The Arnold Sports Festival Hosts the 2016 PCS Pole Fitness Championship at the Arnold March 4th in Columbus, Ohio

Columbus, Ohio, March 2, 2016 (Newswire.com) - The biggest night in Pole Fitness, The 2016 PCS Championship, is thrilled to be back at the Arnold Sports Festival. For the third year in a row, on Friday, March 4th in Columbus, Ohio, The Arnold Sport Festival Hosts The 2016 PCS Championships at The Arnold. The 3rd Annual PCS Championship takes place at 9:00pm in the Battelle Grand at the Columbus Convention Ctr.

The sport of Pole Fitness is exploding internationally. With thousands of pole fitness studios and gyms opening worldwide, Pole Fitness is one of the world’s fastest growing sports and fitness driving activities. Having pole fitness share the stage with over 50 widely practiced and accepted sports across the United States for the third consecutive year is a huge step for the pole fitness industry. It is confirmation that the sport Pole Fitness has arrived and is now part of the mainstream. The Pole Championship Series (PCS) is leading the way and has set the bar for pole competitions worldwide.

"The sport of Pole Fitness is exploding internationally. With thousands of pole fitness studios and gyms opening worldwide, Pole Fitness is one of the world's fastest growing sports and fitness driving activities. Having pole fitness share the stage with over 50 widely practiced and accepted sports across the United States for the third consecutive year is a huge step for the pole fitness industry. It is confirmation that the sport Pole Fitness has arrived and is now part of the mainstream. "

Lindsey Kimura, Pole Championshp Series

The Pole Championship Series (PCS) is thrilled to be back at the Arnold Sports Festival for the third year in a row. The Arnold Sports Festival consistently boasts over 200K attendees from 80 countries with thousands of athletes in over 50 sports participating and is just one stop on the Arnold Classic Worldwide. The Arnold Classic Worldwide spans six continents with events taking place in Columbus, Ohio, Asia, Australia, Brazil, Europe and South America.

The 3rd Annual PCS Championship will take place on Friday, March 4, 2016 at 9:00pm at the Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, OH.  The 2016 Championship location is the Battelle Grand at the Columbus Convention Center in conjunction with the Women's Fitness and Figure Finals.

The PCS Pole Open at the Arnold will be held all day long on Saturday, March 5 from 9am until 5pm. The first-place female professional winners of the best pole competitions across North America will go head-to-head in the most prestigious pole event to date, the 2016 PCS Championship, the grand championship.

Attendees can witness the thrilling X-Pole Fitness and Dance performers on the Main Concourse at 11:00am-12noon AND 2pm-3pm throughout the Arnold Sports Festival on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

On Saturday March 5th, The 2nd Annual PCS Pole Open will feature competitors in four divisions: Women Novice (ages 18-40, Solo), Women (ages 18-40, Solo), Men (ages 18-40, Solo) and Masters (ages 40+, coed, Solo). The competition begins at 9:00am and will take place at the Columbus Convention Center’s Terrace Ballroom.

The 2016 PCS Championship is sponsored by X-POLE, The Official Pole of Pole Dancing and Pole Fitness As ”The Worldwide Leader in Pole and Aerial Fitness,” through initiating or sponsoring major events and programs in the industry such as The 2016 PCS Championship at the Arnold, X-Pole demonstrates its ongoing commitment to expand the pole and aerial communities. X-Pole encompasses all that has to do with aerial fitness and athletics. As the #1 pole manufacturer, X-Pole is “The Official Pole” of virtually all pole oriented events and shows. It is the Official Pole of Competitive Dance and Pole Fitness.

More on The Arnold: The 2016 Arnold Fitness EXPO will again feature hundreds of booths of the latest in sports equipment, apparel and nutrition and a stage that hosts unique, non-stop competitions and entertainment that combine to make the Arnold Fitness EXPO the heart of the Arnold Sports Festival. The Arnold Fitness EXPO, in the main hall of the Greater Columbus Convention Center, is the nation’s largest health and fitness exposition. It annually showcases leading businesses and organizations showcasing the latest trends in the industry.

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Schedule

Friday, March 4, 2016
PCS Championship at the Arnold
Show at 9 p.m.
COLUMBUS CONVENTION CENTER
Battelle Grand

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Note: The Pole Fitness National Championships will be held in conjunction with the Fitness International, Figure International and Arnold Classic 212 Finals at 9 p.m. Friday, March 4 at Battelle Grand. One admission is good for both events.

Friday, March 4-Sunday March 6, 2016
Pole Fitness at the Arnold EXPO
Exciting pole fitness demonstrations & performances
COLUMBUS CONVENTION CENTER
Main Concourse

Saturday, March 5 – 9:00am
2nd Annual PCS Pole Open at the Arnold, Terrace Ballroom
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COLUMBUS CONVENTION CENTER
Terrace Ballroom