Mircea, tell us, please, about the procedure of hosting country definition.

– Hosting of the World Armwrestling Championship represents a huge responsibility for the host, financially and logistical. The procedure starts 3 years before, when the member countries can bid for the host of the championship. Before biding, the interested hosts receive all the information regarding the technical, financial and logistical requirements. WAF offer full support and knowhow regarding planning of the broadcasting, venues, staging, hotels, transport and other important facts for delivering a great event.

How many countries will be represented?

– At this event more than 50 countries from all continents will be represented.

How many sportsmen are in first application?

– We have now registered online more than 1000 competitors.

Biggest team is Russia followed by Ukraine, Bulgaria and Turkey.

Newbies are: Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, Kuwait, Nepal, Libya and Ghana.

We are happy to announce that this year we will have 7 new members who applied for WAF membership.

I know that this time WAF decided to hold masters and disabled categories at the same days. Why?

– WAF decided to hold the masters during the 3rd and 4th competition day, in the same days as the Para-Armwrestling Championship due many reasons. One of them is that every year we register more juniors and youth athletes, other is that mixing with the Para-Armwrestling Championship expose more our Para-Armwrestling movement and integrates our para-athletes better.

Of course referees work is one of the reasons too, having in mind that first two days are now just a little easier.

What about EAC doping results?

– Regarding doping results I don’t have more information than you do because I am not member of Doping Committee and we do not interfere.

On behalf of WAF I wish all the best to the athletes, participants, fans and lovers of armwrestling all over the world.

We will have a great event!!