Sudbury just hosted the largest provincial arm wrestling championship in recent years, drawing hundreds of competitors to the Nickel City
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an explosion in the popularity of arm wrestling across Ontario. This fact was very much in evidence on May 18 at the Ontario Provincial Arm Wrestling Championships, which were held in Sudbury this year, as more than 400 competitors, and likely as many fans and supporters, turned out for the event.
The competition also ran the gamut of divisions, going from wrestlers as young as 12 up to those 60+, with competition divided by gender, weight class and arm . In 2022, Therrien made waves when he defeated top ranked Frode Haugland of Norway at Arm Wars. You can check out that match here. Therrien said while he loves the competition and camaraderie of the sport, he also loves that anyone can do it and it’s a low-cost sport to enter.The event also attracted a man well-known in the arm wrestling community in Ontario and around the world. In fact, he’s a bit of a legend. That man is “Big” Earl Wilson.
But Wilson, whose daughter, Sarah, is a seven-time national champion, didn’t just do it once; he did it twice. Repeating his triple gold performance at the world championships in Italy in 2009. Incredibly, among a long list of medal performances, Wilson holds 11 world championship gold titles.
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