For sure 2010 is the year of international tournament Złoty Tur. As we all know at the end of 2009 the jubilee 10th Złoty Tur Cup took place in Warsaw. However the tournament took place for the first time exactly on the 20th of February 2000 so this month we are commemorating the round, calendar 10 years. 

There will be more jubilees this year. It is similarly with the Polish Cup (photos of the 1st Polish Cup are near the text), which is also having its round, calendar 10 years (it took place for the first time in May 2000 in Tornado club in Gdynia).

The year 2000 is also the year of the pilot issue of Armpower, as a printer, free issue. The idea came into being thanks to Piort Szymanowski, present editor of one of all-Poland monthly, and the newspaper itself came out in three languages (Polish, English and Russian).

The year 2000 is also the 10th anniversary of the Polish Championships. Although the 1st Polish Championships took place in 2001, this year it is the 10th all-Poland rivalry. Similarly as in 2001, also this year the Polish Championships are being organized in the birthplace of Polish Armwrestling – Gdynia. 

As usually, after the Polish Championships the Polish National Armwrestling Team (good starts at the Polish Championships are the eliminations) is preparing for this year’s 20th European Championships and the 32nd World Championships. This time the European rivalry will take place at the turn of May and June in Moscow (Russia). Whereas the world rivalry will take place in December in Las Vegas (the USA).

We are also looking forward the next edition of the World Professional Cup and the league struggles in summer. Of course 2010 will be full of different local struggles, often organized by the local representatives of FAP. The rivalry on the national field will be for sure very stiff. Whereas on the international field, as last year we count for successes of Polish armwrestlers. As last year our team came back to Poland with quit large number of medals. We also did quite good at multiple international tournaments. We hope that also this year we will really show what the Slavic souls can really achieve. That’s what we really wish you and us!