Estonians reign at wife-carrying championships

Our Baltic Neighbours

. . . The Estonians were among 40 pairs from eight countries who competed in the annual event in Sonkajarvi, in central Finland. They raced along a 250-meter track, complete with pools and hurdles, with the men running or walking and carrying the women on their backs . . . Uusorg, 26, finished in 56.9 seconds, a world record, while Kullas, 19, clung to his back upside down . . . They beat Uusorg's bother Madis by 3 seconds . . . The winning Estonians received laptop computers and Kullas' weight, 49 kg, in beer.