The annual Arnold Sports Festival, held every March in Columbus, is Arnold Schwarzenegger’s chance to take a break from being Arnold in California to celebrate being Arnold in Ohio.
He gets to chomp cigars and display his shit-eating grin as 17,000 athletes compete in such things as ping-pong, gymnastics, arm wrestling and, of course, bodybuilding. The Governator hands out checks totaling $320,000 to bodybuilding competitors, including $10,000 to the winner of the Most Entertaining Posing.
But during these festivities, there’s only room for one hero. And it’s not you, Kelly Pavlik, Ohio girly man…
This article appears in Mar 19-25, 2008.
