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Fingerhakeln 64th German Championship Sees More Bloody Fingers

Men in short leather pants and embroidered suspenders risked dislocated digits as they vied for the top prize at Germany라이브 바카라 championship in the sport of fingerhakeln or finger wrestling. Around 180 competitors took part in Sunday라이브 바카라 64th German championship in Pang, which is about an hour라이브 바카라 drive southwest of Munich. It라이브 바카라 thought that finger wrestling, popular in Germany라이브 바카라 Alpine region and neighboring Austria, originated as a way to settle disputes. The earliest depictions of the sport date to the 19th century. Participants wore the traditional Bavarian dress known as tracht.

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Germany Finger Wrestling | Photo: AP/Matthias Schrader

Men dressed in traditional clothes try to pull the opponent over the table at the German Championships in Fingerhakeln or finger wrestling, in Pang, near Rosenheim, Germany.

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Germany Finger Wrestling | Photo: AP/Matthias Schrader

Competitors celebrates after their bouts while they try to pull the opponents over the table at the German Championships in Fingerhakeln or finger wrestling, in Pang, near Rosenheim, Germany.

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Germany Finger Wrestling | Photo: AP/Matthias Schrader

Competitors celebrates after their bouts while they try to pull the opponents over the table at the German Championships in Fingerhakeln or finger wrestling, in Pang, near Rosenheim, Germany.

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Germany Finger Wrestling | Photo: AP/Matthias Schrader

Men dressed in traditional clothes try to pull the opponent over the table at the German Championships in Fingerhakeln or finger wrestling, in Pang, near Rosenheim, Germany.

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Germany Finger Wrestling | Photo: AP/Matthias Schrader

Competitors warm up for their bout while they try to pull the opponent over the table at the German Championships in Fingerhakeln or finger wrestling, in Pang, near Rosenheim, Germany.

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Germany Finger Wrestling | Photo: AP/Matthias Schrader

Men dressed in traditional clothes try to pull the opponent over the table at the German Championships in Fingerhakeln or finger wrestling, in Pang, near Rosenheim, Germany.

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Germany Finger Wrestling | Photo: AP/Matthias Schrader

Men dressed in traditional clothes try to pull the opponent over the table at the German Championships in Fingerhakeln or finger wrestling, in Pang, near Rosenheim, Germany.

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Germany Finger Wrestling | Photo: AP/Matthias Schrader

A competitor warms up for his bout while he try to pull the opponent over the table at the German Championships in Fingerhakeln or finger wrestling, in Pang, near Rosenheim, Germany.

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Germany Finger Wrestling | Photo: AP/Matthias Schrader

A competitor warms up for his bout while he try to pull the opponent over the table at the German Championships in Fingerhakeln or finger wrestling, in Pang, near Rosenheim, Germany.

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Germany Finger Wrestling | Photo: AP/Matthias Schrader

A competitor warms up for his bout while he try to pull the opponent over the table at the German Championships in Fingerhakeln or finger wrestling, in Pang, near Rosenheim, Germany.

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Germany Finger Wrestling | Photo: AP/Matthias Schrader

A competitor warms up for his bout while he try to pull the opponent over the table at the German Championships in Fingerhakeln or finger wrestling, in Pang, near Rosenheim, Germany.

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