sports
Battle for King and Queen of
Arm-Wrestling coming to Flushing
The New York Arm Wrestling
Association (NYAWA) announced
that the 40th Annual NYC Big Apple
Grapple International Arm-Wrestling
Championships and Crowning of the
King and Queen of Arms will be held on
Sunday, July 9 at 1 p.m.
Cheap Shots Sports Bar, located at
149-05 Union Tpke. in Fresh Meadows,
will host the city’s number one premiere
arm wrestling championship and title
event. Entrance fees are $35 for pros, $25
for amateurs, Pro/Am and masters 43+
and 55+ years-old and $15 for women.
Spectator admission is $5.00. Th e competition
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is open to the public. Competitors
must be 18 years and older to compete.
Weigh-in and registration begins at
9:30 a.m. and will go until the 1:00 p.m.
start time. Competitors will be divided
into right and left -hand weight classes for
men and women, in both amateur and
pro categories.
Over 100 male and female athletes are
expected to participate, coming locally
from the fi ve NYC Boroughs, Long Island,
and from the tristate area and as far
away as Canada, Puerto Rico, and Russia.
Th e 2016 Empire State Champions and
defending 2016 NYC Big Apple Grapple
International Champions are also expected
to take part in the competition.
First, second and third place winners
will receive large Olympic-size halfpound
custom designed engraved gold,
silver or bronze medallions and offi cial
NYAWA seal plaques and certifi cates.
Th e overall strongest right-handed male
and female will be crowned International
King and Queen of Arms®. A $300 cash
prize will be awarded to the right-handed
overall MVP winner and $200 to the
left -handed overall winner. $100 will be
awarded to the overall Queen of Arms®
right and the left female MVP winner
will win $50. Teams will also compete,
grouped by Borough, State, and Country,
with a point tally to determine the winning
team and prize.
“The NYC Big Apple Grapple
International is the premiere arm wrestling
championship in NYC and the ‘King
and Queen of Arms’® is one of the world’s
most sought-aft er title. Th is event will
draw both veteran ‘hard-nosed pros’ to
fi rst time beginners and all will compete
in their respective weight class categories,”
said Gene Camp, founder and president
of the 40 -year old NYAWA. “We expect
a captive, cheering audience rooting for
their favorites with a contest of awesome
feats of brute strength, exhausting endurance
and explosive raw energy. Th e ‘King
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and Queen of Arms’ are crowned with traditional
royal gold crowns and robes in
this exciting 40th Anniversary.”
For information, upcoming events,
photos, videos, sponsorship opportunities
and partnerships visit www.nycarms.com
or www.facebook.com/newyorkarmwrestling.
Sponsors of the event are Captains
of Crush Grippers®, Cheap Shots Bar and
NYAWA.
