LUG OF MY LIFE
Daily Star Sunday|August 18, 2024
Brits adore wife-hauling
MARC WALKER
LUG OF MY LIFE

WIFE-carrying has been rated Brits' favourite oddball event.

They love watching Finnish fellas haul their other halves down obstacle courses to win their weight in ale.

Two in five UK adults said it was their top alternative sport ahead of "far-leaping", a Dutch pastime where brave competitors pole-vault across dykes and canals. It was loved by 37% of those quizzed.

This story is from the August 18, 2024 edition of Daily Star Sunday.

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