Get up early! The Schwing fans are already there in the morning.
The family album is richer by one photo.
The wrestlers from the Central Swiss Association enter the arena.
The big favorite Samuel Giger (centre) runs into the arena.
Florian Gnägi, left, and Christian Stucki.
Waiting at the Schwinger fountain for the first call.
More than 50,000 fans are in Pratteln. A pair of binoculars can’t hurt.
Good mood among the wrestling fans.
Meals are taken care of. And such a croissant is best served with a Kafi Luz.
There is not enough space in the arena for all fans: Some spectators therefore follow the wrestlers at the public viewing.
During the Swiss national anthem, the fans stand in front of the 1st course on the Swiss national anthem.
Hustle and bustle in first gear.
A wind instrument or a device for drinking competitions? We’ll leave that open at this point.
The ladies of honor must not be missing.
The arena in Pratteln is packed.
Fabian Staudenmann, left, and Samuel Giger in first aisle with a man.
Christian Stucki (above) wins in first gear once morest Damian Ott.
Good gear is everything.
Not only sawdust, there is also a beautiful meadow in Pratteln.
It is rumored that one or the other beer is drunk.
The best pictures of the Federal
The calm before the storm: The wrestling arena shortly following 6 a.m. before the first course at the Swiss Wrestling and Alpine Festival (ESAF) in Pratteln.
Get up early! The Schwing fans are already there in the morning.
The family album is richer by one photo.
The wrestlers from the Central Swiss Association enter the arena.
The big favorite Samuel Giger (centre) runs into the arena.
Florian Gnägi, left, and Christian Stucki.
Waiting at the Schwinger fountain for the first call.
More than 50,000 fans are in Pratteln. A pair of binoculars can’t hurt.
Good mood among the wrestling fans.
Meals are taken care of. And such a croissant is best served with a Kafi Luz.
There is not enough space in the arena for all fans: Some spectators therefore follow the wrestlers at the public viewing.
During the Swiss national anthem, the fans stand in front of the 1st course on the Swiss national anthem.
Hustle and bustle in first gear.
A wind instrument or a device for drinking competitions? We’ll leave that open at this point.
The ladies of honor must not be missing.
The arena in Pratteln is packed.
Fabian Staudenmann, left, and Samuel Giger in first aisle with a man.
Christian Stucki (above) wins in first gear once morest Damian Ott.
Good gear is everything.
Not only sawdust, there is also a beautiful meadow in Pratteln.
It is rumored that one or the other beer is drunk.
In Pratteln, the new wrestling king will be chosen this weekend, which might also be the old one. Will Samuel Giger live up to his role as favorite? Here we will keep you up to date on what is happening at the Swiss Wrestling and Alpine Festival (ESAF).
The broadcast on Saturday on TV
live
Swiss wrestling: Federal wrestling and alpine festival – swinging, 1st and 2nd gear
Sat 27.08. 07:15 – 12:00 ∙ SRF two ∙ 285 min
Wrestling: Federal Wrestling and Alpine Festival – swing out, 3rd and 4th gear
Sat 27.08. 13:15 – 17:35 ∙ SRF two ∙ 260 min