‘It’s excruciating’: Welcome to Bavaria’s unusual finger wrestling championship

‘It’s excruciating’: Welcome to Bavaria’s unusual finger wrestling championship

Competitors put strength, technique and tough skin to the test at Germany’s finger wrestling championships in Bavaria. The traditional Alpine sport sees opponents hook their middle fingers into a leather loop and pull until one is dragged across the table.

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