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Revolution in the Vaud youth groups: girls were allowed to play tug-of-war on Sundays (Sports 2026, by Yvain Genevay) - Swiss Press Award

Les filles de Lignerolle en action
Yvain Genevay
Les filles de Lignerolle en action
Photo / Sports
2026

Revolution in the Vaud youth groups: girls were allowed to play tug-of-war on Sundays

Yvain Genevay

At the Giron du Pied du Jura 2025. For the first time in the history of rural Vaud youth, girls were able to play tug-of-war on Sunday, a day normally reserved for traditional competitions: tug-of-war and wrestling are for boys.

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Revolution in the Vaud youth groups: girls were allowed to play tug-of-war on Sundays

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Photo / Sports
2026

Yvain Genevay

At the Giron du Pied du Jura 2025. For the first time in the history of rural Vaud youth, girls were able to play tug-of-war on Sunday, a day normally reserved for traditional competitions: tug-of-war and wrestling are for boys.

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Yvain Genevay / Swiss Press Award

Yvain Genevay

photographe, Renens, 1967

Yvain Genevay est un photographe suisse basé à Lausanne. Il travaille principalement comme reporter et portraitiste pour la presse quotidienne et hebdomadaire. En 2000, il a rejoint les rédactions du Matin et du Matin Dimanche comme photographe permanent. En 2015, il reçoit le Swiss Press Award 15 "Photographer of the Year" pour un reportage sur une famille de réfugiés syriens. Depuis 2018, il est photographe permanent pour la rédaction du Matin Dimanche.

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