TWO WEIGHT GROUPS FOR JUNIORS

Dear friends,

As voted in the WAF Congress Meeting during the 34th World Armwrestling Championship held in Brazil, there have been approved,
TWO WEIGHT GROUPS FOR JUNIORS as follows:

Juniors under 18 years:
Girls – 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, +70
Boys – 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, +80

Juniors under 21 years:
Girls – 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, +70
Boys – 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, +90

As decided at WAF level, the categories will be available, for testing, starting 2013 World Championship.

Being a full member of WAF, European Armwrestling Federation will follow the decision and will introduce the approved categories starting 2013 European Armwrestling Championship in Lithuania.

We kindly invite all of our members to introduce those categories in their 2013 National Championships and inform their national clubs and athletes about changes.

In the appendix 1 you will find all weight categories (with changes) available for 2013 European and World Armwrestling Championship.

Appendix 1
2013 World Armwrestling Federation (WAF)

WEIGHT CATEGORIES
- as in Section 1.3. of „WAF Rules of Armwrestling” (January 2012)
- as in approved changes of WAF Congress Meeting (September 2012)

SENIOR RIGHT & LEFT ARM
Men: 0-55 kg, 60 kg, 65 kg, 70 kg, 75 kg, 80 kg, 85 kg, 90 kg, 100 kg, 110 kg, 110+ kg.
Woman: 0-50 kg, 55 kg, 60 kg, 65 kg, 70 kg, 80 kg, 80+ kg.

MASTER RIGHT & LEFT ARM – 40 years
Men: 0-70 kg, 80 kg, 90 kg, 100 kg, 100+ kg.
Women: 0-60 kg, 70 kg, 80 kg, 80+ kg.

GRAND MASTER RIGHT & LEFT ARM – 50 years
Men: 0-75 kg, 90 kg, 100 kg, and 100+ kg.

DISABLED RIGHT & LEFT ARM
Men: 60 kg, 75 kg, 90 kg, 90+ kg
Boys: 50 kg, 65 g, 80 kg, 80+ kg
Women: 0-60 kg, 70 kg, 80 kg, 80+ kg
Girls: 50 kg, 50+ kg

YOUTH UNDER 18 YEARS RIGHT & LEFT ARM
Boys: 50 kg, 55 kg, 60 kg, 65 kg, 70 kg, 75 kg, 80 kg, +80 kg
Girls: 45 kg, 50 kg, 55 kg, 60 kg, 65 kg, 70 kg, +70 kg

YOUTH UNDER 21 YEARS RIGHT & LEFT ARM
Boys: 55 kg, 60 kg, 65 kg, 70 kg, 75 kg, 80 kg, 85 kg, 90 kg, +90 kg
Girls: 50 kg, 55 kg, 60 kg, 65 kg, 70 kg, +70 kg

A total of 75 categories per arm.

Kind regards,
Mircea Simionescu-Simicel
EAF General Secretary

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David Shead about the Italian National’s

Dear Armwrestlers

 

Once again I have great things to say about a national championship, having just come back from Gardone Riviera in Italy. Referred to as the Italian Riviera, because it is so beautiful.

Last year it was held just outside of Pisa where Claudio Rizza was very pleased to achieve, for the first time, just over 200 competitors. This year, despite Italy's considerable economic difficulties we have all been hearing   about in the news, Claudio managed to increase the number to 250 competitors. This (as far as I know) puts them in joint third, with Sweden, in the national championship stakes in Europe. This is a major achievement and can only be  done with hard work and the clever promotion of our sport.

On Saturday Fulvio Menegazzo (Italy's head referee) had arranged a training seminar for me to take with six new referees just coming into the sport, and on Sunday there was a test session to grade them. They did well with four of them being able to start at senior level in small competitions and the other two at junior level.

Claudio's competitions are always well presented, held in what only can be described as a Palace. With Claudio and his scorers in their uniforms, as well as all the referees in Italy's own designer uniforms looking very smart.

With the amount of competitors taking part the competition was held over two days (left sat and right sun) running on three tables each day. This is the third Italian Nationals I have done, with many of the same referees, and their level gets better and better. They all did their jobs very well with no dramas and very few complaints. The arm wrestlers were well behaved and very sporting, with several clubs hotly contending for the team trophy.

The level gets tougher every year and with so many entries’ it was a very competitive championships indeed.

Congratulations to Fulvio Menegazzo who after 3 years of not competing came back and took 2nd with both his left and his right.


David Shead
EAF Assistant Director of Referees