Culture: Sports and Games
Sheaf Toss:
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Although technically not a heavy athletic event, the sheaf toss has been incorporated into many Highland Games. This traditional
agricultural event was originally contested at country fairs in Scotland and in the Basque region of France. Using a pitchfork,
farmers would hurl a burlap bag stuffed with twenty pounds worth of straw over a horizontal bar above their heads. Similar to the
weight toss, each competitor has three chances to toss the sheaf cleanly go over the bar without touching it. The bar is raised
after each round. This continues until all but one athlete is eliminated.
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