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Gouren

The wrestling of Brittany.

Breton wrestling from Brittany in France: wrestlers in white shirts try to throw each other flat on the back.

Fact file

Country
France
Type
Grappling & wrestling
Sources: FALSAB — Fédération des amis des luttes et sports athlétiques bretons

History

Gouren is the traditional wrestling of Brittany, in western France, related to Cornish wrestling across the Channel. Wrestlers wear a shirt (roched) and short trousers and grip only the shirt.

A fall is a "lamm": both shoulders touching the ground at the same time. Before the bout wrestlers swear an oath of loyalty. The FALSAB federation, founded in 1930, organised gouren as a modern sport.