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Canadian Open Farmer’s Walk
Championship |
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The Farmer's Walk is done by picking
up two 202lb weights and walking 100
feet as fast as possible. The Canadian
Open Farmer’s Walk Championship will
feature athletes competing for bragging
rights for the best time, prize money
and the title of Canadian Champion.
The Canadian Open Farmer’s Walk
Championship at the 149th edition of the
Antigonish Highland Games will feature
Scottish Heavy Events athletes and
strongmen from all parts of Canada and
the United States.
Spectators
will not want to miss even a single
minute of this fast paced, exciting new
event.
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Competition Format
1. The Farmers Walk competition will consist
of approximately 20 pre-registered competitors.
(Registration ceases one half hour prior to the
event)
2. The event would take place
directly in front of the main Grand Stand on
Columbus field on Sunday July 15, 2012 beginning
at approx 3pm
3. The format used will 1
person timed heats over a 100 foot course using
202 lb implements
4. Accepted competitors
would have had to compete in the event in the
past or have trained with the implements prior
to registering for the event or as determined by
the Farmer’s Walk committee, can manage the
implements in a safe manner.
5. All
competitors will have to sign a waiver releasing
the Antigonish Highland Games and the Town of
Antigonish of any liability and must be at least
18 years of age as of July 15, 2012. (Waiver can
be downloaded from webpage)
6. The
Farmer’s Walk committee is committed to the
health and safety of the competitors and as such
reserves the right to disqualify any competitor
determined to be at risk of injury prior to
competing. |
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