sentences.text: Wife carrying (Finnish eukonkanto (or sometimes akankanto), Estonian naisekandmine) is a sport in which male competitors race while each carrying a female teammate.
sentences.text: Wife
sentences.text: carrying
sentences.text: (
sentences.text: Finnish
sentences.text: eukonkanto
sentences.text: (
sentences.text: or
sentences.text: sometimes
sentences.text: akankanto
sentences.text: )
sentences.text: ,
sentences.text: Estonian
sentences.text: naisekandmine
sentences.text: )
sentences.text: is
sentences.text: a
sentences.text: sport
sentences.text: in
sentences.text: which
sentences.text: male
sentences.text: competitors
sentences.text: race
sentences.text: while
sentences.text: each
sentences.text: carrying
sentences.text: a
sentences.text: female
sentences.text: teammate
sentences.text: .
sentences.text: The objective is for the male to carry the female through a special obstacle track in the fastest time.
sentences.text: The
sentences.text: objective
sentences.text: is
sentences.text: for
sentences.text: the
sentences.text: male
sentences.text: to
sentences.text: carry
sentences.text: the
sentences.text: female
sentences.text: through
sentences.text: a
sentences.text: special
sentences.text: obstacle
sentences.text: track
sentences.text: in
sentences.text: the
sentences.text: fastest
sentences.text: time
sentences.text: .
sentences.text: The sport was first introduced at Sonkajarvi, Finland.
sentences.text: The
sentences.text: sport
sentences.text: was
sentences.text: first
sentences.text: introduced
sentences.text: at
sentences.text: Sonkajarvi
sentences.text: ,
sentences.text: Finland
sentences.text: .
sentences.text: Several types of carry may be practised: piggyback, fireman's carry (over the shoulder), or Estonian-style (the wife hangs upside-down with her legs around the husband's shoulders, holding onto his waist).
sentences.text: Several
sentences.text: types
sentences.text: of
sentences.text: carry
sentences.text: may
sentences.text: be
sentences.text: practised
sentences.text: :
sentences.text: piggyback
sentences.text: ,
sentences.text: fireman
sentences.text: 's
sentences.text: carry
sentences.text: (
sentences.text: over
sentences.text: the
sentences.text: shoulder
sentences.text: )
sentences.text: ,
sentences.text: or
sentences.text: Estonian-style
sentences.text: (
sentences.text: the
sentences.text: wife
sentences.text: hangs
sentences.text: upside-down
sentences.text: with
sentences.text: her
sentences.text: legs
sentences.text: around
sentences.text: the
sentences.text: husband
sentences.text: 's
sentences.text: shoulders
sentences.text: ,
sentences.text: holding
sentences.text: onto
sentences.text: his
sentences.text: waist
sentences.text: )
sentences.text: .
sentences.text: Major wife-carrying competitions are held in Sonkajarvi, Finland (where the prize is the wife's weight in beer) Monona, Wisconsin, and Marquette, Michigan.
sentences.text: Major
sentences.text: wife-carrying
sentences.text: competitions
sentences.text: are
sentences.text: held
sentences.text: in
sentences.text: Sonkajarvi
sentences.text: ,
sentences.text: Finland
sentences.text: (
sentences.text: where
sentences.text: the
sentences.text: prize
sentences.text: is
sentences.text: the
sentences.text: wife
sentences.text: 's
sentences.text: weight
sentences.text: in
sentences.text: beer
sentences.text: )
sentences.text: Monona
sentences.text: ,
sentences.text: Wisconsin
sentences.text: ,
sentences.text: and
sentences.text: Marquette
sentences.text: ,
sentences.text: Michigan
sentences.text: .
sentences.text: The North American Wife Carrying Championships take place every year on Columbus Day Weekend in October at Sunday River Ski Resort in Newry, Maine.
sentences.text: The
sentences.text: North
sentences.text: American
sentences.text: Wife
sentences.text: Carrying
sentences.text: Championships
sentences.text: take
sentences.text: place
sentences.text: every
sentences.text: year
sentences.text: on
sentences.text: Columbus
sentences.text: Day
sentences.text: Weekend
sentences.text: in
sentences.text: October
sentences.text: at
sentences.text: Sunday
sentences.text: River
sentences.text: Ski
sentences.text: Resort
sentences.text: in
sentences.text: Newry
sentences.text: ,
sentences.text: Maine
sentences.text: .
sentences.text: The 8th Annual event took place on October 6, 2007, with 40 couples participating, an all-time high.
sentences.text: The
sentences.text: 8th
sentences.text: Annual
sentences.text: event
sentences.text: took
sentences.text: place
sentences.text: on
sentences.text: October
sentences.text: 6
sentences.text: ,
sentences.text: 2007
sentences.text: ,
sentences.text: with
sentences.text: 40
sentences.text: couples
sentences.text: participating
sentences.text: ,
sentences.text: an
sentences.text: all-time
sentences.text: high
sentences.text: .
sentences.text: Many North American Champions go on to compete in the Finnish World Championship.
sentences.text: Many
sentences.text: North
sentences.text: American
sentences.text: Champions
sentences.text: go
sentences.text: on
sentences.text: to
sentences.text: compete
sentences.text: in
sentences.text: the
sentences.text: Finnish
sentences.text: World
sentences.text: Championship
sentences.text: .
sentences.text: The sport originated as a joke in Finland, supposedly reminiscent of a past in which men courted women by running to their village, picking them up, and carrying them off.
sentences.text: The
sentences.text: sport
sentences.text: originated
sentences.text: as
sentences.text: a
sentences.text: joke
sentences.text: in
sentences.text: Finland
sentences.text: ,
sentences.text: supposedly
sentences.text: reminiscent
sentences.text: of
sentences.text: a
sentences.text: past
sentences.text: in
sentences.text: which
sentences.text: men
sentences.text: courted
sentences.text: women
sentences.text: by
sentences.text: running
sentences.text: to
sentences.text: their
sentences.text: village
sentences.text: ,
sentences.text: picking
sentences.text: them
sentences.text: up
sentences.text: ,
sentences.text: and
sentences.text: carrying
sentences.text: them
sentences.text: off
sentences.text: .
sentences.text: The Wife Carrying Contest has very deep roots in Sonkajarvi's local history, despite its humorous aspect.
sentences.text: The
sentences.text: Wife
sentences.text: Carrying
sentences.text: Contest
sentences.text: has
sentences.text: very
sentences.text: deep
sentences.text: roots
sentences.text: in
sentences.text: Sonkajarvi
sentences.text: 's
sentences.text: local
sentences.text: history
sentences.text: ,
sentences.text: despite
sentences.text: its
sentences.text: humorous
sentences.text: aspect
sentences.text: .
sentences.text: In the late 1800s a brigand called Rosvo-Ronkainen was staying in the area.
sentences.text: In
sentences.text: the
sentences.text: late
sentences.text: 1800s
sentences.text: a
sentences.text: brigand
sentences.text: called
sentences.text: Rosvo-Ronkainen
sentences.text: was
sentences.text: staying
sentences.text: in
sentences.text: the
sentences.text: area
sentences.text: .
sentences.text: He allegedly only accepted troops who proved their worth on a challenging track.
sentences.text: He
sentences.text: allegedly
sentences.text: only
sentences.text: accepted
sentences.text: troops
sentences.text: who
sentences.text: proved
sentences.text: their
sentences.text: worth
sentences.text: on
sentences.text: a
sentences.text: challenging
sentences.text: track
sentences.text: .
sentences.text: The sport is now practised around the world and has a category in the Guinness Book of Records.
sentences.text: The
sentences.text: sport
sentences.text: is
sentences.text: now
sentences.text: practised
sentences.text: around
sentences.text: the
sentences.text: world
sentences.text: and
sentences.text: has
sentences.text: a
sentences.text: category
sentences.text: in
sentences.text: the
sentences.text: Guinness
sentences.text: Book
sentences.text: of
sentences.text: Records
sentences.text: .
sentences.text: The original track in the rough terrain with fences, rocks and brooks has been altered to suit modern conditions.
sentences.text: The
sentences.text: original
sentences.text: track
sentences.text: in
sentences.text: the
sentences.text: rough
sentences.text: terrain
sentences.text: with
sentences.text: fences
sentences.text: ,
sentences.text: rocks
sentences.text: and
sentences.text: brooks
sentences.text: has
sentences.text: been
sentences.text: altered
sentences.text: to
sentences.text: suit
sentences.text: modern
sentences.text: conditions
sentences.text: .
sentences.text: These following rules set by the International Wife Carrying Competition Rules Committee apply:
sentences.text: These
sentences.text: following
sentences.text: rules
sentences.text: set
sentences.text: by
sentences.text: the
sentences.text: International
sentences.text: Wife
sentences.text: Carrying
sentences.text: Competition
sentences.text: Rules
sentences.text: Committee
sentences.text: apply
sentences.text: :
text: Wife carrying (Finnish eukonkanto (or sometimes akankanto), Estonian naisekandmine) is a sport in which male competitors race while each carrying a female teammate. The objective is for the male to carry the female through a special obstacle track in the fastest time. The sport was first introduced at Sonkajarvi, Finland. Several types of carry may be practised: piggyback, fireman's carry (over the shoulder), or Estonian-style (the wife hangs upside-down with her legs around the husband's shoulders, holding onto his waist). Major wife-carrying competitions are held in Sonkajarvi, Finland (where the prize is the wife's weight in beer) Monona, Wisconsin, and Marquette, Michigan. The North American Wife Carrying Championships take place every year on Columbus Day Weekend in October at Sunday River Ski Resort in Newry, Maine. The 8th Annual event took place on October 6, 2007, with 40 couples participating, an all-time high. Many North American Champions go on to compete in the Finnish World Championship. The sport originated as a joke in Finland, supposedly reminiscent of a past in which men courted women by running to their village, picking them up, and carrying them off. The Wife Carrying Contest has very deep roots in Sonkajarvi's local history, despite its humorous aspect. In the late 1800s a brigand called Rosvo-Ronkainen was staying in the area. He allegedly only accepted troops who proved their worth on a challenging track. The sport is now practised around the world and has a category in the Guinness Book of Records. The original track in the rough terrain with fences, rocks and brooks has been altered to suit modern conditions. These following rules set by the International Wife Carrying Competition Rules Committee apply: