attract between 8 and 10 thousand athletes, among them big names in professional bodybuilding, such as Kai Greene, the world number 2, who was champion in Rio de Janeiro’s event last year.
The Arnold Classic will also have physical activity for the general public, with gym and bike classes, as well as a fair for fitness professionals and gym-fanatics to check out the latest nutritional products on the market.
Schwarzenegger said he was pleased to see families and children participating in the event and that he hopes to inspire people to get in shape.
Schwarzenegger has been running the event in collaboration with the International Federation of Body Builders throughout the world since 1989.
