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Date: October 11-13, 2013
Place: Madrid, Spain
Who's looking forward to the Arnold Europe this year? It will be bigger than the Arnold Classic in Columbus! Big Ramy, Kai Greene, Dennis Wolf and other big names have confirmed that they will compete there! Who's gonna win this year??
Stay tuned, as there will be more updates in this thread!
Last year winner: Shawn Rhoden.
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Arnold Classic Europe 2013
Inspection Report
The Arnold Amateur IFBB International Bodybuilding, Classic Bodybuilding,
Physique, Fitness, Body-Fitness & Bikini Championships
and Athletic Fitness World Championships
11th – 13th October 2013
Madrid, Spain
A city to enjoy!!
WELCOME
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dr. Rafael Santonja, James L. Lorimer and Bob Lorimer welcome you to the third edition of the Arnold Classic Europe.
ARNOLD CLASSIC EUROPE is a great multisport program that takes place following the best tradition of the original Arnold Weekend concept in Columbus, Ohio (USA).
LOCATION
The Arnold Amateur Europe will be held in the capitol city of Spain, Madrid. A beautiful city with many wonderful museums, impressive buildings, a great history and many other attractions.
An excellent and exciting city for an excellent and exciting event. Visit Madrid City
VENUE
The 2013 Arnold Classic Europe Championships will be held at the venue, PALACIO DE CRISTAL
DE LA CASA DE CAMPO and MADRID ARENA, Madrid (Spain). This venue is an excellent place and was a great success last year with hundreds of booths in the EXPO and more visitors and
visitors.
RECOMMENDED IFBB HOTELS
There are numerous recommended hotels in the area which you can choose from.
On the Arnold Classic Europe there is more information and contact details.
It is advisable to book your rooms well in advance to avoid disappointment.
A few hotels are listed below
VINCI CAPITOL
Category: 4 ****
C/Gran Vía 41
Tel. +34 915 218 391
Madrid
RIBERA MANZANARES
Category: 4 ****
Paseo Virgen del Puerto 57
Tel. +34 913 643 248
Madrid
ESPAH. PLZ. ESPAÑA
Category: 3 ***
Plaza de España 7
Tel. +34 915 428 585
Madrid
ESPAH. GRAN VÍA
Category: 3 ***
Gran Vía 65
Tel. +34 915 413 170
Madrid
FLORIDA NORTE
Category: 4 ****
Paseo de la Florida 5
Tel. +34 915 428 300
Madrid
VINCI GRAN VÍA 66
Category: 4 ****
Gran Vía 66
Tel. +34 915 504 299
Madrid
Those are recommended hotels; if you wish to look for other alternatives, you can look into the area “Gran Via”, “Principe Pio” or “Plaza España” as there is a touristic commercial area that has many hotels around.
Please note: All athletes and officials will have to book and reserve their own hotel accommodation. Please reserve your rooms well in advance to avoid disappointment. IMPORTANT ARRIVAL AND CHECK-IN NOTICES
The official arrival day is Thursday 10th October 2013.
The weigh-in and registration will be conducted on Thursday. IFBB Registration fee of 150 EUROS
will have to be paid at the time of weigh-in or in advance. We fully recommend you to make
advance payment by paypal at for your best comfort and convenience.
Registration will take place at Palacio de Cristal, Casa de Campo, Madrid. You can arrive by subway, stopping at “El Lago” station at 500 meters from the venue, or by the organizer circular buses available with a frequency of 1 hour. Info will be available at the official hotels lobby.
If you are not at the official hotels, but in hotels nearby, you can access to the organizer bus at the
official hotels or use the public subway (El LAGO) or city buses (visit: www.arnoldclassiceurope.com for more info)
- Registration and weigh-in between 10:00 and 8:00pm on Thursday 10th October.
- IFBB amateur event starts on Friday 11th October.
- Trade show starts on Friday 11th October
- Finals for overall Champions, will take place on Sunday, 13th of October.
time.
THE IFBB HAS BANNED ALL TANS THAT CAN BE WIPED OFF. AN OFFICIAL WILL CHECK THE TAN OF ALL ATHLETES BACKSTAGE AND IF THE TAN COMES OFF BY SIMPLY WIPING, THE ATHLETE WILL BE TOLD TO REMOVE THE TAN BEFORE GOING ON STAGE.
COMPETITOR NOTIFICATION
Once the entry form from the National Federation has been received and accepted, an official letter will be sent confirming your participation in the 2013 Arnold Amateur IFBB International Bodybuilding, Fitness, Body-Fitness and Bikini Championships. Those athletes who have not met the established requirements, who missed the deadline for registration, or who registered in a division that has already been closed, will also be notified that they will be unable to participate in this competition.
We strongly encourage you to register early and make the appropriate arrangements to compete in
Madrid. Hotels will be booked up quickly as this is a very popular event.
GENERAL INFORMATION
The IFBB has added the MEN’S PHYSIQUE and WOMEN’S PHYSIQUE classes to the programme and athletes participating in these classes will have to be members of the National Federation.
Any Bodybuilding, Fitness, Body-Fitness (Figure) or Bikini athlete who is qualified and has been recommended by their respective national IFBB affiliates can participate either in Juniors, Seniors or Masters categories. The Arnold Amateur organizing committee reserves the right to decline entry to any athlete who does not meet the requirements.
REGISTRATION AND REGISTRATION FEE
Registration of athletes will only be considered if they are recommended or entered by the National Federation of the athlete and the entry form has been emailed directly to the IFBB General Secretary and IFBB Head Office in Madrid. The final decision to allow an athlete to compete in this event rests with the IFBB.
Registration fee for athletes to enter this competition is 150 Euros which will be collected at the time of registration. Payment can also be made through Paypal and we fully recommend you to make advance payment for your best comfort and convenience
POSING MUSIC
All posing music must be on an audio CD only. The posing music must also be at the start of the CD. Each competitor must affix his name on the CD for easy identification. The use of profane, vulgar and offensive language is strictly prohibited in the posing music.
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO COMPETITORS
Each athlete participating in the championship will be provided with a competitor wrist band at the weigh-in. This wrist band allows daily admission to the Arnold Fitness EXPO and should not be removed.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
All the costs for traveling, hotel accommodations, transport from and to the airport and meals are the responsibilities of the national federations or individual athletes. Check with your national federation for more information. List of recommended hotels and contacts are provided on the Inspection Report.
ENTRY FORM CONTACT DETAILS:
All entry forms and correspondence should be addressed to IFBB General Secretary William TIERNEY and IFBB Head Office, Madrid.
The deadline date for submitting the entry forms is October 1st, 2013.
PLEASE FORWARD ALL ENTRY FORMS TO:
Please send Entry Form no later than October 1st, 2013 to:
IFBB General Secretary
William Tierney
Phone: +44 151 9314090
Please Send a copy to:
International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness
Dr. Rafael Santonja
IFBB President
Phone: +34 91 535 2819
Fax: +34 91 6361270
IFBB National Federations are informed that participation in to this championship is unlimited. Remember that all athletes will have to produce their IFBB International Card at the registration. Any athlete who has not yet purchase this IFBB International card will have to buy one at registration. IFBB Cards are 30 Euros per year and are mandatory from 2011. CATEGORIES
Categories open for the Arnold Amateur are as follows:
MEN’S CATEGORIES
MEN’S BODYBUILDING CLASSES
- up to & including 70kg
- up to & including 75kg
- up to & including 80kg
- up to & including 85kg
- up to & including 90kg
- up to & including 100kg
- over 100kg
See table below
- up to 175cm
- up to 180cm
- over 180cm
- 1 open category
- 1 open category
- up to & including 80kg
- up to & including 90kgover 90kg
- 1 open category
- 1 open category
- up to & including 178cm
- over 178cm
- up to & including 175cm
- over 175cm
WOMEN’S CATEGORIES
WOMEN’S BODYBUILDING
- 1 open category
- up to 158cm
- up to 163cm
- up to 168cm
- over 168cm
- up to 163cm
- over 163cm
- up to 163cm
- up to 168cm
- over 168cm
- 1 open category
- 1 open category
- up to & including 163cm
- over 163cmWOMEN’S PHYSIQUE
- up to & including 163cm
- over 163cm
MAXIMUM WEIGHT LIMIT FOR THE HEIGHTS OF CLASSIC BODYBUILDING:
- HEIGHT Up to and incl 168 cm – MAXIMUM WEIGHT Height minus 100
HEIGHT Over 168 cm Up to and incl 171 cm – MAXIMUM WEIGHT Height minus 100 + 2 kg
HEIGHT Over 171 cm Up to and incl 175 cm – MAXIMUM WEIGHT Height minus 100 + 4 kg - HEIGHT Over 175 cm Up to and incl 180 cm – MAXIMUM WEIGHT Height minus 100 + 6 kg
- HEIGHT Over 180 cm Up to and incl 190 cm – MAXIMUM WEIGHT Height minus 100 + 8 kg
HEIGHT Over 190cm Up to and incl 198 cm – MAXIMUM WEIGHT Height minus 100 + 9 kg
HEIGHT Over 198 cm – MAXIMUM WEIGHT Height minus 100 + 10 kg
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE FOR THE ARNOLD WILL FOLLOW SOON.
2013 Arnold Classic Competitors
Fouad Abiad
Darrem Charles
Toney Freeman
Marcus Haley
Dexter Jackson
Johnnie Jackson
Michael Kefalianos
Cedric McMillan
Ben Pakulski
Edward Nunn
Ronny Rockel
Fred Smalls
Hidetada Yamagishi
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