Boise, ID - December 28, 2006 - Bodybuilding.com announced an agreement with Classic Productions and High Bar Productions, LTD. to provide free, live all access webcasts of the 19th annual Arnold Classic on Saturday, March 3, 2007. For the first time ever, online viewers will be able to view the Men's Bodybuilding Finals live while watching the live preparation and drama backstage at the largest bodybuilding show in the world! The free, live all access webcasts will also include the Ms. International, Fitness International and Figure International on Friday March 2, 2007, and the Men's prejudging on Saturday afternoon, March 3, 2007.
"We are very excited about this partnership," said Bodybuilding.com CEO Ryan DeLuca. The Arnold Classic is the world's largest gathering of athletes, fans, and companies interested in fitness, nutrition and training. Bodybuilding.com's All Access and Backstage Pass webcasts will bring the athletes, the event and the sport to more people than ever before," said DeLuca.
"This agreement shows the commitment we have to provide the highest level of entertainment and coverage for the sport of bodybuilding, figure and fitness, while keeping our website content free, " continued DeLuca. "A special thanks to Classic Productions and High Bar Productions, LTD. who were instrumental in getting this agreement in place and who provide so much positive exposure for the sport."
The live webcast of the Ms. International, Fitness and Figure International will be the first exclusively women's web cast provided by Bodybuilding.com. "We can't wait to show off the beauty and athleticism of these female athletes who prepare so hard for those few minutes on stage", said DeLuca. "These athletes deserve to be watched by more people and we hope to achieve that with this webcast."
The 2007 Arnold Classic is part of the Arnold Sports Festival scheduled for March 2-4, 2007, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio. The weekend includes over 39 sports, 17,000 athletes and is attended by over 130,000 people.
The FREE webcasts are available exclusively at Bodybuilding.com and produced by Chapman Media Group.
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