68:, and Pakistani news websites such as MMnews. Spanish sports daily Marca listed participants' names who would allegedly represent their countries. It reports, "Twenty people from different countries are expected to compete and the winners of the events will be decided by a panel of judges scoring from five to 10 and by popular audiences." It further published another report detailing the rules of the competition without providing any legitimate sources, without proof of such a competition.
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Federation." A website bearing the same name does exist, although it redirects to a pornography website. As of June 2023, this website features a countdown for the "tournament"
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Federation." Times of India reported "Sweden will soon host the European sex championship." It detailed the rules of the tournament, and says the
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