Arm Wrestling
Armwrestling
Date: Friday September 13
Time: 14.00
Location: Salling ROOFTOP
Address: Nytorv 8, 9000 Aalborg
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Organizer:
- Arden Armwrestling
Age categories:
- 18-100 years
Disciplines/weight classes:
Men | Women | |
Right: 70 kg | Right: under 65 kg | |
Right: 70-80 kg | Right: over 65 kg | |
Right: 80-90 kg | Left: all weights | |
Right: 90-100 kg | ||
Right: over 100 kg | ||
Left: all weights |
Participants:
- TBA
Tournament schedule:
- TBA
Information:
- Arm Wrestling is a strength sport. It is a sport that combines strength, technique, endurance and tactics.
- After the competition the audience will get the opportunity to try arm wrestling against professionals and learn more about arm wrestling.
Equipment and requirements:
- Only short sleeves or sleeveless shirts will be allowed during competition.
- Competitors are not allowed to use protection for elbows or wrists.
- It is not allowed to wear any kind of rings, watches, wristbands etc.
Registration:
- TBA
Pre-competition meeting:
- Two professional arm wrestlers will make sure that all participants are informed about security and the rules. They will also inform the competitors about the right way to warm up.
- Weigh-in will take place just before the competition. If the weight is higher than the listed levels you will be moved to a higher level.
Rules and regulations:
- Two athletes will compete to push the opponent’s hand down to a table where both athletes’ elbows are resting.
- The tournament will be held as “double elimination”. Double elimination means that you will leave the tournament when you have lost to matches in the competing arm.
- The groups for the tournament will be randomly made before competition start.
- In addition to a competition in each weight class, there will be an overall competition where the top 3 from each weight class will meet and compete to be the strongest firefighter for each gender.
- The rules will follow international standards (WAF).
The most important rules are listed below:
- Only professional referees will be judging
- International approved arm wrestling tables will be used
- The groups for the tournament will be randomly made before competition start
- 2 fails result in a lost battle
- Instructions from referees must be followed
- Possible mistakes will be introduced before the beginning of the competition
- The competition will be on a professional and certified table where both competitors will be standing.
- Both competitors grab each other’s hand and place the elbow on a pad. The competitors will grab a special handle (placed on each side of the table) with the non-competing hand.
- Competitors must hold on to this during the competition and at least one leg must be on the ground.
- A competition will always be judged by two referees who are responsible for the competition.
- For at complete list of rules we refer to: http://www.waf-armwrestling.com/armwrestling-rules/.
Subject to changes