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.
Summary of Championships The list is incomplete Year City Country Date Venue No. ofAthletes 2002 Moscow 2003 Riesa 2005 Leányfalu 2006 Riesa 2007 Budapest 15–17 June 2008 Koźmin 2009 Renens 2010 Varna 2011 Varna 2012 Budapest 16–17 June 2013 Ponitz 2014 Samokov 14–15 June 2015 Šiauliai 7–10 May 2016 Krotoszyn 23–24 April2018Plovdiv27–29 April2019Tallinn18–21 April2020 cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic2021Kazan24-28 June2022Krotoszyn1–4 September2023Krotoszyn20–24 April2024Loutraki24–26 May2025Szigetszentmiklós23–25 May2026Stirling26–28 June
References
External links European Sumo Federation