In 2025, the Northeast Swiss Wrestling Association will be responsible for hosting the ESAF. Two candidates, “Glarnerland +” and St.Gallen, have officially applied. Schaffhausen, which also showed interest, withdrew its candidacy before the official application phase.
On Saturday, the Swiss Wrestling Association (ESV) decided on the award of the ESAF. Due to the corona pandemic, the two applicants were unable to present their project on site, but only in a 25-minute online presentation.
Shortly before 1 p.m. the cat was out of the bag: ESAF 2025 will not take place in the city of St.Gallen, but in the canton of Glarus. The application with the location Mollis was accepted. The Swiss Wrestling and Alpine Festival is being held in the canton of Glarus for the first time in its 125-year history. St.Gallen was the last venue for the major event in 1980.
The applicants’ joys and sorrows
The St.Gallen city council is disappointed in a message, but congratulates Glarus warmly and wishes the organizing committee there every success in the preparation and implementation of the ESAF 2025. The mood of the winners is quite different: «The 10-year candidacy preparations have more than Well worth it, ”said a pleased Jakob Kamm, OC President of the“ ESAF 2025 Glarnerland + ”association.
The last Federal took place in Zug in 2019. There Christian Stucki was crowned wrestling king. However, the next ESAF will take place in Pratteln next year.
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