World Armwrestling Federation

World Armwrestling Federation
Membership82 countries[1]
AbbreviationWAF
Founded1977
HeadquartersSofia, Bulgaria
PresidentAssen Hadjitodorov
Official website
waf-armwrestling.com

The World Armwrestling Federation (WAF) is an international federation of national and regional arm wrestling associations. Currently, WAF has members from 82 countries.

WAF members

Association Continent Website
Afghanistan Afghanistan Asia N/A
Albania Albania Europe N/A
Argentina Argentina South America www.luchadebrazos.com
Armenia Armenia Europe N/A
Australia Australia Oceania www.armwrestlingaustralia.com
Austria Austria Europe N/A
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Europe aqgf.az
Belarus Belarus Europe N/A
Belgium Belgium Europe N/A
Bolivia Bolivia South America N/A
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia Europe N/A
Brazil Brazil South America cblbh.com.br
Bulgaria Bulgaria Europe www.armfight.com
Cameroon Cameroon Africa N/A
Canada Canada North America www.cawf.ca
China China Asia N/A
Chile Chile South America N/A
Colombia Colombia South America N/A
Croatia Croatia Europe obaranje-ruke.hr
Czech Republic Czech Republic Europe www.armwrestling.cz
Denmark Denmark Europe N/A
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic North America N/A
Egypt Egypt Africa N/A
United Kingdom England Europe armwrestling.co.uk
Estonia Estonia Europe www.armwrestling.ee
Finland Finland Europe www.skvl.net
France France Europe www.ffforce.fr
Georgia (country) Georgia Europe N/A
Germany Germany Europe armwrestling.de
Ghana Ghana Africa armwrestlinggh.com
Greece Greece Europe N/A
Greenland Greenland Europe N/A
Hungary Hungary Europe magyarszkander.hu
Iceland Iceland Europe N/A
India India Asia pafi.co.in
Indonesia Indonesia Asia N/A
Iran Iran Asia N/A
Iraq Iraq Asia N/A
Israel Israel Europe www.powerhand.co.il
Italy Italy Europe www.bracciodiferroitalia.it
Japan Japan Asia www.japan-arm.jp
Association Continent Website
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Asia N/A
South Korea South Korea Asia armwrestling.kr
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan Asia N/A
Latvia Latvia Europe armwrestling.lv
Lebanon Lebanon Europe N/A
Lithuania Lithuania Europe N/A
Malaysia Malaysia Asia N/A
Mali Mali Africa N/A
Mexico Mexico North America N/A
Moldova Moldova Europe N/A
Mongolia Mongolia Asia N/A
Morocco Morocco Africa N/A
Nepal Nepal Asia N/A
Netherlands Netherlands Europe N/A
New Zealand New Zealand Oceania www.nzarmwrestling.co.nz
Nigeria Nigeria Africa www.nigeriaarmwrestling.org.
Norway Norway Europe www.bryting.no/handbak/
Poland Poland Europe N/A
Pakistan Pakistan Asia www.paffederation.com
State of Palestine Palestine Asia N/A
Romania Romania Europe www.bratdefier.ro
Russia Russia Europe armwrestling-rus.ru
Scotland Scotland Europe N/A
Serbia Serbia Europe N/A
Singapore Singapore Asia N/A
Slovakia Slovakia Europe armsport.sk
South Africa South Africa Africa N/A
Spain Spain Europe N/A
Sweden Sweden Europe N/A
Switzerland Switzerland Europe www.armsport.ch
Syria Syria Asia N/A
Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei Asia www.facebook.com/Ironauditt18
Tajikistan Tajikistan Asia N/A
Tunisia Tunisia Africa N/A
Turkey Turkey Europe www.tvgfbf.com/tr
Turkmenistan Turkmenistan Asia N/A
Uganda Uganda Africa N/A
Ukraine Ukraine Europe www.armsport.com.ua
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates Asia N/A
United States United States North America www.theusaf.com
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Asia N/A

World Armwrestling Championships

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]

References

  1. ^ WAF MEMBERS. World Armwrestling Federation
  2. ^ "Rules of Armwrestling" (PDF). World Arm Wrestling Federation. Retrieved 2019-11-03.

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