Highland games
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Highland games is a competitive strength sport with events held in spring and summer in Scotland and several other countries with a large Scottish diaspora as a way of celebrating Scottish and Celtic
Opening ceremonies of 2004 Canmore Highland games
Massed bands at the Glengarry Highland Games, Maxville, Ontario, Canada, 2006
Weight over the bar event at the Carmunnock Highland Games, Scotland
Highland Dancing Competition at the Dornoch Highland Gathering, Scotland
Caber toss
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The caber toss is a traditional Scottish athletic event in which competitors toss a large tapered pole called a "caber", normally practiced at the Scottish Highland Games.
Highland games
…of Scotland, such as the bagpipes, the kilt, and the heavy events, especially the stone put, Scottish hammer throw, weight throw, weight over bar, caber toss, keg toss and sheaf toss. While centred on competitions in piping and drumming, dancing, and Scottish heavy athletics, the games also include entertainment…
A caber being tossed at the 2000 New Hampshire Highland Games
Getting ready to lift
The run-up
Moment of release