Background Coverage of this event by Andrew Livelsberger and Devon Creech The Ohio Combat League presents OCL28, March 2, 2024 at the Arnold Sport Festival. Ohio Combat League has been presenting their talented fighters at the Arnold for a few years now. This March 2 event was held at the Columbus Athanaeum. Impression A night…
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Arnold Sports Festival 2024 – MAS Wrestling
Background MAS Wrestling, also known as stick pulling is a sport that originated in Sakha Republic in northeastern Russia. It’s history goes back to the 17th century. The All-Russia Sports Registry, in 2003, registered it – and since then it has been governed by the International MAS Wrestling Federation. In mas-wrestling, two athletes sit facing…
Arnold Sports Festival 2020 – Pro Strongwomen & Record Breakers
VisualOhio has covered the Arnold Pro Strongwoman since the first time it was brought to Columbus. The women’s event is every bit as entertaining as the men’s and continues to grow in popularity and viewership each year. This year, we got to cover a few of the events. Olga Liaschuck from the Netherlands took a…
Arnold Sports Festival 2020 – Thor Bjornsson Takes Pro Strongman Win
The Mountain, Thor Bjornsson took control and was crowned Arnold Strongman 2020 champion, his third straight. Impressively, Thor put in a competition leading deadlifting at 1025lbs. Close on his heels the entire competition was Matheuz Kieliszkowski. The 3 initial events(trial by stone, wheel of pain, timber carry), Kieliszkowski took first place positions, but faltered on…
Arnold Sports Festival 2019 – Guns and Hoses Boxing – Expanded Coverage
The annual Guns and Hoses boxing exhibition is one of the highlights of the Arnold Sports Festival. This year, it was held in the Voinovich Center at the Ohio State Fairgrounds. Impression Ohio has a rich pugilistic history. The likes of Jerry Page, Buster Douglas, and Michael Dokes just to name a few. Along with…
Arnold Sports Festival 2019 – Armlifting – Rolling Thunder Event
Julia Williams A new event for this year, armlifting is a sport where grip strength is paramount. Athletes need to lift increasingly heavier weights, but the difficulty is ramped up from a traditional weight or power lifting event due to the larger sizes of the grippable areas. The images in this thread are from the…
Arnold 2016 – Pole Fitness Championship Series
Video/Photography: Andrew Livelsberger Written/Interviewer: Dani Livelsberger Background:This is the 28th year of the Arnold Fitness Expo in Columbus, OH. This year we covered the Pole Championship Series, which is in it’s second year at this event. Impression:Let’s face it, fitness trends come and go. Some just transform into others through out the years. When I…
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