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At the German Arm Wrestling Championships on Saturday and Sunday in Nuremberg-Altenfurt, the best woman and the best man in arm wrestling were determined. Around 400 athletes took part in the 35th title fights: here the arm wrestler Nico Joos (left) defends himself against an impending defeat.
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In contrast to arm wrestling, arm wrestling is fought standing up - on a 1.04 meter high table. This gives the athletes more freedom of movement. There is a handle on the left and right of the table that you have to hold with your non-fighting hand. The elbows are positioned in an elbow pad. The goal is to move the opposing hand onto the pad next to the handle. Here the arm wrestler Rosa Baltodano is winning a women's fight.
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Referee Aleksander Lysenko checks the fighters' grips. At the start it is important that the hands are aligned over the center line of the table and that both competitors' wrists are straight before the start. The athletes' shoulders must be parallel to the table when starting. After it starts, more freedom of movement is allowed.
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The competition hall in Nuremberg. As with other sports, there are weight classes in arm wrestling. Of course, these are divided into left-handed and right-handed people.
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Arm wrestler Ladislav Hervay smiles after a win. Institutionalized arm wrestling has existed since 1967, when the World Armwrestling Federation was founded in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
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The arm wrestlers Erik Dabbert (left) and Benny Hapke (right), who is also the first board member of the German Armwrestling Association, fight against each other. According to the association, arm wrestling came to Germany in 1986. The film “Over the Top” with Sylvester Stallone ensured this - because the filmmakers wanted to organize a world arm wrestling championship on the occasion of the film. In countries that did not yet have associations, the professionals helped to found them so that they could organize qualifying tournaments. Same in Germany.
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This is what winners look like: Association board member Benny Hapke wins against Erik Dabbert.
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The arm wrestler Katrin Mook (right) wins her 20th German championship title with her victory against Anna. For the first time after a five-year break from sports, she won both championships with her left and right arm.
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The German champion Katrin Mook with her 19th and 20th German championship titles (left and right).
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