FILA President Mr. Raphael Martinetti´s Greetings

08.02.2008
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2008 Europe Senior Championship in Tampere, Finland



After spending a few years without staging high level championships. Finland is back to the wrestling world forefront organising the Europe senior championship in the 3 styles of Olympic wrestling in the beautiful city of Tampere.

Moreover as the wrestlers will be granted the title of Europe champion or win medals, the championship in Tampere will be used as qualification tournament for 18 wrestlers who are not yet qualified and as final selection for the world referees who will officiate in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

The competition will be fierce and of high technical level which will thrill the Finnish audience and the border countries which are among the best experts of wrestling in the world.

FILA is grateful to the Finnish Wrestling Federation which is more than a hundred years old and has always been the driving force of the wrestling development and provided all the departments and commissions with a lot of famous leaders and important members.

I hope that this championship will generate bonds of friendship necessary for the development of the new Europe to which wrestling can contribute.


Good luck to all of you.



Raphaël Martinetti
FILA President