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Finnish pair wins a barrel of ale in annual ‘wife-carrying’ contest in England
Finnish duo Teemu Touvinen and Jatta Leinonen set a new course record of 1:45 at the annual UK Wife Carrying Race, winning a barrel of local ale.
- On Sunday, Teemu Touvinen and Jatta Leinonen from Finland were crowned winners at the U.K. Wife Carrying Race in Dorking, with about two dozen couples participating.
- Inspired by a 19th-century Finnish legend, the event in the U.K. began in 2008 and has gained followers in the U.K., United States, Australia, Poland and beyond.
- The course measures 380 metres and runs up and down a grassy slope, with low hay-bale obstacles and buckets of water; silly costumes are encouraged, and partners over 18 must weigh at least 50 kilograms or wear a rucksack filled with flour or water.
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Teemu Touvinen sprinted over the hillside with his girlfriend Jatta Leinonen flung over his shoulder on Sunday, winning first place at the 2026 U.K. Wife Carrying Race in Dorking, England.
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