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Two competitors face off during the 60th annual Bavarian finger-wrestling championships (also known as Fingerhakeln) in Feldkirchen-Westerham, Germany, Aug. 11, 2013.
The sport involves two competitors matched in class according to age and weight who sit at a specifically-designed table across from one another and pull at a small leather band with one finger until one player has pulled the other across.
The sport is traditional in Bavaria and as well Austria and dates back to the 17th century.
All photo taken in Feldkirchen-Westerham, Germany, Aug. 11, 2013
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Two competitors face off during the 60th annual Bavarian finger wrestling championships.
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A competitor in action during the 60th annual Bavarian finger wrestling championships.
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New Bavarian middle weight champion Toni Bader (L) of Oberammergau and vice champion Korbinian Fischer of Bad Kohlgrub fight during the first leg final during the 60th annual Bavarian finger wrestling championships.
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A competitor faces off during the 60th annual Bavarian finger wrestling championships.
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A competitor prepares for a fight by rubbing his hands with chalk.
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Bavarian champion Hans-Peter Reichart (L) fights during the 60th annual Bavarian finger wrestling championships.
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New Bavarian middle weight champion Toni Bader of Oberammergau faces off during the 60th annual Bavarian finger wrestling championships.
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New Bavarian middle weight champion Toni Bader (L) of Oberammergau and vice champion Korbinian Fischer of Bad Kohlgrub fight during the first leg final during the 60th annual Bavarian finger wrestling championships.
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New Bavarian middle weight champion Toni Bader of Oberammergau exercises with an elastic strap during the 60th annual Bavarian finger wrestling championships.
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Two competitors face off during the 60th annual Bavarian finger wrestling championships.
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Two competitors face off in a friendly fight while drinking beer during the 60th annual Bavarian finger wrestling championships.
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Two competitors face off during the 60th annual Bavarian finger wrestling championships.
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Two competitors face off during the 60th annual Bavarian finger wrestling championships.
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A competitor in action during the 60th annual Bavarian finger wrestling championships.
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Two competitors face off during the 60th annual Bavarian finger wrestling championships.
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Two competitors in action during the 60th annual Bavarian finger wrestling championships.
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A participant exercises with an elastic strap during the 60th annual Bavarian finger wrestling championships.
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New Bavarian middle weight champion Toni Bader (L) of Oberammergau and vice champion Korbinian Fischer of Bad Kohlgrub fight during the final during the 60th annual Bavarian finger wrestling championships.
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Chalk lies on the floor during the 60th annual Bavarian finger wrestling championships.
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New Bavarian middle weight champion Toni Bader (L) of Oberammergau and vice champion Korbinian Fischer celebrate after the final fight during the 60th annual Bavarian finger wrestling championships.
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New Bavarian middle weight champion Toni Bader (L) of Oberammergau celebrates after winning the final fight against vice champion Korbinian Fischer of Bad Kohlgrub during the 60th annual Bavarian finger wrestling championships.
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A competitor in action during the 60th annual Bavarian finger wrestling championships.
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A competitor in action during the 60th annual Bavarian finger wrestling championships.
