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Orlando hopes dogs, bodybuilders kick-start convention biz
by Associated Press, The Associated Press
Posted Dec 12, 2020 1:01 pm EDT
Last Updated Dec 12, 2020 at 1:12 pm EDT
ORLANDO, Fla. Officials in tourism-dependent central Florida are hoping bodybuilders and show dogs help kick-start a rebound for convention business that was laid low this year by the pandemic.
The Orlando Sentinel reports that Joe Weider’s Olympia Fitness and Performance Weekend, a gathering of muscle men and women, is expected to bring about 3,000 people to the Orange County Convention Center next week.
They will follow thousands of dogs and handlers who are at the Orange County Convention Center this week for the AKC National Championship dog show, though public spectators aren’t being allowed because of coronavirus concerns.
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