17 Sep 2024

Battle of the hands (and arms and biceps)

From Afternoons, 1:15 pm on 17 September 2024

Anton van der Westhuizen is a professional armwrestler and is about to defend his world title at the 2024 IFA World Armwrestling Championship in Greece. Jesse learns all about the sport and Anton's prep for what will be a real hands on battle.

John Henry Leach is armwrestling. He is wearing a white baseball cap and blue "New Zealand Armwrestling" federation tshirt. The cap is on backwards. He has a look of intense concentration on his face.

Photo: Anton Van Der Westhuizer / New Zealand Armwrestling Federation

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