Longest running finger wrestling contest

According to Official Guinness Records,

The longest running finger wrestling contests, known as Fingerhakeln, are known to have been staged in Bavaria, Germany since the 14th century, when rivals competed for women's favours. More recently, wrestlers compete for various weight-titles in the Bavarian Finger Wrestling Championships held annually in Pflugdorf, near Munich. The aim is for each competitor to pull his rival (seated opposite) across the table placed between them, using a finger lash wrapped around each contestant's digit.The tournament has a stict set of rules, which standardise the stools and tables, as well as the weight categories.

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