20-year-old Kilian Wenger from Diemtigtal in the Bernese Alps is the new king of the Swiss national sport of Schwingen, a type of wrestling in which participants dressed in loose shorts over their trousers fight in a sawdust-covered ring. Wenger won all his eight matches at the Federal Wrestling and Alpine Games Festival in Frauenfield. (SF/swissinfo.ch)
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A clash of the alpine titans
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The main event is Schwingen – the traditional Swiss sport of alpine wrestling – and the winner will be crowned the Schwinger King and enjoy a hero’s status. “We are expecting 200,000 visitors and there will be a great contest, and a great atmosphere. It’s a huge event in Switzerland,” said Urs Schneider, head of…
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