Equestrian Wrestling Festival - Subculture meets tradition (Sports 2023, by Claudio De Capitani) - Swiss Press Award
Claudio De Capitani
09.07.2022; Reitgenössisches Schwingfest; Schlussgang; Ishmael Asoka Rajuai siegt im Schlussgang gegen seinen Kontrahenten beim "Reitgenössischen" Schwingfest in der Reitschule
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Photo / Sports
2023
Claudio De Capitani
On July 9, 2022, a wrestling festival took place at the Reitschule alternative cultural center. Young left-wing activists dabbled in this quintessentially Swiss tradition. In the tension between Swiss tradition and alternative culture, as well as between folklore and criticism of patriotism, an exchange of cultures took place that could hardly be more different.
