The second European Zurkhaneh Sports Championship started at the Olympic Stadium (Landes Sport Band Hessen) of Frankfurt, Germany participated by 11 teams and 120 athletes, sports delegations, and executive staff from Germany (Hamburg and Munich), Austria, Belgium, Spain, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Romania, Ukraine, Monaco, Switzerland and representatives from Asia, Africa and America on Monday, December 20.
More than 90 athletes participated in the competitions which was held from December 20 to 22 and competed in the team, individual skills and wrestling sections.
On Wednesday afternoon, December 22, the closing ceremony as well as medal ceremonies was held participated by Wolfgang Baumann, the Secretary General of TAFISA, Jasem Mohammad Jafar, IZSF Vice President, Iraqi Sports and Youth Minister, members of the Iranian and Iraqi consulates and German sports authorities.
In these games, Azerbaijan Republic won the championship, Hamburg team came second and Belgium and Austria commonly won the thirds place.
In the Koshti Pahlavani section, in 60-70 kilograms, Romania won the first place, Germany (Hamburg) the second place, and Austria and Lithonia won the third place. In 70-80 kilograms, Azerbaijan, Lithonia, Belarus, and Belgium respectively won the first places. In 80-90 kilograms, Azerbaijan won the first, Germany (Munich) the second, and Belarus and Germany (Hamburg) the third place. And in 90+ kilograms, Azerbaijan came first, Ukraine second, and Belarus and Germany (Hamburg) third.