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European Sumo Championships

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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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The list is incomplete

Year City Country Date Venue No. of
Athletes
2002Moscow Russia
2003Riesa Germany
2005Leányfalu Hungary
2006Riesa Germany
2007Budapest Hungary15–17 June[2]
2008Koźmin Poland
2009Renens  Switzerland
2010Varna Bulgaria
2011Varna Bulgaria
2012Budapest Hungary16–17 June
2013Ponitz Germany
2014Samokov Bulgaria14–15 June
2015Šiauliai[3] Lithuania7–10 May
2016Krotoszyn Poland23–24 April[4]
2018Plovdiv[5] Bulgaria27–29 April
2019 Tallinn Estonia 18–21 April
2020cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[6]
2021 Kazan Russia 24-28 June
2022 Krotoszyn Poland 1–4 September
2023 Krotoszyn Poland 20–24 April
2024 Loutraki Greece 24–26 May
2025 Szigetszentmiklós Hungary 23–25 May
2026 Stirling Scotland 26–28 June

References

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  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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