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This Weekend Down Under: Wife Carrying Champs of Oz

April 11, 2008 at 9:11 AM | 0 Comments

Last year, the champion wife carriers in that ever-more-famous event in Finland, the World Wife Carrying Championships, came out of Estonia, again. But if the wife carriers from the opposite end of the world--Australia--have anything to do with it this year, they'll be looking to knock the Estonians out of top place.

Tomorrow is the Australian Wife Carrying Titles, the national contest to decide who can go to Finland. If you're traveling through New South Wales, and end up near Singleton, a couple of hours north of Sydney, then do drop by to watch the wife carriers in action.

Apparently, most of the successful Aussie wife carriers will be using the Estonian carrying technique. It has the wife's legs over her husband's shoulders and her body hanging down his back--not very flattering, but effective. Finland's World Wife Carrying Championships will be held on July 5 this year so book your tickets to the host town of Sonkajärvi now.

Related Stories:
· Wife Carrying Makes Its Mark in Australia [news.com.au]
· All Worship the Estonian Wife Carriers [Jaunted]
· Wife Carrying Coverage [Jaunted]

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