Switzerland achieves historic success at the WorldSkills 2017 in Abu Dhabi

Swiss team wins 20 medals at WorldSkills Competition in Abu Dhabi held on October 14-19.

Flurina Rüesch
SwissSKills

Thirty-eight young Swiss professionals won 20 medals at the WorldSkills Competition in Abu Dhabi, including an unprecedented 11 gold medals. With this outcome, Switzerland achieved the second highest country ranking, just after China.

 

More than 1,300 participants from 59 countries vied for the coveted medals during this four-day competition.

 

The next WorldSkills Competition will be held in Kazan, Russia in 2019 and in Shanghai, China in 2021.

 

For more details : Erik Swars, Head of International Relations, +41 58 458 22 54.