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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. The competition 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. The 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 half-pound custom designed
engraved gold, silver or bronze
medallions and offi cial NYAWA seal
plaques and certifi cates. The 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. This
event will draw both veteran ‘hardnosed
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.
The ‘King 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.
Photos: Facebook/
NewYorkArmWrestling
