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Sports 2/12/18

Wife Carrying Is About As Crazy As It Sounds

Wife carrying is a sport based on an old tale about stealing wives

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Wife Carrying is a sport based on old tales of famous robber Herkko Rosvo-Ronkainen stealing men’s wives and carrying them away while running. As crazy as it sounds, the sport is incredibly popular and major competitions have existed since 1992. The best country is Finland, who won seven straight gold medals from 2009 to 2015. Currently, there is not a husband carrying competition, although it would be a welcome change of pace. It would also go a long way to finally prove the old saying that “all is fair in love and war.”

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