The biggest physique sports competition: Arnold Classic Europe is getting closer. IFBB recently announced the basic schedule of this three-day event. This is important not only for competitors, who need to know when their category will start but also for the viewers if they plan to watch their preferable sport and support their favorites on the stage.
The venue for all IFBB amateur sports is: Palacio de Cristal, Casa de Campo, Avenida de Portugal, Madrid, like in the previous year. But there is something new: Friday and Saturday morning sessions A and B will be run simultaneously on two floors: Mezzanine Floor and Top Floor, so read the schedule carefully!
2013 Arnold Classic Europe basic schedule:
Thursday, Oct. 10th, 2013, 10:00 - 20:00: Registration of athlетes - Palacio de Cristal, Casa de Campo, Madrid.
Friday, Oct. 11th, 2013, 10:30 - MORNING SESSION A (Mezzanine Floor):
Semifinals and finals of the following categories:
1. Junior Men's Bodybuilding
2. Women's Bodybuilding
3. Women's Physique -163 cm
4. Women's Physique +163 cm
Victory ceremony Women's Physique overall
5. Men's Classic Bodybuilding -175 cm
6. Men's Classic Bodybuilding -180 cm
7. Men's Classic Bodybuilding over 180 cm
Round 1 (strength tests: chin-ups and dips) of the following caтegories:
8. Men's Athletic Fitness -175 cm
9. Men's Athletic Fitness +175 cm
10. Women's Athletic Fitness -163 cm
11. Women's Athletic Fitness +163 cm
SIMULTANEOUSLY at the top floor:
Friday, Oct. 11th, 2013, 10:00 - MORNING SESSION B (Main Stage, Top Floor):
14. Men's Fitness (Round 1 and 2)
Semifinals and finals of the following categories:
15. Junior Women's Bodyfitness
16. Master Men Bodybuilding 50-59 years old
17. Masters Men Bodybuilding over 60 years old
18. Master Women's Bodyfitness Victory ceremony
Semifinals and finals of the following categories:
19. Men Bodybuilding up to 70 kg
20. Men Bodybuilding up to 75 kg
Victory ceremony
Friday, Oct. 11th, 2013, 15:00 - AFTERNOON SESSION (Main Stage, Top Floor):
21. Women's Fitness -163 cm (Round 1 - routines)
22. Women's Fitness +163 cm (Round 1 - routines)
Semifinals and finals of the following caтegories:
23. Masters Men 40-49 years old, up to 80 kg
24. Masters Men 40-49 years old, up to 90 kg
25. Masters Men 40-49 years old, over 90 kg
Women's Fitness -163 cm (Round 2 - turns)
Women's Fitness +163 cm (Round 2 - turns)
Victory ceremony: Master Men Bodybuilding & Masters Men Bodybuilding Overall
Semifinals and finals of the following categories:
26. Women's Bodyfitness up to 158 cm
27. Women's Bodyfitness up to 163 cm
28. Women's Bodyfitness up to 168 cm
29. Women's Bodyfitness Over 168 cm
Victory ceremony Women's Bodyfitness Overall
Saturday, Oct. 12th, 2013, 10:00 - MORNING SESSION A (Mezzanine Floor):
Round 2 and 3 (quarter turns) of the following categories:
Men's Athletic Fitness -175 cm
Men's Athletic Fitness +175 cm
Women's Athletic Fitness -163 cm
Women's Athletic Fitness +163 cm
Victory ceremony Men's Athletic Fitness Overall & Women's Athletic Fitness Overall
Semifinals and finals of the following categories:
12. Men's Physique -178 cm
13. Men's Physique +178 cm
Victory ceremony Men's Physique overall
SIMULTANEOUSLY at the top floor:
Saturday, Oct. 12th, 2013, 10:30 - MORNING SESSION B (Main Stage, Top Floor):
Finals of all the following categories:
Men's Fitness (Round 3 - routines)
Men's Fitness (Round 4 - turns)
Semifinals and finals of the following categories:
30. Men Bodybuilding up to 80 kg
31. Men Bodybuilding up to 85 kg
Victory ceremony: Men's Fitness, Men's Bodybuilding 80 kg and 85 kg
Saturday, Oct. 12th, 2013, 15:00 - AFTERNOON SESSION (Main Stage, Top Floor):
Semifinals and finals of the following categories:
32. Women's Bikini Fitness -160 cm
33. Women's Bikini Fitness -163 cm
34. Women's Bikini Fitness -166 cm
35. Women's Bikini Fitness -169 cm
36. Women's Bikini Fitness -172 cm
37. Women's Bikini Fitness +172 cm
Victory ceremony Women's Bikini Fitness Overall
Sunday, Oct. 13th, 2013, 10:30 - MORNING SESSION:
Semifinals and finals of the following categories:
38. Men Bodybuilding up to 90 kg
39. Men Bodybuilding up to 100 kg
40. Men Bodybuilding over 100 kg
Victory ceremony Men Bodybuilding Overall
Finals (Round 3 and 4) of the following categories:
Women's Fitness -163 cm
Women's Fitness +163 cm
Vicтory ceremony Women's Fitness Overall
by Andrew Michalak, пресс служба IFBB