European Armwrestling and Adaptive Armwrestling Championships
The European Armwrestling and Adaptive Armwrestling Championships for military personnel and veterans is an international sporting event that brings together military personnel and veterans from different European countries.
The event is being held for the first time in Europe and marks the launch of a new format for international competitions in general and adaptive classes. The championship demonstrates equal opportunities, sporting excellence, and the development of military and veteran sports at the European level.
The initiator and conceptual founder of the competition is the Professional Armwrestling League of Ukraine, which has considerable experience in the development of military and veteran armwrestling and is ready to share this experience with the European sports community.
Preliminary championship schedule
MAY 28, 2026 — Arrival and registration day
- Arrival of teams and participants
- Registration and confirmation of participation
- Passing the credentials committee
A detailed schedule will be published after online registration.
MAY 29 — Competition day
Competitions in general and adaptive classes (left and right hand)
| 09:00 | Official opening |
| 09:30 | Qualifying matches (left hand) |
| 13:00–14:00 | Break |
| 14:00 | Qualifying matches (right hand) |
| 17:30 | Finals and awards ceremony (left hand) |
| 18:30 | Finals and awards ceremony (right hand) |
| 19:30 | Official closing of the championship |
MAY 30 — Show Day
| Star-studded armfight on the festival’s main stage |
| Exhibition matches |
| Special guests and media athletes |
Competition participants
All interested parties are welcome to participate.
Categories: men and women, athletes, veterans, and military personnel.
Weight categories and adaptive functional classes are determined in accordance with the competition rules.
General category (Senior)
| Group | Class | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | General category | 57 • 63 • 70 • 78 • 86 • 95 • 105 • over 105 kg | 52 • 57 • 63 • 70 • 78 • over 78 kg |
Adaptive categories (Adaptive)
| Group | Class | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adaptive | AD-S Standing | 70 • 95 • 105 • over 105 kg | 63 • 70 • over 70 kg |
| Adaptive | AD-C Seating | 70 • 95 • 105 • over 105 kg | 70 • over 70 kg |
| Adaptive | AD-VI Visual | 70 • 95 • 105 • over 105 kg | 63 • 70 • over 70 kg |
| Adaptive | AD-HI Hearing | 70 • 95 • 105 • over 105 kg | 63 • 70 • over 70 kg |
| Adaptive | AD-UA One-Arm | 70 • 95 • 105 • over 105 kg | 63 • 70 • over 70 kg |
Important information
The organizers reserve the right to combine weight categories in case of insufficient number of participants according to preliminary registration.