Sheaf toss

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The sheaf toss event at the 2005 Skagit Valley Highland Games, in the state of Washington, United States.
The sheaf toss event at the 2005 Skagit Valley Highland Games, in the state of Washington, United States.
Sheaf toss in the Basque Country
Sheaf toss in the Basque Country

The sheaf toss is a traditional Scottish agricultural sport event originally contested at country fairs. A pitchfork is used to hurl a burlap bag stuffed with straw over a horizontal bar above the competitor's head. Typical weight for the bag is 16 pounds (about 7 kg). Three chances are given to each competitor to cleanly go over the bar, without touching it. After all challengers have made their attempts, the bar is raised and all successful competitors move on to the new height. This continues until all but one athlete is eliminated.

The Sheaf toss has been incorporated as an event at many of the Scottish highland games although technically, it is not itself a heavy athletics event. The sheaf toss is also a traditional sport in the Northern Basque Country, in France.

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