HE SLAMS his palm against the table three times to hype himself up. Then he turns his baseball cap backwards on his head, plants his elbow on the table and grabs his opponent’s hand. On one side of the table of this arm-wrestling battle is Australian legend “Super Mario” Tambakis and on the other a sensational newcomer from South Africa, 20-year-old Riekerd Bornman.
The referee makes sure their grips and postures are technically correct then gives the go-ahead for the contestants to start pushing.
Super Mario wins four of the five bouts but he graciously
