Switzerland nabs 15 medals at WorldSkills championship

Swiss professionals have won 15 medals at the WorldSkills Championships in Lyon, France: seven gold, seven silver and one bronze. According to the Swiss, the country finished as the best European nation at the competition. The SwissSkills Foundation also announced on Sunday evening that winning 15 medals meant third place in the national rankings. Education Minister Guy Parmelin congratulated the winners on Sunday evening on X and spoke of an "outstanding result". + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The 15 medal-winning Swiss individual competitors or teams of two come from nine cantons. A particularly high number of medals (five) went to the canton of Bern. However, there were also three winners each from the cantons of Lucerne and St. Gallen. With 45 participants, the delegation at the WorldSkills in the French city was the largest Swiss representation at these competitions to date. The Swiss competed against young people from other countries in 41 trades.