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| Membership | 82 countries [1] |
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| Abbreviation | WAF |
| Founded | 1977 |
| Headquarters | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| President | Assen Hadjitodorov |
| Official website | |
| waf-armwrestling | |
The World Armwrestling Federation (WAF) is an international federation of national and regional arm wrestling associations. Currently, WAF has members from 82 countries.
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World Armwrestling Federation (WAF) is the international governing organization for the sport of arm wrestling, established in 1977. WAF is WADA Code Compliant. The WAF is the main organizer of the World Armwrestling Championships, which is held every year. Official programme has 36 events for senior athletes. [2]
Arm wrestling is a sport with two opponents who face each other with their bent elbows placed on a table and hands firmly gripped, who then attempt to force the opponent's hand down to the table top. The sport is often casually used to demonstrate the stronger person between two or more people.
WAF, or waf, may refer to:
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