2012 Arnold Sports Festival to Feature Tanji Johnson and Natalie Pennington

The 2012 Arnold Sports Festival is this weekend and will feature Tanji Johnson and Natalie Pennington competing in their respective divisions. The annual event takes place March 1-4, 2012 in Columbus, Ohio.

Tanji will be competing in the 2012 Arnold Fitness International. The Fitness International event is set to take place on Friday, March 2nd with prejudging from noon-2 PM and finals at 7 PM.

Tanji is a prominent fitness competitor and has been competing since 1998 and turned pro in 2001. She has competed in eight Arnold Fitness Internationals including finishing runner-up in 2011 and third in 2010. She recently won the 2011 Arnold Fitness Europe championship this past October.

The 2012 Fitness International field includes 17 contestants total including last year’s winner.

Natalie will be making her first appearance at an Arnold Sports Festival event as she competes in the 2012 Arnold Bikini International. This is the second ever Arnold Bikini International with 2011 being the inaugural year. The Bikini International event is set to take place on Saturday, March 3rd with prejudging from 2-4 PM and finals from 7-10 PM.

Natalie has been impressive while still being a relatively newer fitness competitor since gaining her pro card in August 2009. She has competed in the 2011 and 2010 Olympia shows and most recently finished third at the 2011 IFBB Sacramento Pro in November and first at the 2011 IFBB Dallas Europa Super Show in August. For more on Natalie, please make sure to check out our HalfKorean.com July 2010 Interview.

The 2012 Bikini International field includes 18 contestants total with the top three finishers from 2011 all returning.

HalfKorean.com wishes Tanji and Natalie much success this weekend!

Sources/Links:
Arnold Sports Festival
Schedule of Events – Arnold Sports Festival
HalfKorean.com Interview with Natalie Pennington – July 2010
Natalie Pennington Official Facebook
Natalie Pennington Official Twitter
TanjiJohnson.com
Tanji Johnson Official Facebook
Tanji Johnson Official Twitter


Tanji Johnson / 2011 Arnold Fitness Europe
Image courtesy of ifbb.com


Natalie Pennington / 2011 Sacramento Pro
Image courtesy of bodybuilding.com / Photo by Ron Avidan

 
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