You have known that our website www.armpower.net has been a body of opinion for long. Unfortunately, we also have to be vigilant if any unverified information about competitions especially of high international rank appears on the internet. Such a canard occurred in the evening of 24 October. Apparently Alexey Voevod take part at an international armwrestling tournament. The tournament will be held in July 2012, in Russia, more precisely Moscow. The name of the event is ‘A1’.

Just like in as an old anecdote about cars distributed for free on Red Square, there is some truth in that. A Tournament called A1 was truly announced to take place in July 2012, in Moscow. Alexey Voevod is also going to take part at this tournament. The rest of the information is just kidding.

Today (25 October 2011) we caught up the phone and called Alexey Voevody. Here is what he said: - First of all, I have a contract with the Russian national team, specifically with bobsleigh TEAM, which bounds me, at least until the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi 2014. Secondly, there is such a notation, that precludes my participation in other sport tournaments. Thirdly, I have a terrible elbow injury. Therefore I cannot perform any exercises for biceps. Fortunately I can be preparing for bobsleighs, because there a push motion is needed. The injury is probably a kind of bone splinter, that is freely moving within the elbow joint. It requires surgery, followed by an appropriate rehabilitation.

For today, however, my biceps strength is so limited, that I lift with a difficulty what I used to lift with one hand. To return again to the previous form, after a successful rehabilitation, a half of the year is required. Indeed I will come to the A1 tournament! But not as a player. I help the organizer, support this tournament, because I have always loved armwrestling. Remember, I start in bobsleigh, but I only love our sport! I would certainly like to get back to armwrestling take offs, if it is possible. In the end I can take part in competitions, even being forty or older. For now, however, my role is only to help in organizing and promoting A1 competition, which I think is a very interesting initiative. They can be really great competitions.
 

That’s all Alexey Voevoda said. His trainer Kote Razmadze confirmed, that someone spoke to him about Alexandr’s participation in the tournament. But he definitely dispelled any caller’s suggestions, and in a telephone conversation confirmed the standpoint of the person concerned. As of yet Alexander is a representative of Russia in the bobsleigh and it excludes his participation in any other sport tournaments. Moreover, injury and its consequences remain facts. Kote Razmadze, in the conversation with us, expressed his amazement that such unverified information are released in the world.

In summary: The tournament will take place, for more see www.armpower.net

Alexey Voevoda participation in the tournament is impossible. And for information about his health and form search on our website

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