Pursuing glory

Racing in "La Grande Odyssée", a 1,000km sledge dog competition through the French and Swiss Alps. (Keystone/Jean-Christophe Bott) Keystone
An airborne Giulia Steingruber of Switzerland competes on the uneven bars in the Gymnastics World Championships in Rotterdam. (Reuters/Dylan Martinez) Reuters
Moriwaki Moto2 rider Thomas Lüthi of Switzerland rides past seagulls during the qualifying session of the Australian Grand Prix. (Reuters/Mick Tsikas) Reuters
Swiss runner Werner Schweizer, 71, trains for the 166km Ultra-Trail du Mont Blanc. The race was cancelled due to bad weather. (Reuters/Denis Balibouse) Reuters
Not all riders managed to finish qualifying for the finals of the BMX Swiss Cup in Echichens near Lausanne. (Reuters/Denis Balibouse) Reuters
Swiss-sponsored Alinghi 5 sails in Valencia, Spain, ahead of the 33rd America's Cup. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz) Keystone
Tennis' biggest rivals Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal warm up during the Qatar Open in Doha. (Reuters/Fadi Al-Assaad) Reuters
A calm moment for Toro Rosso Formula One driver Sébastien Buemi of Switzerland during practice at the Hungarian Grand Prix. (Reuters/Laszlo Balogh) Reuters
Novel rollerblading at the farmers' horse and trotter race event in Schwarzenburg near Bern. (Reuters/Michael Buholzer) Reuters
The Swiss troupe Eurodancers fly the flag at the Cheerleading Championships in St Gallen. (Keystone/Ennio Leanza) Keystone
The thinker's sport. The Swiss town of Biel hosted the masters tournament of the 43rd International Chess Festival. (Keystone/Alessandro della Valle) Keystone
Ready to leap into the swimming leg during the Ironman Triathlon Switzerland in Zurich. (Keystone/Patrick B. Krämer) Keystone
Allegations of corruption by Fifa's board members have cast a shadow over its president, Sepp Blatter of Switzerland. (Reuters/Christian Hartmann) Reuters
The world's elite ice climbers scaled a multi-storey car park in the finals of the Men's Speed Climbing Competition at the UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup in Saas Fee. (Keystone/Photopress/Lukasz Warzecha) Keystone
Switzerland's early group match win over the eventual World Cup winners Spain was hailed as the "miracle of Durban". (Keystone/EPA/Ali Haider) Keystone
The first running stage of the Red Bull X-Row, as Club Aviron Vevey of Switzerland carry their boat through the Hohle Gasse, where William Tell is said to have shot the bailiff Gessler. (Reuters/Christophe Margot) Reuters
Torn knee ligaments forced Olympic downhill skiing champion Didier Défago to rule out the 2010/2011 ski season. (Reuters/Valentin Flauraud) Keystone
Over 11,000 people took part in the annual Engadine cross country ski marathon from Maloja to S-Chanf in Switzerland. (Keystone/Steffen Schmidt) Keystone
Oscar Pistorius of South Africa before the 400-metre-race at the international athletics meeting in Nottwil, Switzerland. (Keystone/Peter Klaunzer) Keystone
Swiss goalie Jonas Hiller fails to stop a shot during the second period of a men's quarterfinal round ice hockey game against the United States at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson) Keystone
Another gold medal for Switzerland's Fabian Cancellara after he finishes ahead in the elite men's time trial at the UCI Road Cycling World Championships in Australia. (Reuters/Mick Tsikas) Reuters
Practising in the sawdust for the Swiss alpine wrestling crown, the oldest sport in Switzerland. (Reuters/Michael Buholzer) Reuters