September 2024 News NUSSLI builds the arena for the Federal Anniversary Wrestling Festival
From September 6 to 8, 2024, Appenzell will be the venue for the Federal Anniversary Wrestling Festival, which only takes place every 25 years. On the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the Swiss Wrestling Federation (ESV), visitors can expect a weekend full of top sporting performances and cultural festivities. The weekend culminates on Sunday, September 8, when the best 120 wrestlers in the country compete against each other. The experienced professionals from NUSSLI have planned and built the temporary arena.
Impressive infrastructure and well-paced schedule
Even though the dimensions are smaller than those of the regular Swiss Wrestling and Alpine Festival (ESAF), an impressive arena with four grandstands and a total of 18,000 seats was built for the anniversary wrestling festival. The arena comprises four partially covered grandstands as well as grass and just over 100 media seats. Construction work on the arena began on August 12 and will be completed shortly before the event on September 6. The construction is once again being carried out with the active support of around 70 members of the army.
Challenges and joy
Project manager David Frei is proud of the temporary stadium: "We had to overcome various challenges: the access road to the site is very narrow and not without danger when transporting the material in 60 articulated lorries, then it was very hot for days, so we had to build temporary showers for the members of the army. But without them and the civilian guards, the construction would have been impossible. In the end, however, it is always a real pleasure to see the results of our work. The collaboration with the local OC and the members of the army was highly professional and characterized by a shared spirit."
Background and displacement
Originally, the jubilee Schwingfest should have taken place in 2020 to celebrate the 125th anniversary (1895 + 125 years). The postponement by three more years is mainly due to the fact that three important federal wrestling festivals were or are scheduled for 2022 (ESAF Pratteln), 2023 (Unspunnen Schwinget) and 2025 (ESAF Glarnerland+). The OC is now taking advantage of the gap and organizing a festival in 2024 that is worthy of an anniversary.
About the Federal Jubilee Wrestling Festival
The Federal Jubilee Wrestling Festival is a traditional sporting event that only takes place every 25 years and brings together wrestlers from all over Switzerland. It is a celebration of community and sport that inspires both participants and spectators. In addition to the 120 wrestlers, around 20,000 guests are expected in Appenzell. Home
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