Within the events organized by Choszczno Community Centre (ChDK) during this year’s winter holidays the Choszczno Students Sports Club “Złoty Orzeł” carried out the ChDK Open Armwrestling Tournament – Winter Holidays 2010 with ChDK on the 6th of February this year. 

The competitions were at first planned for 2 hours because of the great interest of children and youth finally they lasted for 5 hours. 9 classes (3 for children and 6 for youth), where  81 competitors took part in,  were carried out. The leaders of the direct rivalry were the students associated in professional armwrestling UKS “Złoty Orzeł Choszczno” club. To tell you the truth there were also some new amateurs of our discipline starting, who equaled the professional competitors in the direct rivalry. That makes us even more glad as the team of Choszczno competitors may increase for coming 10th Polish Championships, which will take place in April (on the 10th and 11th of April 2010) in Gdynia. 

The compeer and main referee of the tournament was the chairman of UKS and referee of FAP - Wiesław Łącki. The fight were refereed by Anna Głowińska – the referee of FAP, who was helpem by her husband, well known competitor and trainer of  the - Artur Głowiński. But that is enough about the organization itself. Let’s get to the point so the tournaments.

Very good fight were fought by an amateur Michał Gwadera from ZS nr 2 Choszczno. Personally I liked the a stiff fight of Piotr Kozłowski, a disabled comoetitor from UKS Złoty Orzeł Choszczno with Kamil Downaszfrom Barlinka, for entering the semi final. Finally Piotr ranked 3rd for right hand and 6th for left. Also the other of our disabled competitors - Patryk Weterle did not go under his ‘abled’ colleagues and ranked 3rd for left and 7th for right hand. The most stiff and professional duels were fought at over 18 years class, where the leaders were the competitors of UKS, as well the present as previous champions of our club. Also Bartosz Raczyński, Ruben Kołodziejczyk and Januszkiewcz brothers: Daniel and Radek performer very well despite a long absence. Also licenced competitors from Gorzoów Kamil Szafratowicz and Dawid Gontarczyk fought very nicely. Of course out multiple Polish Champion of disabled class Bartek Jakubowski also showed his craftsmanship and made his colleagues  respected his duels. Finally Bartek of course won the over 18 years old left hand class. 

Seizing the opportunity I would like to thank the Director of ChDK Andrzej Jędrzejak (the founder of the medals) and the workers of ChDK for help in organizing of the competitions. I hope that the winter holidays with Armwrestling will become the permanent part of calendar of Choszczno Community Centre events.