Sack race

The sack race is an internationally known, popular race game in which the participants have put their legs in an empty bag that enough for them to just before the hips. The goal they have to achieve by dragging the bag with both hands upwards and thus skipping race against each other. Popular the game is mainly to children's parties of any kind

Sack race is now relevant only as child's play.

As part of the 1904 Olympics, a competition in the sack race took place, however, is not valued by the IOC as Olympic.

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  • Erwin Glonnegger, Walter Diem: The big Ravensburger book. Suggested games and entertainment for indoors and outdoors. 11th Edition, Maier, Ravensburg 1992, ISBN 3-473-42562-1.
  • Children's game
  • Game of skill
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