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Iris Kyle Withdraws from 2012 Ms. International
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Iris Kyle has pulled out of the 2012 Ms. International due to a leg injury, and will not have the chance to win her fourth straight and seventh overall title when the Ms. International is staged in Columbus on March 3.
Four-time Ms. International champ Yaxeni Oriquen, who took home Ms. International titles in 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2008 and finished second to Kyle in 2011, and last year's third-pace finnisher Alina Popa now head the field of 14 competitors.
In the Arnold Classic. Branch Warren will return to the competitive stage for the first time in nearly a year when he defends his title at the 24<SUP style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: text-top">th</SUP> Annual Arnold Classic. Warren, who won the Arnold Classic and the British Grand Prix in March 2011, did not compete in the 2011 Olympia due to an injury. He will face three-time Arnold Classic champ and 2011 Arnold Classic Europe runner-up Dexter Jackson, 2011 Arnold Classic runner-up Dennis Wolf and 2011 fourth-place finisher Evan Centopani in an international field of 14 competitors.
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Four-time champ Adela Garcia will defend her Fitness International title against a field of 17 that includes 2011 runner-up and 2011 Arnold Fitness Europe winner Tanji Johnson and Camala Rodriguez, who finished fourth in Columbus last year.
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Two-time defending champ Nicole Wilkins and 2011 runner-up Erin Stern will resume their rivalry at the 2012 Figure International. Ava Cowan, who finished third in 2011, Cheryl Brown (5<SUP style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: text-top">th</SUP> in 2011) and Teresa Anthony (6<SUP style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: text-top">th</SUP> in 2011) also highlight the field of 16.
Nicole Nagrani, winner of the inaugural Bikini International in 2011, is back to defend and will face a field of 18 that includes Sonia Gonzales and Nathalia Melo, who finish second and third, respectively, in 2011.
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Matthias Botthof (Arnold Classic), Alevtina Goroshinkaya (Ms. International), Diana Monteiro (Fitness International), and Raquel Hernandez (Figure) earn automatic invites based on overall victories in their respective classes at the 2011 Arnold Amateur IFBB Bodybuilding, Fitness, Figure & Bikini Championships. Gloria Keplinger Tarpley earned an invite into the Figure International based on her overall win at the 2010 Arnold Amateur.
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The 24<SUP style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: text-top">th</SUP> Annual Arnold Classic, Ms. International, Fitness International, Figure International and Bikini International contests will be held March 2-3 at Veteran Memorial and the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio during the Arnold Sports Festival. Visit www.arnoldsportsfestival.com for more information and www.ticketmaster.com/arnold for ticket information
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Iris Kyle Withdraws from 2012 Ms. International
<!-- 2011 competitor bios ENDS here -->Oriquen, Popa lead field of 14 IFBB Pro League women's bodybuilders
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Iris Kyle has pulled out of the 2012 Ms. International due to a leg injury, and will not have the chance to win her fourth straight and seventh overall title when the Ms. International is staged in Columbus on March 3.
Four-time Ms. International champ Yaxeni Oriquen, who took home Ms. International titles in 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2008 and finished second to Kyle in 2011, and last year's third-pace finnisher Alina Popa now head the field of 14 competitors.
In the Arnold Classic. Branch Warren will return to the competitive stage for the first time in nearly a year when he defends his title at the 24<SUP style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: text-top">th</SUP> Annual Arnold Classic. Warren, who won the Arnold Classic and the British Grand Prix in March 2011, did not compete in the 2011 Olympia due to an injury. He will face three-time Arnold Classic champ and 2011 Arnold Classic Europe runner-up Dexter Jackson, 2011 Arnold Classic runner-up Dennis Wolf and 2011 fourth-place finisher Evan Centopani in an international field of 14 competitors.
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></O>Four-time champ Adela Garcia will defend her Fitness International title against a field of 17 that includes 2011 runner-up and 2011 Arnold Fitness Europe winner Tanji Johnson and Camala Rodriguez, who finished fourth in Columbus last year.
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></O>Two-time defending champ Nicole Wilkins and 2011 runner-up Erin Stern will resume their rivalry at the 2012 Figure International. Ava Cowan, who finished third in 2011, Cheryl Brown (5<SUP style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: text-top">th</SUP> in 2011) and Teresa Anthony (6<SUP style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: text-top">th</SUP> in 2011) also highlight the field of 16.
Nicole Nagrani, winner of the inaugural Bikini International in 2011, is back to defend and will face a field of 18 that includes Sonia Gonzales and Nathalia Melo, who finish second and third, respectively, in 2011.
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></O>Matthias Botthof (Arnold Classic), Alevtina Goroshinkaya (Ms. International), Diana Monteiro (Fitness International), and Raquel Hernandez (Figure) earn automatic invites based on overall victories in their respective classes at the 2011 Arnold Amateur IFBB Bodybuilding, Fitness, Figure & Bikini Championships. Gloria Keplinger Tarpley earned an invite into the Figure International based on her overall win at the 2010 Arnold Amateur.
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></O>The 24<SUP style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: text-top">th</SUP> Annual Arnold Classic, Ms. International, Fitness International, Figure International and Bikini International contests will be held March 2-3 at Veteran Memorial and the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio during the Arnold Sports Festival. Visit www.arnoldsportsfestival.com for more information and www.ticketmaster.com/arnold for ticket information
