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International Wife-Carrying Contest

posted by Zed on July 9 2003 10:08

My father asked: “Why did I have to read about this on CNN and not your blog?” The Sonkajarvi Wife Carrying World Championship was last week.

  • The length of the official track is 253.5 meters, and the surface of the track is partially sand and partially grass
  • The track has two dry obstacles and a water obstacle, about one meter deep
  • The wife to be carried may be your own, the neighbour’s or you may have found her farther afield; she must, however, be over 17 years of age
  • The minimum weight of the wife to be carried is 49 kilos. If it is less than 49 kilos, the wife will be burdened with such a heavy rucksack that the total weight to be carried is 49 kilos.
  • All the participants must have fun
  • The winner is the couple who completes the course in the shortest time
  • If a contestant drops his wife that couple will be fined 15 seconds per drop

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