European Sumo Championships Explained

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
2003	Riesa
2005	Leányfalu
2006	Riesa
2007	Budapest		15–17 June^[2]
2008	Krotoszyn
2009	Renens
2010	Varna
2011	Varna
2012	Budapest		16–17 June
2013	Ponitz
2014	Samokov		14–15 June
2015	Šiauliai^[3]		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		24-28 June
2022	Krotoszyn	Poland	1–4 September
2023	Warsaw	Poland	20–24 April
2024	Patras	Greece	24–26 May

External links

• European Sumo Federation

Notes and References

1. Web site: Amateur sumo in crisis: Europe and Japan go head to head. Buckton. Mark. 30 June 2012. Japan Times. 23 July 2018.
2. Web site: The 'Little Frenchie' – Standing up and Being Counted. Iniesta. Sebastien. August 2007. Sumo Fan Magazine. 23 July 2018.
3. Web site: 2015 M. PLANUOJAMOS TARPTAUTINĖS VARŽYBOS LIETUVOJE . 2015-04-16 . 2018-07-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180724002306/http://www.kksd.lt/index.php?1572168042 . dead .
4. Web site: IMMAF veteran Julia Dorny wins European Sumo Bronze. 2 May 2016. International Mixed Martial Arts Federation. 23 July 2018.
5. Web site: The European Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria!. International Sumo Federation. 23 July 2018.
6. Web site: European Sumo Championships 2020 cancelled. European Sumo Federation. 2 September 2020.