Meelis Tammre and Anna Zllberberg from Estonia won a 254-meter couples carrying race in Finland in the fastest time of one minute four seconds. Thirty-six couples from eight countries participated in the event where a man has to carry his wife or partner over an obstacle course that includes timber hurdles and a chest-high water pool. Tammre said he was exhausted but relieved to have finally won after coming second three times in prior years. Up to 6,000 spectators watched the couples compete in bad weather conditions in a forest clearing near the Arctic Circle.
Meelis Tammre and Anna Zllberberg from Estonia won a 254-meter couples carrying race in Finland in the fastest time of one minute four seconds. Thirty-six couples from eight countries participated in the event where a man has to carry his wife or partner over an obstacle course that includes timber hurdles and a chest-high water pool. Tammre said he was exhausted but relieved to have finally won after coming second three times in prior years. Up to 6,000 spectators watched the couples compete in bad weather conditions in a forest clearing near the Arctic Circle.
