Men in short leather pants and embroidered suspenders risked dislocated digits Sunday as they vied for the top prize at Germany’s championship in the sport of fingerhakeln, or finger wrestling. It’s thought that finger wrestling, popular in Germany’s Alpine region and neighbouring Austria, originated as a way to settle disputes. (AP Video by Philipp Jenne)
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Germans compete in finger-wrestling championship in German town of Pang

Men in short leather pants and embroidered suspenders risked dislocated digits Sunday as they vied for the top prize at Germany’s championship in the sport of fingerhakeln, or finger wrestling. It’s thought that finger wrestling, popular in Germany’s Alpine region and neighbouring Austria, originated as a way to settle disputes. (AP Video by Philipp Jenne)
 
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