Hornussen

Hornussen
Stopping the hornuss in flight
Presence
Country or regionSwitzerland
OlympicNo
ParalympicNo
Hitting the hornuss
The hornuss on the bock
A schindel (shingle)

Hornussen is an indigenous Swiss sport. The sport gets its name from the puck which is known as a "Hornuss" (hornet) or "Nouss". When hit, it can whizz through the air at up to 300 km/h (186.4 mph) and create a buzzing sound.[1][2]

Together with Schwingen and Steinstossen, Hornussen is seen as a Swiss national sport. Outside of Switzerland, there are only a few teams.

  1. ^ "Hornussen - Where the Nouss flies from the ramp and into the playing field". MySwitzerland.com.
  2. ^ "Hornussen - Living traditions". lebendigetraditionen.ch. Archived from the original on 2017-03-06.