Germany's fastest dachshund crowned after controversial race

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2025-06-29

Magdeburg, Germany (dpa) - The fastest dachshund in Germany was named on Sunday after a controversial inaugural race. Fiete, from Tornesch in the northern state of Schleswig-Holstein, won the final of the first German championship for standard dachshunds in Magdeburg in 5.6 seconds. But the final race had to be repeated twice because, despite a photo finish, no clear winner could be determined in the initial two runs. A total of 220 dachshunds c......

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