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Female bodybuilder alleges gender discrimination at Arnold Sports Festival

NBC News
February 24, 2018
Female bodybuilder alleges gender discrimination at Arnold Sports Festival

One of the world's biggest bodybuilding events features 18,000 athletes from around the world competing in 75 different events — but women's bodybuilding is not on the roster at the 2018 Arnold Sports Festival.

Beth Mandyck, a title-winning bodybuilder, is hoping to change that and give women a chance on the world-renowned bodybuilding stage.

“It was very disappointing,” said Mandyck, who...