Traditional Swiss wrestling belongs as much to Swiss alpine culture as does yodelling and the alphorn. This Sunday, the most time honoured of wrestling events, the "Brünig Schwinget" will be held on ...

RIPON – It begins with a handshake. Then, all niceties are off, and competitors wearing burlap shorts grab one another’s belts and do their best to sling their opponent flat on his back onto the wood ...

Traditional Swiss wrestling, known as "schwingen" in German, has been a male preserve for centuries—the ultimate test of manhood for Alpine alpha males. But a growing number of women are trying to ...

Forget the overblown silliness of WWE – did you know that Switzerland has its own centuries-old wrestling heritage? It’s called Schwingen, it’s hugely popular across the country and a key component of ...

Matthias Sempach, a 27-year-old farmer and butcher, knew exactly what he had to do to earn his title on Sunday of “King of the Alpine Wrestlers”: hang onto his opponent’s shorts. Sempach was one of ...

After his four victories on Saturday, Werner Schlegel (22) is the hottest contender for the crown at the Swiss Wrestling Festival in Mollis. For blue News, the man from St.Gallen faced up to the fight ...

Read more: Trump’s ‘risky gamble’ in Iran, $2,000 cheques for all (or no one), and an AI ‘clash of egos’ ‘Crown jewel’ or diplomatic relic? Read more: ‘Crown jewel’ or diplomatic relic? When does ...

Stanford-Bound Wrestler Peter Ming Is The Latest In A Long Line Of A Swiss Family That’s Part Of The Bedrock To The Elk Grove High Program • Elk Grove senior Peter Ming has come a long way from ...