Igor Mazurenko – risk-taker or visionary? 09:00 12/25/2013 He upset the whole world of armwrestling. He organized the biggest ever World Championships, he introduced the cameras to the refereeing system. Now it’s time for TOP 16 – the revolution in armwrestling. Not what you were looking for? Search for other text. It ’ s a week before the first ever Eights League is organized in Poland. The main sponsor backs out of the event. Igor Mazurenko is in a very tight spot, working day and night to borrow money to finance the event. His future wife, Annie, is crying at the thought of the debts that they can never get out of. And if that wasn ’ t enough, one of the contestants is caught trying to get into Poland with a false passport. Mazurenko ’ s reputation is teetering on the edge, at the very beginning of his career. Despite the event ’ s lack of financial returns, 3 months later Mazurenko puts up the World Championships in Gdynia. He gets 7 000 PLN from the city council and an additional