New Swiss Wrestling Champion Crowned At National Festival

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) The Swiss Federal Wrestling and Alpine Games Festival (ESAF) saw the coronation of 30-year-old Armon Orlik as the new national champion. This content was published on September 1, 2025 - 08:35 2 minutes Keystone-SDA

• Italiano it Conclusa Festa federale di lotta a Mollis (GL), il re è grigionese Original Read more: Conclusa Festa federale di lotta a Mollis (GL), il re è grigiones
• Русский ru Коронован новый чемпион Швейцарии по борьбе швинген Read more: Коронован новый чемпион Швейцарии по борьбе швинге

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The event, held every three years, gathered 56,500 spectators at the large arena in Mollis, a record turnout.

Three wrestlers from eastern Switzerland were tied before the final. The title was eventually awarded to Orlik, from canton Graubünden, by a whisker, to the delight of the audience who applauded the new wrestling king.

Spectators who could not find a place in the arena gathered in the countless public viewing areas. The event ran smoothly on the whole.

The Glarner police gave Keystone-ATS an initial positive assessment, apart from the fatal accident of a 33-year-old fan on Friday night.

From Thursday evening to Sunday noon they had to intervene about 80 times, mostly for cases of drunkenness and some thefts. It has to be considered that up to Sunday morning an estimated 200,000 people had travelled to Mollis for the big event.

Translated from Italian by DeepL/mga

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