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The 2022 Arnold Expo opened on Thursday and features nearly 1,000 exhibitor booths with sports, nutrition, apparel and equipment and four stages of unique, non-sport competitions.

Before the pandemic, the full Arnold Sports Festival brought in hundreds of thousands of fans from around the world and tens millions of dollars to the Columbus economy. A significantly smaller version of the event will take place Saturday at the Greater Columbus Convention Center.

Many of the world’s biggest bodybuilders are in Columbus Thursday for the start of the annual Arnold Sports Festival. But once again, there will not be a…