Bloody fingers are just part of the game in this traditional German sport

Finger wrestling: Germany crowns champions in Quirky Alpine sport

Athletes train by pulling cables or lifting heavy blocks with their competition finger. Sunday's event crowned champions across different weight and age categories. Germany currently hosts nine clubs, while Austria boasts another four.

German finger wrestlers battle for championship glory

Dislocated digits are not uncommon in the traditional sport of Fingerhakeln, popular in southern Germany.

Bloody fingers are just part of the game in this traditional German sport

PANG, Germany — 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.

Bloody fingers are just part of the game in this traditional German sport

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