Wife carrying

Wearing (even wife or wife wearing ) is a sport in which pairs each consisting of a man and a woman races by 253.5 meters long contest course. The couple may result in more than a belt, and this could only move as long as the woman is carried by the man. The world record was in July 2011 at 55.5 seconds. [ WCH 1]

Inspired by this sport is a local legend, the village Sonkajärvi in Finland, after the robber Herkko Rosvo - Rinkainen end of the 19th century in the surrounding villages women have hijacked what had been a common practice at that time (see also: Abduction of the Bride ). [ WCH 1]

Regulate

According to the International Wife Carrying Competetion Rules Committee (English for, international woman wearing Competition Rules Committee ') each race course must consist of grass, gravel and sand sections and two dry and have two moats of around 1 meter depth.

The woman must be at least 17 years old and either weigh yourself at least 49 kilograms or reach the minimum weight with additional Rucksackbeschwerungen. The marital relationship of a couple is not required. Is highlighted in these rules the fun of the sport.

In addition to the fastest pair received the most entertaining couple, the best costume and the strongest carrier each pair a price. The participation fee fixed by the committee was in July 2011, fifty euros. [ 2 WCH ]

Team Competition and Sprint

Varieties of woman wearing are [ WCH 2]

• Team competition with same track conditions, however, three men wearing alternately a woman.
• Sprint, in which the race track is 100 meters long and a single ditch in the road. In addition, couples in which during the sprint falls down the woman received a time penalty.

Techniques

Particularly successful were 2011 couples who used the so-called Estonian art in the world championship. Here, the woman hanging upside down on the man's back, her thighs resting on his shoulders and her legs are crossed over his chest.

Championships

Since 1992, the World Championships in the women's wear takes place in Sonkajärvi. In 2011, she was held for the 16th time.

Competitions, also on the national champions are determined, there are in Germany, Ireland, Austria and the United States. [ 3 WCH ]