Jan 5, 2009

New Year's gift from Gidrunas


Sextuple champion of "Arnold Classic Strongmen" Gidrunas Savitskas from Lithuania in the next year is likely to miss "Arnold." Thus, for the first time in six years, the rest strongmen has a real chance to fight for first place to prestigious tournament.

"I have not yet decided whether to participate trouble," - said Gidrunas. "And then to think about. And yet I have one wish - to have a rest after several seasons of intense and difficult."

However, in the likely absence of a strong Lithuanian believe not all sports fans. Already four months before the tournament starts in multilingual Internet discussion forums began to boil with addiction. The key question: Could Derek Paundston and Michael Koklyaev make a decent competition six champion. And by the participants seemed to be in no hurry to relax.

"Savitskas just said that he would not participate. In fact, the world's crisis, and finances are needed, especially to him. I inspire him, but if the Americans think that it will not come, then it is their negative. This is not inspiring, but relaxes . Sava I know very well. The plan he is: a visa is a coat of gold party, too, a ticket from Lithuania to the United States to buy no problem. If at the last moment he decides to speak to him, nobody can deny, "- told the" iron world " Michael Koklyaev, one of the main rivals Savitskasa in the tournament. "And the fact that he was breathing in the back, Savitskasa annoying, because he went to the limit in terms of power, so now uses the psychological battle."

Approved the list of participants «Arnold Classic - 2009»

December 22, 2008 became known the official list of participants «Arnold Sports Festival», which will be held from 6 to 8 March 2009 year.
Sixty-two athlete received an invitation to Kalambus to participate in tournaments on the professional bodybuilding, body fitness and fitness.

«These athletes again will amaze visitors with a magnificent show of talent and fitness», - told Jim Lorimer, one of the organizers of the festival.
Deserves special mention Victor Martynas, who, because of injury, missed not only «Arnold Classic», but the entire competitive season of 2008. Will the Martinez show the same excellent form as in 2007, when the almost of all specialists predicted him a victory as on Arnold show, as at Olimpycs'08.

List of participants:

Arnold Classic 2009

Gustavo Badell
Moe El Moussavi
Tony Freeman
Kai Greene
Ahmed Haider
Marcus Haley
Johnny Jackson
Dennis James
Victor Martinez
Ronnie Rokel
Silvio Samuel
Sergei Shelestov
Brench Warren

Body fitness International 2009

Gina Aliotti
Huong Archinas
Monica Brant
Heather Mae French
Amy Fry
Adela Garcia
Jennifer Gates
Sonia (Adcock) Gonzalez
Leney Hernandez
Georgina Lona
Julian Malakarne
Zivile Raudoniene
Crystal Richardson
Felicia Romero
Sherlin Roy
Chastita Slone
Brenda Marie Smith
Erin Stern
Latisha Wilder


Fitness International 2009

Jessica Clay
Regina Da Silva
Nicole Duncan
Tina Durkin
Heidi Fletcher, Sullivan
Bethany Gayne
Tracey Greenwood
Oksana Grishina
Jen Hendershott
Tane Johnson
Shannon Meteraud
Mindy O'Brien
Julie Palmer
Erin Riley
Trish Warren
Nicole Wilkins-Lee


Miss International 2009

Heather (Policky) Amburst
Diane Kudo
Iris Kyle Floyd
Maria del Carmen Gomez
Rosemary Jennings
Deby Lazevski
Kathy LeFransua
Mah-Ann Mendoza
Yakseni Orikveyn Garcia
Betty Perso
Brenda Raganot
Isabelle Turell
Betty Viana-Adkins
Dan Vesterfild
Erin Stern
Latisha Wilder