Finnish pair wins a barrel of ale in annual 'wife-carrying' contest in England
LONDON (AP) — To have and to hold took on a new meaning for about two dozen couples who put their relationships to the test on a grassy hill in southern England. Wives and girlfriends clung on for dear life as their partners carried them up and down a hillside for the U. K. Wife Carrying Race, one of the country's quirkiest annual sports events. On Sunday Teemu Touvinen and Jatta Leinonen from Finland were crowned the winners at 1 minute and 45 seconds. Their prize? A barrel of local ale. in...
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