Cincinnati to Host 2010 American Open, Dec. 10-12

(Colorado Springs, Colo.) - USA Weightlifting is pleased to announce that the 2010 American Open will be held from Dec. 10-12 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

"Cincinnati is a first-class city and we are looking forward to bringing one of our most prestigious events to Clermont County," said USA Weightlifting CEO Rick Adams (Colorado Springs, Colo.)  

The American Open attracts nearly 200 of the top weightlifters in the United States, including Olympians and World Team members.

"Everybody here is super excited," said Chris Cleary (Fairfield, Ohio), meet director for the 2010 American Open and president of Cincinnati Weightlifting.  "We're looking forward to having a good turn-out from spectators.  Because we have relationships with a lot of schools and teams in the area, we hope to make it appealing to non-lifters so they can come out and see what the sport is all about."

The event will be held at the Holiday Inn East Gate, 4501 East Gate Blvd., which also will serve as the host hotel for the event.

USA Weightlifting is a non-profit member organization of the United States Olympic Committee that is based out of Colorado Springs, Colo.  The National Governing Body for the Olympic sport of weightlifting in the United States, USAW serves more than 6,000 members with the mission of achieving sustained competitive excellence in Olympic competition and promoting weightlifting throughout the nation.  For more information about USA Weightlifting, visit www.usaweightlifting.org.

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