TWO WEIGHT GROUPS FOR JUNIORS

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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