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INTERNATIONAL
ARMWRESTLING FEDERATION
MEMBER
OF UNITED STATES ARMSPORTS
NEWSLETTER
JANUARY
2003
I hope that
everyone had a Merry Christmas and that your New Year will be the best year yet.
The World Championship in Springfield was a super event with some tough
matches. In the end USA wound up as
the Number One Team. It was very
close. Next year the World
Championship will be held in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
The dates as of now are December 1st to the 5th.
This will be the 25th World Championship and as Canada also
hosted the 1st World’s you can expect them to really make this year
special. If you haven’t had a
chance to see the results yet they are posted on the IAF and USA sites. There are a couple hundred pictures posted on the USA site.
On another bright note
Elections were held for United States Armsports just prior to the Championships.
The new President of United States Armsports is Denise Wattles.
With all of her experience I am sure that we can expect good things in
the future. We would like to thank
Dave Devoto for all his hard work when he was President of USA.
There is an article on Denise posted on the IAF site and also on the USA
site. Make sure you check it out.
With the beginning of a New Year we have the crowning of the Armwrestler
Of The Year for 2002. After
all the votes were counted in almost came down to a tie.
This year there were only 3 votes separating first and second place.
The person coming out on top was our State Director from Connecticut Josh
Stark. The runner up was our State
Director from New Hampshire Harry Bean. Third
place went to our State Director from Rhode Island Allen Stilkey.
All in all there was only about 15 votes separating the top three.
Congratulations to Josh on being voted Armwrestler Of The Year by the
membership.
The Points Championship was also as close as
the voting for Armwrestler of the Year. The top ten finishers are as follows: 1.
Allen Stilkey 2. Harry
Bean 3. Josh Stark 4. Logan
Miclette 5.
Kurt Howgate 6. Arlene
Sargent 7. Priscilla Bean
8. Katrina StLaurent 9.
Tim Brown 10. Jan
Schmeichel. It was nice
to see some Ladies in the top ten this year.
Congratulations to all the competitors and to Allen for winning the Point
Championship.
Again I would like to remind our members that the IAF website is there
for your convenience. Feel free to
use the many pages on there. There
is a message board and a photo gallery where you can upload your own pictures
from your computer.
Upcoming Events
March 1.
2003 Can-Am Challenge. To
be held at the Holiday Inn on Rte 495 in Taunton, MA.
There will be 17 weight classes for Men & Women.
Men’s Right, Men’s Left, Men’ Right Masters and Women’s Right
Hand. Weigh ins Friday Night
2/28/03 from 7PM to 10PM. Saturday 3/1/03 from 10AM to 1PM. Contest starts at 2PM. Trophies
for 1st thru 3rd in all classes.
Special Trophies for each Overall Winner.
Special room rate of $89.00, must mention Armwrestling.
For reservations call 508-823-0430.
For more info call Bill at 508-947-8958 or e-mail to
iaf1@attbi.com.
April 26.
The 11th Annual White MT Championship will be held
at the Olde Timbermill Restaurant & Lounge at the Mill at Loon MT on Rte 112
in Lincoln, NH. Weigh-ins on April
25 from 7pm to 10pm. Saturday from
10am to 1pm. Contest starts at 2pm.
There will be 13 weight classes for Men & Women.
Trophies for 1st thru 3rd in all classes plus a
Dinner Certificate to all 1st place.
Special room rate of $50.00 per night, must mention Armwrestling.
For reservations call 800-654-6183.
For info call 508-947-8958.
May 24. The 5th Annual Delaware Strong Arm Challenge will be held at the PA State Fair on the grounds of the Philadelphia Park Racetrack in Bensalem, PA. Weigh-ins from Noon to 1:30pm. There will be 13 weigh classes for Men & Women. Trophies for 1st thru 3rd in all classes. For more info call Bill at 508-947-8958.
June 14
The 5th Annual Bikers Armwrestling Challenge will be
held at the Broken Spoke Saloon on Rte 3 in Laconia, NH.
There will be 13 weight classes for Men & Women.
Weigh-ins from 11:30 to 1:30pm. Awards
for 1st thru 3rd in all classes.
For more info call Bill at 508-947-8958
August 9.
The 10th Annual Budweiser Armwrestling Challenge.
To be held at the Elk’s Pavilion on Rte 152 in Attleboro, MA.
There will also be a Carnival, Barbecue and Dance Band.
A fun filled day for the entire family.
Weigh-ins from 11:30am to 1pm. There
will be 14 weigh classes for Men & Women plus 3 classes for Kids.
Trophies for 1st thru 3rd in all classes.
This is usually a super event with some top-notch competition.
For more info call Bill at 508-947-8958.
There are a lot of other tournaments listed on
the tournament page
(iaf1.homestead.com/tourney.html).
Be sure and take the time to check them all out. Web-site:
iaf1.homestead.com
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