European Sumo Championships

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

The list is incomplete

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

  1. ^ Buckton, Mark (30 June 2012). "Amateur sumo in crisis: Europe and Japan go head to head". Japan Times. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  2. ^ Iniesta, Sebastien (August 2007). "The 'Little Frenchie' – Standing up and Being Counted" (PDF). Sumo Fan Magazine. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  3. ^ "2015 M. PLANUOJAMOS TARPTAUTINĖS VARŽYBOS LIETUVOJE". Archived from the original on 2018-07-24. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
  4. ^ "IMMAF veteran Julia Dorny wins European Sumo Bronze". International Mixed Martial Arts Federation. 2 May 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  5. ^ "The European Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria!". International Sumo Federation. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  6. ^ "European Sumo Championships 2020 cancelled". European Sumo Federation. Retrieved 2 September 2020.


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