Men dressed in traditional clothes try to pull the opponent over the table at the German Championships in Fingerhakeln or finger wrestling, in Pang, near Rosenheim, Germany, Sunday, April 27 ...

Participants on Sunday wore the traditional Bavarian dress known as tracht. Two competitors sit on opposite sides of a table and each hooks one finger — usually the middle finger — through a ...

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 ...

The earliest depictions of the sport date to the 19th century. Participants wore the traditional Bavarian dress known as tracht. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

Participants on Sunday wore the traditional Bavarian dress known as tracht. Two competitors sit on opposite sides of a table and each hooks one finger — usually the middle finger — through a small ...