Women carry
Wearing (also wife - or wife wearing ) is a sport in which couples of one man and one woman , there are races by a 253.5 meter long course deny. The couple may only carry one belt with them and only move while the woman is being carried by the man. The world record was 55.5 seconds in July 2011.
Inspired this sport is through a local legend the village Sonkajärvi in Finland, after the robber Herkko Rosvo-Rinkainen end of the 19th century have kidnapped in the surrounding villages women, which had been a common practice at that time (see also: Abduction of the Bride ) .
regulate
According to the International Wife Carrying Competition Rules Committee , each race course must consist of grass, gravel and sand sections and each has two dry and two water ditches around 1 meter deep.
The woman must be at least 17 years old and either weigh at least 49 kilograms herself or reach this minimum weight with additional backpack weights. The marital union of a couple is not required. The fun of sport is emphasized in these rules.
In addition to the fastest couple, the most entertaining couple, the best costumed couple and the strongest porter each receive a prize. The participation fee set by the committee in July 2011 was fifty euros.
Team competitions and sprints
Variants of woman carrying are that
- Team competition with the same route conditions, but three men take turns carrying a woman.
- Sprint where the race track is 100 meters long and a single moat in the way. Couples who fall down during the sprint also receive a time penalty .
techniques
Couples who used the Estonian technique were particularly successful at the 2011 World Cup. The woman hangs upside down on the man's back, her thighs rest on his shoulders and her legs are crossed in front of his torso.
Championships
The world championship in women's carrying has been held in Sonkajärvi since 1992. In 2011 it was held for the 16th time.
There are competitions that also determine national champions in Germany, Ireland, Austria and the United States.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b n-tv.de: Thrilling World Cup in Wife Carrying: Finns drag themselves to the title. (July 3, 2011), last checked on July 6, 2011
- ^ Courier : WM in Wife Carrying. With your legs tucked around your neck and head first towards the finish line: a bizarre spectacle in Finland. ( Memento from August 9, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ welt.de: World Cup in Wife Carrying. If you love your wife, you drag her to the finish (July 3, 2011), last checked on July 6, 2011
Website of The Wife Carrying Headquarters based in Sonkajärvi (all in English), last checked on July 6, 2011
- ↑ a b start page ( Memento of the original from June 28, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , from the heading WIFE CARRYING AT SONKAJÄRVI SINCE 1992
- ↑ a b Rules ( Memento of the original from June 28, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Media ( Memento of the original from July 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
