Worldchallenge

2010-01-07 08:27

"I started to

armwrestle

7 years old

together

with

my father"

"One day my father was bored i guess ha ha, and decided to build me a 2 foot armwrestling table so i could reach! It was the cutest thing ever! and we travelled to nationals (to watch dad) and for fun he got this table from the car and all the young children of the senior armwrestlers took part and I beat all the boys and won haha.."

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Joanne Poole will soon take a personal trainer course to help her job in a gym which she work at in the town called Slough, just outside the main of London in England of Great Britainwill. The armwrestling girl competing in the 70 kg category (the big one at World Challenge 8th of March at the Museum of World Culture in Gothenburg Sweden) The winner goes directly to the World Challenge OVER ALL FINAL and the second and third placed armwrestling ladies in 70kg will go to the second chance and still have the possibility to qualify to the World Challenge ALL OVER FINAL.

Tell us about armwrestling in Great Brittain, is the sport growing?

Well as i am sure all armwrestlers know, the "ArmWars" series began in England/Great Britain and i belive it has become on of the biggest continuous show in armwrestling everyone wants to be involved in this show and it has given the public, who do not know so much about armwrestling as a professional sport,a good insight on the way we know our sport, To see it live on tv all across Europe is Big! so yes I believe it is growing here, but i would be happy with some more female pullers!

Do you have brothers, sisters or other relatives who armwrestle as well?

Hmm, my uncle (dads brother) was some what involved in the sport but did not take it as far as me and my dad, my brother also at a young age was a couple of times the junior national champion, but this was a long time ago, but they all still enjoy a go every so oftern :)

Joanne together with her boyfriend Kevin.

One of your goals is to win against Elaine Barker, maybe she is interested into coming to World Challenge March 8? Do you have any other dream opponents?

Ohhh yes! Elaine has destroyed me for many many years ha ha she is the most amazing woman i have seen armwrestling! I will definatly ask her! Hmmm there are many people i would like to win against the majority of female champions i want to pull and win! maybe at WC i will find a good match! :D

Photo: Johnny Johansson, KANEOS MEDIA

- Do you think anyone in the world can beat Irina Makeeva? Who would it be in that case?

I definatly think Egle Vaitkute from Lithuania has the power to beat Irina, i think she would do it comftably if she caught the speedy hit from Makeeva! Definatly the match i am looking forward to watching! Also Liliya Khamigullina from Russia! I would like to see this if they have met during nationals! And Turkey's Nurcihan Gonul! could be interesting here is weight difference but i think they could be good ones!

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What do you think you will do in 5 years from now?

I think i will be at the top of my time, I will be near the peak and hopefully winning the competitions I want to be winning and hopefully have some children to teach them how to Armwrestle in 5 years :) and trying my best to develop armwrestling for woman
in the UK.

What do you think about World Challenge (WC)? Do you believe the competition can develope into a World Cup for women?

Of Course!!, I think it is a incredible idea! when you think of armwrestling, (from someone who does not know the sport) they always associate it with men! so i think with WC women have a real chance to to show just how good they are at male dominated sports! i can definatly see this in some years as the nemiroff equivilent for woman and bigger.

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