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The European Sumo Championships are two rival sumo competitions organized by the European Sumo Union (ESU) and the European Sumo Federation. A split occurred in 2012, where two rival championships were held, the ESU event taking place in Hungary on June 16–17 and the rival breakaway event taking place in Ukraine on the same weekend and officially recognized by the International Sumo Federation.[1]
Summary of Championships
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| Year | City | Country | Date | Venue | No. of Athletes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Moscow |  Russia | |||
| 2003 | Riesa |  Germany | |||
| 2005 | Leányfalu |  Hungary | |||
| 2006 | Riesa | Germany | |||
| 2007 | Budapest | Hungary | 15–17 June[2] | ||
| 2008 | Krotoszyn |  Poland | |||
| 2009 | Renens |  Switzerland | |||
| 2010 | Varna |  Bulgaria | |||
| 2011 | Varna | Bulgaria | |||
| 2012 | Budapest | Hungary | 16–17 June | ||
| 2013 | Ponitz | Germany | |||
| 2014 | Samokov | Bulgaria | 14–15 June | ||
| 2015 | Šiauliai[3] |  Lithuania | 7–10 May | ||
| 2016 | Krotoszyn | Poland | 23–24 April[4] | ||
| 2018 | Plovdiv[5] | Bulgaria | 27–29 April | ||
| 2019 | Tallinn |  Estonia | 18–21 April | ||
| 2020 | cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[6] | ||||
| 2021 | Kazan | Russia | 24-28 June | ||
| 2022 | Krotoszyn | Poland | 1–4 September | ||
| 2023 | Warsaw | Poland | 20–24 April | ||
| 2024 | Patras |  Greece | 24–26 May | ||
References
[edit]- ^ Buckton, Mark (30 June 2012). "Amateur sumo in crisis: Europe and Japan go head to head". Japan Times. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ Iniesta, Sebastien (August 2007). "The 'Little Frenchie' – Standing up and Being Counted" (PDF). Sumo Fan Magazine. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ "2015 M. PLANUOJAMOS TARPTAUTINĖS VARŽYBOS LIETUVOJE". Archived from the original on 2018-07-24. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
- ^ "IMMAF veteran Julia Dorny wins European Sumo Bronze". International Mixed Martial Arts Federation. 2 May 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ "The European Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria!". International Sumo Federation. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ "European Sumo Championships 2020 cancelled". European Sumo Federation. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
External links
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